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PetesGoldWing wrote: "Well at least you will have lots of gas after the long ride back." :mrgreen: :music3: :clapping: That's a good thing since my olden Goldie doesn't get very good mileage. :clapping: John M.

Well everybody has to be from somewhere. And Big Spring has an HEB ! In Lubbock, we don't even have that.

I rode it. Went on a Bean Dip run. HEB grocery stores have my favorite bean dip, but the closest one is in Big Spring Texas. 106 miles away. Windy as could be, but it was a good ride. John M.

Thanks for all the kind words. And it's too bad about Saber Cycle. I wanted to think they were honest business people with good parts, but I have seen the light. Live and learn. :thanks: John

Thanks. I'm honored to be included. :good: John M.

1976 LTD with Carroll Shelby wheels. Progress report. I have managed to get everything done I think. Fork seals and refinish fork legs. Serviced steering stem bearings Timing Belts Water Pump (Genuine Honda) Water Pump gasket kit twice (!) :rant: Tires Rebuilt carbs Adjust...

John M. 1976 LTD with Carroll Shelby wheels.

The tank on my "76 was somewhat rusty, and needed cleaning, so I tried the electrolysis method with good results. This was the web site that got me to thinking about it. https://www.altelco.net/~jacil/clay/motorcycle/KElecSetup.html I liked it because I didn't have to remove the tank. There...

I once had a blacksmith show me another method to temper hi carbon steel. He quenched it in cold water to harden it. That does make it brittle, but then he buffed it on a wire wheel to make it shiny again. Then he heated it until it became a straw color (Light tan) then stuck it in the ashes...

I tried a car tire on the back of a Valkyrie I used to have. The handling was strange, but I kinda got used to it. I eventually put a MC tire back on it, and was amazed at the great handling. I didn't fully realize how crappy the car tire really was. The sweet handling is lost with a car...

On my "76, the headlight would quit at times, so I read the wiring diagram, and found the headlight goes through the starter button. That way the headlight goes off while starting. Only it wouldn't come back on sometimes. I could pull on the little starter button and it would come back on...

Large "C" clamp makes a pretty good bead breaker, or I've used a bumper jack hooked as usual to a bumper, with the bottom plate placed on the tire. It works well if it's really stuck. May need some 2x4's under the wheel to keep the brake rotors off the pavement. jm

Welcome from a fellow sophmore jm

Hello; My name is John and I have a 1976 GL1000 LTD. I aquired it from my Dad about 15 years ago. He bought it new from our local dealer and enjoyed it for many years. He quit riding when his eyesight and reflexes were starting to worry him. I have been letting it sit a lot for the last 7...