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Wing Nuts! Don't ask me how but I have outdone even myself this time: I pray the gods of gold wings might save me from myself yet again. I went to start max to begin my flush/fill and oil change ritual and the starter seized~ I did the usual rituals of tapping the starter with a block of wood...

Hey Gents, My '81 interstate is giving me wispy white smoke when I shut her down. I turn the petcock off and run the fuel out when I put her away for more than a day or so. The last time I did this I am getting this white smoke and it does smell sweet - I went through some threads and it...

Hi Wingnuts, I've talked about max here a bunch, you guys have saved my bacon more than once, I'm hoping you wizards of wings can help me on one that has me a little discouraged and if I'm honest, a little scared I might have made a big mistake trying this myself. I've read all of the stuff I...

Greetings wingnuts - Maxine has begun doing something I've never seen with her before. The battery is fully charged (new), the charging system is working fine, I have no additional lights or accessories installed - but: When I go to start her the first time - when she's 'cold' she isn't...

Hey Wingnuts I'm restoring a trunk from an 83 Aspencade - it's going on my 81 Interstate. The center pad is cracked beyond repair and I am looking for a replacement for it. Black is ideal. Thanks! Chris

Hey wingnuts: Happy thanksgiving! I just acquired a mint markland backrest with all the hardware. I have replaced the cotter pins with ring clips to try to avoid the horrors of braking and getting stabbed by the cotter pins. Does anyone know how to install this thing? I've been puzzling and...

Hey guys, Maxine my gl1100i will not start when the motor is cold - but when I roll start her and hold the start button she fires right up. If the motor is warm she fires right up. She cranks fine, no chargin issues - could it be the coils or plugs? Scratching my head here. Any input would...

Hi, I just finished my first restoration - now looking for a good inexpensive candidate for a chopper project. I want something that needs work but no horrible motor or stator problems. Color unimportant, have a small budget so ideally looking for something local to Delaware. Always...

Hey Wingnuts, I mentioned in an earlier post that I wanted to put a batwing on Mad Max(ine) but wasn't sure how. Someone here pointed me (Gerry and Dan I think) to Scratch's video on YouTube of his beautiful batwing install. (I think it was his bike if I have the name wrong please correct me...

Howdo - I've been restoring my 81 interstate and I'm looking for a fairing and bracket. Color of choice is black but i have gone flat black with the bike so other colors aren't a problem as I'll need to repaint it anyway. I know these things are heavy and a pain in the ass to ship - so if...

I've been looking for a vetter fairing either in really nice shape or one I can restore without having to learn fiberglass repair. (or plastic, whatever you know what I mean). No dice in about a month. I would like to try mounting a batwing - I saw a video on utube, but the brackets concerned...

Hey Guys, My starter (rebuilt once) gave up the ghost, so I purchased a replacement (new) which fit fine, and starts the bike fine...so why am I asking? The new one makes a whining sound when I hit the starter button - it sounds like it's spinning a lot faster than the old one - has anyone...

Greetings wingnuts - Has anyone had any luck finding a way to modify a "universal" light bar to mount to the forks/under the headlight to add two 3-31/2" driving lights to their wing? I ride a lot on the Eastern Shore of MD. and adding lights is a must. I'm trying to keep to a traditional...

Hey guys - been awhile, hope you are all riding safe! My 81 interstate was eating its battery but would start if I left it alone 4 an hour...I've soldered the stator wires per the how-to Here on cgw - new battery is in - it ran all the way down today - wouldn't start leaving work, thank god...

Greetings fellow wingnuts - I've been prepping my 81 for spring as many of us have been i'm sure, I went to replace my brakepads and change out my brake fluid all around (bike is new to me and want to make sure the brakes are in good order) - and it turns out my 81 has a single piston rear...

I've been working on this one awhile now...need a little input from y'all please... 1981 GL1100 Interstate - I'm the third owner, picked it up from the 2nd in August, he had the motor rebuilt in May 2012 - here's the scoop on what happened since the starter quit originally... So I got a...

Hey again, So I went to rebuild the starter on my 81 interstate over the weekend, and when I got it apart it was a dogs breakfast. Commutator worn down badly and grooved beyond repair and the connections shot. So I went to plan b and ordered one. I need to move the bike to a different spot in...

Anyone had success getting a speedo needle to quit 'bouncing'? I was able to fix the tach by using graphite lubricant on the cable, did the same on the speedo but doesn't seem to want to take. It's a little better and holds steady at highway speed but lower down it's a nightmare. For what it...

Hey everybody... so I have seen rebuild videos for starters that show both 2 and 4 brush sets in the starters. I am about to pull mine and I bought a rebuild kit (not from ebay, from a wing supplier here in delaware, everythingwing.com, if you haven't been there they have an actual store...

Hey Y'all. So the 81 I have been working on turns out to have once been an interstate, which is interesting since the fairing and trunk are gone and it looks more like a standard now with but as a bagger. Anyway, while doing some major electrical rehab over the weekend my starter died. I...