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Until recently, my '76 Wing was the only Goldwing I'd ever ridden.
Recently a friend picked up a '80 1100. The engine in his bike seems
much quieter than mine.
With mine, it seems like I'm hearing every moving part in engine, valves
tapping, parts whirring. His seems very quiet, not nearly as busy.
Not too long ago, I adjusted all the valves to .004 as per the
Honda shop manual. Before that, it was quieter, but it also
ran like crap. Adjusting the valves improved it's running by
quite a bit.
I realize that this is a difficult question to answer, but
are other early Goldwings known to have noisy, busy engines
like mine?
Recently a friend picked up a '80 1100. The engine in his bike seems
much quieter than mine.
With mine, it seems like I'm hearing every moving part in engine, valves
tapping, parts whirring. His seems very quiet, not nearly as busy.
Not too long ago, I adjusted all the valves to .004 as per the
Honda shop manual. Before that, it was quieter, but it also
ran like crap. Adjusting the valves improved it's running by
quite a bit.
I realize that this is a difficult question to answer, but
are other early Goldwings known to have noisy, busy engines
like mine?