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    40,000 miles and no problems

    today the beater rolled over 40k with the 83 engine,home built no heat intake and a out of the box stove bolt carb with the second bbl un-hooked!! Man do i love this old piece of you know what! And a HUGE shout out to say Thank You for all the help from the forum(You know who you are :wave: )...
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    1100 engine year ID ?

    How does one tell what year a 1100 engine is? i think the 83 is the only year with a round oil level window but is a number or something on the engine to let one know the year?
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    rear tire on front wheel?

    I'm getting ready to put a 1200 front end assy on my 1980 beater and have a very nice dunlop 130/90/16 tire for a rear use, my question is, can i run this tire on the front and has anyone had a problem doing this? 99% of my riding is interstate at 70 to 80 mph, not much on curves!.. what do ya...
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    1200 front end on a 1100

    has anyone done this?(Joe) and if so, does the complete front end,triple trees and all go right on a 1100 frame?? I like the 16 inch front tire
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    ST1100

    anyone driven on of these much? I am wondering how dependable the eng and trans are for a different build
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    rear wheel question

    I have never read anything about it but i gotta ask.... Has any one ever found a 18" or 19" rear wheel that will work on a 1100?? Mine is a 80 so i have a 17" rear wheel and with the 83 engine, it is Much Better on the interstate but being the pig that i am... I would like to lose some more RPM...
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    83 A netural switch?

    Howdy Gang! I am getting ready to install a 83 A engine in my 80 beater, the 83 enging has 6 wires from the netural saftey switch! Does anyone know what 2 colors of wires i need to use or my 80 idiot light? I am guessing that i will need 2 wires as one will need to be ground as it isn't grounded...
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    More MPH with less RPM

    Howdy All ! Tomorrow i am going to pick up a 83 1100 engine for my 80 beater and my question is: if i am still not happy with what ever RPM i drop to at 75 mph verses what my 80 engine is turning(wayy tooo much for me with 120,000 miles) what would be the tallest(size) tire to fit on my stock 80...
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    77 gl1000 engine missfire

    Hello All! i have a wierd(to me) problem with a friends 77 naked. i will tell it all, first we had a carb problem so i did a single carb and manif like mine except i used a holley 1bbl from a 62 rambler and after a main jet change, works great!, however it was still down on power but not near as...
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    NOT MINE but,single carb set up for sale 02/19/2014

    Not mine, but might get it cheap&complete,running set up? ebay item# 221377127534 :ahem:
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    not mine, but for 1200 stuff--- 200 bux!!

    not mine but great deal,i don't have a 1200 Honda Goldwing Parts GL1200 Interstate SEI Aspencade! - $200 (Chandler) © craigslist - Map data © OpenStreetMap 2 big boxes of parts plus at least 2 motors that ran when removed. Take all of it. No haggling, no digging through boxes. Will help you...
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    new carter/weber carb from Tom @Stovebolt

    Howdy All ! First i want to say Thank You All for the info and all the folk's on this site. I just put one of Tom's carter/weber carb's and 2 to1bbl adapter on my old beater 80gl1100 and all i can say is Holy Crap!! What a rocket!! With 108,000 miles,i am sure im going to kick some parts out...
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    starter question 1000/1100

    Another newby question for the wise! Does a 1000 starter interchange with a 1100 starter? Like just bolt in??? BTW... HAPPY NEW YEAR :wave:
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    solex 28pci

    Hello All, Merry Christmas! Has any on here used a 28pci carb on the wing? i am doing my 80 1100 with a single (i want to use a 1 bbl as i am not after power) and the 34 pict id a pain in the butt! i confess i have not tried to tune it because i am old fashoned and want to idle with no elect...
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    1000 to 1100 swap

    Howdy All, I have a dumb question as a newbee to the old wing's, will a 1100 engine bolt into say a 75 bike with no major mods? I am talking mount holes and shaft alignment. I am sure of electric differences but will they interchange bolt in wise? I would like to know for future reference...
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    starting problem?

    Howdy, 76 gl 1000 and will start right up and stop as soon as i let off the start button? Hold the start button in and runs/revs up clean untill you release the button? all stock except a dyna unit and resistor. Any one ever have this problem? I am new to wings and just love the old 1000's...
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