Recent content by oldman Tim

Last Sept. I left home with the intent of traveling the Drive and the Blue Ridge PW but, hurricane IAN was coming up the from the South and I decided to turn around, while I visiting relatives in Yadkinville, NC. This year I am hoping I can finish both roadways and then go from Cherokee to...

Sorry about that. The Drive starts in Front Royal, VA USA and the other end is in Lynhurst, VA USA. The Blue Ridge Parkway connects with the the Drive at Lynhurst, VA. Nice easy ride on both roadways.

Sorry to take up 3 spaces but, I'm not real computer savy. First pic is in our driveway and the second was taken on one of her trips to the first overlook of the Skyline Drive. After I work on, I mean mess with, either of my bikes I take them up the Drive. Usually as far as the 5 MM. Not much...

Thank you all for the greetings. Sorry I haven't replied sooner. Here is what's been going on. Got the bike back from the second mechanic, back in late Dec.or early Jan. sometimes it ran on all 4 cylinders and most of the times it didn't. I cleaned out the "stop/run/stop" and start buttons with...

I got my "Wing" running on all 4 cylinders. Something as simple as using contect cleaner spray on the run/off/run switch. The '78 is almost alive again, still runs grumpy but, I believe the old and crusty carb, once it's rebuilt, will make her run much better. Good thing I got off work...

I am Oldman Tim, 65 yoa, I bought a 1978 GL1000 in Feb. of 2022. It still isn't running proper as of yet. One shadetree guy did work on it, then I found a real mechanic who likes working on the vintage bikes. The problem is, the bike has gremlins. The seller wasn't much on history, other than he...

Bringing back a 3 year old post. In Feb. of this year 2022, I bought a beautiful 1978 GL1000. It had been sitting for 4 years, according to the seller. Seller did say he used to ride it. She only has 44,000 miles on the clock. Problem is, no spark to cyclinders 3 and 4. It has had new points...