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Some more pics of the bike before I removed the 'eyelid' from headlight.

Yup, stock exhaust. THX

1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000, 13,1xx miles, clean title. $2500 OBO New tires <400 mi., new fork oil/dust seals, new front and rear brake lines, new front master cylinder, new Dyna electronic ignition, no more points and condensers. Freshly serviced over this spring, oil/coolant/air...

Sorry i wasn't clear about the coolant problem. Coolant isn't in the oil, just near the crank vent hose and dripping from the brake side of the bike just under the faux tank cover. I looked into it, seems that my coolant reservoir has small cracks due to dry rot.. the cap nearly fell apart...

I rode it for about 35 miles today, left cylinder heads started to smoke when I sat waiting for the light to turn green, maybe having the bike leaned on the sidestand for ages collected oil in the left cylinders. Is it normal to have engine spewing coolant and oil... seems to be coming from...

Finally got the GoldWing running.. not the easiest bike to work on but at least it doesn't require computer diagnostics to figure out its problems.. points and condensors converted to modern electronic ignition, thanks to DYNA. New tires, brake pads/lines, new front master brake cylinder...

If you want a spare wheels for the Burgman 650, I've got a set sitting in my basement.

Car tires on rear wheel of motorcycles is not for everyone, just as motorcycling in general is not for everyone. If someone is confident about their riding skills, one can ride anything with 2-wheels. Yes, it was a radial tire, with winter ice/snow compound than is softer than regular street...

You'd never know how well it handles/stops until you've tried it. Just like any tire, take some miles to get used to; once you learned how it rides, all the rest is up to the rider. In actuality, a car tire on the rear wheel will always have larger contact patch than a regular moto tire...

I'm a bit aways from the bridges... I'm near Valley Forge, in the horse farm country, some great riding roads out of the city traffic. So, anyone running a car tire for the rear wheel? I ran car tire on my Burgman 650, $65 snow/ice tire lasted over 40k mi. with about 50% two-up riding.

Just rescued a 78 GL1000 from a local barn, not sure how many years it's been sitting like this... Hoping to get it running someday. Any recommendations for tires? anyone gone to (darkside) car tire on the rear wheel for GL 1000? Also looking into single carb conversion, any...