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  1. CRAFTMAN6001

    Timing/split timing/1,3 right side head spark knock

    Hello again, Just to give a quick update I've been on vacation and it is real hot out.. Now I have parked both bikes the 78 and the 77. I have been looking into this split timing deal due to spark knock noise I can't seem to get rid of. Being that the engine fires 1/3 first then 2/4 I'm getting...
  2. CRAFTMAN6001

    My SCC 77 Gl1000

    I purchased a 34-3 carburetor with a manifold box style. First out of the bat plugs 2/4 are darker than plugs 1/3. So I think that the manifold is unbalanced. Also inside the manifold the pipes are Not flush with the edge of the inside. I commented to the builder of this manifold and told him...
  3. CRAFTMAN6001

    Front forks

    Hello to all and thanks for reading. I went out to the west coast to pick up some parts for both bikes. I have landed a set of front forks that were air adjusted. They have caps on the top that will except a line to connect the two together from top to top. They both have a air filler nipple...
  4. CRAFTMAN6001

    Toy Run

    The wife and I are going to ride with West Palm Beach County toy run today. Have a great day..
  5. CRAFTMAN6001

    No smoking

    I quit smoking. No more cigarettes it's been 3 days. I cleaned up and through out the ashtrays. Feeling better now.
  6. CRAFTMAN6001

    Look what I found

    https://lansing.craigslist.org/bar/5269904331.html
  7. CRAFTMAN6001

    Have a listen

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sl7Nv4j3QQ
  8. CRAFTMAN6001

    noise under load 78 gl1000

    Hello everyone. Here is the skinny. I'm getting some type of load noise out of the right side of the engine. It only comes up anything above 2500 to 3000 rpms under load only. The carbs are dead even no chain slap at idle. It reminds me of a gas engine that would be driving a water pressure...
  9. CRAFTMAN6001

    My first time

    I drove with my right turn signal in my truck on for more than 3 miles before my wife said to me Hey your blinker is on are you going to turn sometime or are you just getting old.. :shock: :roll:
  10. CRAFTMAN6001

    Something strange going on here..!!

    Hello to all, I have been getting use to something that this bike started doing one day all of a sudden. I will try to explain it with the best detail possible. Picture yourself riding in a straight line at low speed 35mph. What is happening is the bike wants to be fading one way or another...
  11. CRAFTMAN6001

    Engine bearings GL1000 1100 1200

    I was just reading on the new and active post of the builds going on in my absence. I have been doing the three B's lately. Biking Boating and Boobs. So I've been real busy. Plus work has a new demand on me as well. Now I was reading about the rings (piston) and how there are other was to skin...
  12. CRAFTMAN6001

    1977 Honda Gl1000 project

    the building starts today I put the bike up in the shop for the removal of everything I'm going to do this bike in a candy apple red or a deep red color. I'm just unsure what to do with the engine I'm going to either build up a rack or put a single barrel carburetor on this bike. I have not made...
  13. CRAFTMAN6001

    90hp

    Found a fresh water out of state lake boat engine for my boat. Belonged to a older guy the floor gave way and it sat. Boat traded hands and sat some more. Boat trailer scrapped I got the engine for 2 bills from a kid greener than a baby frog. in the back of my truck. Couldn't pass it up. I had...
  14. CRAFTMAN6001

    Have a look at this bridge

    The worlds steepest bridge. Found where else Japan..
  15. CRAFTMAN6001

    Have a look

    Anyone know what year this stuff might be or what it's worth.?
  16. CRAFTMAN6001

    North of My Neck of the Woods

    https://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stori ... html?wap=0
  17. CRAFTMAN6001

    Timing Adjustment

    I set the engine up for light bulb timing. Hot to blue on the harness out or in whatever you call load side and moved the crank to f1 f2 no matter where it is the bulb stays lit. Any idea why this might be happening? I do have a timing light but had to make up a site eye. I wanted to check it...
  18. CRAFTMAN6001

    Brake clamp right side

    I'm looking for the front right side brake line clamp if anybody has one that will bolt to the front finder right side thanks ..
  19. CRAFTMAN6001

    Valve seals

    I have the new valve seals for the engine In the frame. Can I change them without pulling the heads off? Also is there some type of magic trick I need to know to do this. Thanks again..
  20. CRAFTMAN6001

    LEAVING THIS EARTH

    Jennies mother has been real sick for some time now. Stage 4 cancer along with other things. Jennie is staying @ her mothers house tonight with the family. We all go but were never really ready. :uparrow:
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