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A friend has 2 Harbor Freight bench grinders set up with felt buffing wheels. I prepped the parts by removing all the original finish with Scotch brite and lacquer thinner. Then started the buffing with black rouge, then red, then white and finished with green.

This is going to take a while, either get a cup of coffee, or put on your jammies and get ready to fall asleep in your chair. So a couple of moths ago, Irma, my '76 GL1000, started having some "issues". She would lug and hesitate, and chug and then backfire and take off like a shot. I started...

"SMLE" = "Short Magazine Lee Enfield". My favourite old military rifle. I started using SMLE on gun related fora and just kept on using it on bike sites.

My heraldry on Irma's faux tank. I play in the Society for Creative Anachronism and this is my registered device. "Vert, on a Chevron Argent between three fleams reversed Or, three Gouttes De Sang.'

Irma and my friend's bike "Sally" hanging out, Summer of 2011

Irma at Golden New Mexico, Summer of 2011

"Irma", my 1976 GL1000 at Valles Grande National Preserve, Summer of 2011

Finding partial kits on E-Bay, would love to find a complete OEM kit.

Well, considering that Albuquerque was named for a Spanish duke, I could understand the map system being confused. But I was able to get it fixed thanks to the advice provided. :good:

The member map shows me in Spain! Is there a way to edit my listing?

Hello everyone; My name is John and I am a recent GL1000 owner. I found a nice specimen of a 1976 GL1000 in the back of a garage for only $500.00. Here name is "Irma" and she is a restoration in progress. She is also my daily rider. This pic was taken last summer at the Valles Caldera National...