Recent content by Hawk8

Man - lots of great info here! The belts came in today, so I'll be reading this three again and again until go time I'm sure. Thanks guys

Good to know. I was just looking at taking advantage of this supposed quick power booster, but don't have the time right now to get too in depth with anything that isn't as easy as a drop in substitution...

I have heard tell-tale stories of guys who've spent the past 20 years keeping up-to-date with the Goldwing models claiming exactly that; that they'd go back to the 11 or 1200 before anything else...I'm still in the honeymoon phase, nothing could convince my there's anything wrong with this baby...

Hawk 8 1983 GL1100i

Hawk 8's 1983 GL1100i

Thanks AApple...sure makes plenty of sense to me, seems like a fool proof fail safe. I might try to find my thermostat and replace it while I've already got everything drained and opened to refill, I can't help but wonder if it's already stuck open since I filled from the o-flow tank last time...

That's pretty intimidating...I didn't expect it to be 'easy,' but I also hadn't considered the amount of damage I could potentially incur. Thanks for the heads up Dan, I'll definitely take it real slow and try not to let my impatience trick me into creating problems I can't afford to fix.

Would you post a picture or sketch of your drilled thermostat? I'd kinda like to get on that bandwagon

Ok. By now most of you may have gathered that I can tend to be a 'jump in with my eyes closed' kinda guy. Although I find no greater satisfaction than the feeling of taking my time and doing something right, my schedule has become so complicated that if I am to take my time, the job typically...

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Probably not news to anyone else around here, but it serves to prove how quickly I will screw things up if left to my own devices...apparently, I need two belts for the job. :Doh2: Got the second one on order not too long after...this will be the first point I make if I do an instructional for...

OldHondaJamie looked through my maintenance log and gave me some advice - timing belt may only have a couple thousand miles on it, but it's 11 years old...as cheap as hey are, and as big an effect they can have, you should probably just go ahead and replace it. He recommended rockauto, and it...