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    what did you do today

    Beautiful day in the Missouri Ozarks ,rode old 66 ,here I am on the famous Devils Elbow Bridge .
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    GL 1000 information

    I restored this 75 model,I polished the engine and carburetors ,I love this bike ,I ride nearly every day.
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    GL1000 Turn Over but no Idle.

    Exactly,I pulled 1975 GL carburetors 3 times and thoughly cleaned everything till I finally got it right,I rode my bike today,It still runs beautiful after two years since I last cleaned them,Let me say I use only ethonal free fuel,I think that helps.
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    Cam seal issue

    Thanks,these are made for Honda cars,has anyone tried them on a GL yet? Im sure if the dimensions are correct they should work.
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    Cam seal issue

    Where did you buy these,can you attach a link,I need those seals also.
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    what did you do today

    It was a beautiful day here for February in the Missouri Ozarks I took my great running 75 GL1000 for a little spin.
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    Shifting without clutch?

    I ride a very nice 1975 GL 1000 that I restored last year,I to had difficulty getting clean shifts in the upper gears,so I switched to clutch less shifting and if done right ,you get a perfect smooth shift every time.
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    GL 1000 Ignition coils sparkplug wires

    That was back in October ,I waited for awhile for you guys in the forum to help answer my question ,but didnt happen so I bought new marine grade solid core copper wire at the auto supply,I didnt dare break into the plastic coil housing the wires are molded together ,so I cut the old wires off...
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    New spark plug wires

    so far so good the bike running better then ever.🤞🤞I tried posting a video of it running, but the it said file is too large,so heres a still photo instead.
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    Winter storage

    I'm lucky where I live in Missouri I can buy Ethanol free fuel, they charge dearly for the stuff,an extra dollar a gallon over regular. But I count it as cheap insurance, I've had to clean up the muck and corrosion and rust that ruined carbs and tanks over the years because they were left with...
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    New spark plug wires

    I bought new solid core plug wires for my GL 1000,the original wires developed cracks and worse, the inner rubber compound surrounding the copper center was coming apart, I couldn't keep the plug caps to stay on.I tested the coils themselves and they were right at 3 ohms resistance,perfect...
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    GL 1000 Ignition coils sparkplug wires

    .My GL1000 plug wires are deteriorating, the rubber around the copper center wire is old and coming apart. The coils themselves are fine ,I would just replace the wires but they are not easily replaced,they are molded into the coil housing.Ebay has a set of new GL1500 coils with wires for...
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    GL1000 coil and plug wires

    My GL1000 plug wires are deteriorating, the rubber around the copper center wire is old and coming apart. The coils themselves are fine ,I would just replace the wires but they are not easily replaced,they are molded into the coil housing.Ebay has a set of new GL1500 coils with wires for...
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    New member, 1975 GL1000

    Beautiful,I also own a 75 K0 ,I rescued and restored it last winter.Enjoy it,I love mine.
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    19 Year Old Tires

    your bike will handle sooo much better with new rubber,not to mention the safety factor.
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