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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    I have noticed that I did not finish the thread :) So please find the final result after some minor problems I had on the way and thanks to all who helped and supported the process.
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    Still looking for better pictures of Vehicle Emission Control Information
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    With a little help from my friends I managed to rebuild the VIN label :Egyptian: Now I am looking for better picture of this one (picture thanks to the member of other Gold Wing forum)
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    OK I see, 100 Nm 76 ftlbs is for the right pivot and both Clymer and Haynes are in line with Honda service 18 Nm is for the left pivot and here Clymer is wrong quoting 10Nm (but is correct in ftlbs - 13), Haynes is in line with Honda but still have the problem how it looks after installation...
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    Ansip - thanks for interesting scans. The problem is that I do exactly as it is in the attached instruction. :roll: There is nothing about centering (I think there was something in case of GL1000). The length of the right pivot should assure that and the left is just to give right...
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    OK I will not add any gasket :-) During installation of swing-arm I have noticed that Clymer when gives the torque for the left pivot miscalculates the units. According to Clymer the correct torque is 13 lb. ft - 10 Nm, but 13 lb.ft it is 18 Nm - almost twice as much! :shock: Such a mistake...
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    I have to connect the final drive with the swing arm. Is there a gasket between them? I cant see it on any available part list and drawings :headscratch:
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    engine after painting VHT enamel -even before curing seems to be tough
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    I let them to be chromed
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    next pictures
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    just learning :oops:
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    part deux :-) and pls. let me repeat my request here Previous owner of my GL1100 std 1981 painted the frame and lost both labels. Safety certification label with VIN number from the head of the frame and the emission control information label from the right down part of the frame. I need to...
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    GL1100 1981 restoration

    Some pictures from the restoration process (still in progress)
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    Greetings from Poland

    Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome. Thanks to you I have gained courage and will start the topic with some pictures from restoration proces. :builder: But first let me ask for a favor: Previous owner of my GL1100 std 1981 painted the frame and lost both labels. Safety certification...
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    Greetings from Poland

    Hi when I first time saw GL1100 std I fell in love. I have spend almost a year in the internet looking for something interesting. There is not big supply of that type here in Poland. But now I have it. I rode on her ca. 400 km to get her into new home. Now engine is ready and the chromes and...
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