Recent content by kettle738

Hi bronko37 As it happens, at the outset I planned to copy your method exactly, the method of holding the cap in the lathe is yours, I just happened to be lucky because my buttons turned out to be better than expected so my much simpler task was to repair rather than replace and hopefully this...

Hi all, the carb buttons on my recently acquired GL1000 all had seriously ugly JB Weld repairs applied :shock: I assumed that underneath this layer the buttons would be holed, badly cracked or otherwise damaged, but I really didn't want to leave this ghastly eyesore in full view. I thought I...

Have you seen this one on ebay?......not cheap but I doubt there's a better one out there. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-Honda-GL1 ... 35d67d1fe5 Regards............Mick.........kettle738

Funny thing is.....that's exactly how I feel about the K0/K1 bikes, which is why this one will get just a couple of easily reversible tweaks to make it look like a K1 Thanks for the positive comments, it is a peachy bike and I like it, but it does no harm to see that other people like it...

Hi All, thanks for the advice and the welcome; I think I will probably leave it alone unless I can find some paint in the UK that is a perfect match......it's a real drag knowing that Duplicolor 1615 would do the job but being unable to buy it. Here are a couple of pictures of the bike as she...

Well, thank you for that, at least I know......problem is I don't know of any paint readily available in the UK that is a perfect match. Good to know all the same. Mick...............kettle738

Hmm.........I was hoping it wouldn't be Duplicolor 1615........unobtainable in the UK, and no one wants to ship aerosols. I bought some in Florida a few years back but couldn't send it home....it's probably still in my mate's garage. Are you saying that the finish on the cast final drive unit...

Hi all, this one is a bit of an anorak question I'm afraid. I have a very nice original GL1000 but the rear final drive casing is shabby and defies all attempts to clean it. The original paint finish is quite unusual, neither silver nor grey but somewhere between the two....I would rather...