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- My Bike Models
- 1985 Kawasaki Concours
1975 Honda GL1000
There's considerable driveline slop which became more apparent during the long line of stop and go traffic entering and leaving the Indianapolis Speedway. When I first took delivery of this GL1200 with 41k miles showing on the odometer the final drive was drained with the gear oil appearing like silvery goup. That's where my suspicion lies but there's also the driveshaft u-joint to consider. Frankly I'm hesitant to pry off the flex boot and open up another can of worms. Due to the age of the bike it will likely be stiff and prone to cracking. Do these models commonly slop in the transmission? Perhaps I should just drain and fill the final drive again and live with it. What would you do?
Engine oil usage was IMO acceptable at 3/4 of a quart for a 2k mile trip.
There's a ticking noise coming from the bottom of the engine which disappears with revs. I put my hand under the exhaust and could find no exhaust leaks. Any ideas on that?
Finally a minor issue is the tachometer reading from the LCD display disappearing after a hard overnight rain. Eventually it began it reappear then disappear and finally operated normally after a few hours riding in dry conditions. I think water ingessed into the display through the ledge at the bottom of the plexiglass. Opening up the cassette cover seemed to accelerate drying.
Any suggestions appreciated.
All that said the bike performed well for a 38 year old machine, I could not have made a better choice for the price.
My next road trip is scheduled for the last week of August from Houston to Austin for a WEC 6 hour endurance sports car race at Circuit Of The Americas. Next big trip will be to Roswell, NM in September 2025 for the National Air Races (formerly Reno Air Races)![Grinning face with big eyes :smiley: 😃](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f603.png)
https://airrace.org/news/national-championship-air-races-take-off-for-roswell-nm-in-2025/
Engine oil usage was IMO acceptable at 3/4 of a quart for a 2k mile trip.
There's a ticking noise coming from the bottom of the engine which disappears with revs. I put my hand under the exhaust and could find no exhaust leaks. Any ideas on that?
Finally a minor issue is the tachometer reading from the LCD display disappearing after a hard overnight rain. Eventually it began it reappear then disappear and finally operated normally after a few hours riding in dry conditions. I think water ingessed into the display through the ledge at the bottom of the plexiglass. Opening up the cassette cover seemed to accelerate drying.
Any suggestions appreciated.
All that said the bike performed well for a 38 year old machine, I could not have made a better choice for the price.
![20240527_090211.jpg 20240527_090211.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/classicgoldwings/data/attach/46/46647-20240527-090211.jpg)
My next road trip is scheduled for the last week of August from Houston to Austin for a WEC 6 hour endurance sports car race at Circuit Of The Americas. Next big trip will be to Roswell, NM in September 2025 for the National Air Races (formerly Reno Air Races)
![Grinning face with big eyes :smiley: 😃](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f603.png)
https://airrace.org/news/national-championship-air-races-take-off-for-roswell-nm-in-2025/
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