Not sure where you all are buying your carbs but I buy and restore 81 to 83 GL1100's exclusively and unless I have a customer who specifically ask for stock rebuilt carbs and is willing to pay the extra $300 for overhaul and balance on them, I convert every one to 34 pic 3 carbs. Below is the...
If you still have a title to it I'd like to buy the frame with the title. I inherited a very restorable 83 from an uncle that passed recently and no one seems to be able to find a title for it. In MO only the titled owner can get a replacement title and it's nearly impossible for anyone else to...
I'm 5' 11" with a 31 inseam and I can barley find the ground on my 83 with the damn running boards! I love em on the road but just HATE them when I have to stop. You can barley find the ground. lol
A latent question if I may ... why when you realized your ticking was the damaged head/rocker, didn't you just replace the heads instead of the entire engine? (inquiring minds want to know. lol)
Just added Seafoam to my 82 GL1100 last week for the same reason and there was no change ... in the noise or from my $20! lol My clicking only happens on acceleration, not cruise speed or decel.
Please post whatever you find! I've been searching for that same noise for a month. lol Mine only does it when your driving it though. Thought it was wheel or brake or tach/speedo related but running with rear wheel in air, jacking up the front and spinning the crap out of the wheel ... nothing...
Have rebuilt many a rear master cyl and front too without a problem just as long as there's no pitting in the piston area itself. New rotors are sold on ebay and I "think", Amazon.