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I just wanted to toss out a note on the success I had using electrolysis to clean up a rusty fuel tank. I had come across this procedure doing a google search on rust removal, and eventually found a video online. I figured I had nothing to lose so I set it up, and gave it a whirl. I just...

Hey all!! I've been working on a 1976 GL1000 that used to belong to my father, but after he passed, it became part of my family. I had gone through and cleaned the carbs, and the fuel pump, new plugs, checked the timing(statically). Then I decided to give it a crank. She fired up and ran for...

Hey all!! I wonder if any of you can help me with this.... I am working on a 1976 GL 1000, I went to check the timing on it using a test light, as per my repair manual. I hooked up the test light to the #1&2 point and to the ground screw on that side as well. I noticed that the test light was...

Hey all!! Just a quick question.....one of many I will likely have during the restoration of this '76 GL1000. When this bike came into my possession, it hadn't been run in almost 16yrs. One of the things I'm working on right now is the fuel guage and sending unit. Sending unit was all corroded...

Hey all!! I'm new to this sight all the way from Edson, Alberta, Canada. Did a quick google search for some info, and this sight popped up. Here's my story..... Back in 1994, my Dad came across a 1976 GL1000 sitting in an old garage he was working in, and he ended up bringing the bike home...