Recent content by timothy1027

I am having difficulty refilling rear shocks with ATF on a 1983 GL1100-I. When I had them off the bike recently, most of the ATF leaked out through the air pressure holes. I now have them reinstalled on the bike. When I try to refill them (with like 12 OZ. of ATF), the ATF just overflows out...

Modified socket to fit the fork tube caps on a 1983 Honda GoldWing (GL1100-I). Pictured is a 1-1/16" ½" drive, 12-point socket (Kobalt #337744). Make 2 cuts as shown using a 7" diameter metal cutting blade on a circular saw. Refer to attached sketch. Happy Wrenching! :-) Tim Barber ---

--------- Yes, the factory manual tells you to hold the "center Allen adjuster" while you tighten the lock nut, but I was not planning to do that. I was just planning to apply grease to all the threads and hope for the best. All the torque is being applied to the lock nut threads (not the...

--------- Yes, the factory manual tells you to hold the "center Allen adjuster" while you tighten the lock nut, but I was not planning to do that. I was just planning to apply grease to all the threads and hope for the best. All the torque is being applied to the lock nut threads (not the...

Problem: Remove & replace the locknut from the left side of the swing arm on a 1983 Honda GL1100-I. Solution: Instead of buying the special $65 (rare as chicken lips) tool from Honda, I made one that worked great! I just modified a $6 (Kobalt) socket. Dimensioned drawing attached for your future...

Problem: Remove & replace the locknut from the left side of the swing arm on a 1983 Honda GL1100-I. Solution: Instead of buying the special $65 (rare as chicken lips) tool from Honda, I made one that worked great! I just modified a $6 (Kobalt) socket. Dimensioned drawing attached for your future...

Wanted: Rear Brake Caliper for a 1983 GL1100 Interstate Thanks! Tim

Following is a pic of the cylinder heads (combustion chamber-side) before & after cleaning. I used various cleaning methods including: wire brushes, gasket scrapers, aerosol carb cleaner, brake cleaner, gasket remover, razor blades, pressure washer & 150 psi of compressed air.

I didn't take pics of the #4 cylinder. There was a small pile of rusty looking-brown crap next to the piston crown. The bottom of the cyl wall was pitted. I smolthed it out with emery cloth. It was wierd looking, for the INSIDE of an engine! Like an animal built a nest or something.

In July 2011, I purchased a 1983 Honda GoldWing (GL1100-Interstate) with only 76,000 miles on it, from a retired millwright near Baltimore, MD. He was a "junk collector" type of guy who was "cleaning up" his back yard. He had let the bike sit outside for several years, supposedly with a cover...

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I am trying to upload to the Gallery. Which browser do you use? ----

I cleared the browser cache, and still got the same error message. I rebooted my PC and all apps, still the same. I am using MSIE 9.0 which works fine on every other Web site, including those with many types of graphics and a wide range of multimedia. The pic I am trying to upload is about 2 MB...

I tried to post a pic several times. This Web site apparently has a bug. Pic uploading is not working. I get an error message (pasted) as follows: "The website cannot display the page HTTP 500 Most likely causes: •The website is under maintenance. •The website has a programming error. What you...

Thanks for the warm welcome wagon! :-) What I meant by "organized" was like: All collected onto a common Web site where they compare notes, locations, give each other technical advice, trade pics & stories, describe experiences, solve problems, etc... :-)