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    84 GL1200 Standard Model - questions

    Not sure about any injury yet, doctor on Monday to get checked out, but the frustration of dealing with the at fault driver's insurance is beginning to set in. Being handed off from one agent to the next, then they skip a day or so in getting back to me, meanwhile I'm scrounging under every...
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    84 GL1200 Standard Model - questions

    Got rear ended Sunday. Need the tail light, lens, rear fender tail piece, and a Hondaline rear rack! Wineberry if possible. Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
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    84 Speedo Issues

    Yeah, this is way more than the normal optimistic Japanese speedo. Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
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    84 Speedo Issues

    Speedo cable started screaming at me so new cable and housing installed using real speedo grease. Would still scream on occasion, and further research said it was because a bushing just inside the head was dry. Gave it one slight squirt of silicone spray, and all is quiet now. BUT speedo is...
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    Subframe/side stand welds...

    That piece of removable frame is nortorious for rusting from the inside out to the point that the sidestand begins to fail. Replacement frame members can be had on eBay ($30'ish) with some patient shopping. Welds as ugly as yours could be hiding something important. Sent from my LG-TP260...
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    Does anybody have

    The magic, even when a part is discontinued, is having the OEM part number, as that lets you search WorldWide using that number. Much more likely to find the part via the number than matching someone else's description. Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
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    Does anybody have

    Don't know if you're still interested, but www.Hondapartshouse.com has every model, every part, and prices on most, except some parts that are not available may not be priced. Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
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    New solex carbs

    There were many past examples of mechanical fuel injections (remember those "fuelie" Corvettes) but none were easy to adjust or maintain by the self-taught mechanics of the day. Computers have given us performance automobiles again. Sent from my LG-M210 using Tapatalk
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    New solex carbs

    Carbs actually work great over a huge range of conditions, but are woeful when compared to precision computer controlled FI on water cooled engines where every parameter can optimized. Sent from my LG-M210 using Tapatalk
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