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For those that have been following this thread, I thank everybody for your advise and help. I found the problem. I got another pair of intake manifolds that are good and installed them on the bike. No change in the vacuum, still at 5 in/hg indicating a manifold leak. Instead of just...

The oil doesn't smell like gas and considering I just rebuilt the carbs and pulled the carbs out a second time to double check my work and verified the floats were working properly, it would rule out the floats stinking open. The owner of the bike needs to decide if he wants to spend anymore...

I pulled the carbs back out and took the air chambers off. All the air jets are in the correct location. I pulled the float bowls and the primary and the secondary fuel jets were installed with the small orifice down (into the float bowl). I turned them around to where the small orifice is going...

I just rebuilt some carbs on a 77 GL1000. I have the carbs back together and on the bike. It starts, runs and accelerates fine with no load. While I was trying to sync the carbs, the bike had a hard time idling below 2000 rpms. It like to die below that and when it did, it would belch oil out...

The insurance adjuster came by and was amazed at the condition of the bike of how well it was meticulously restored. I was assured that they will not be going by the blue book value. It doesn't fit in any category. There is no show room condition. They will likely put the value at about $4-5k...

Thanks all, he does have insurance but since the police handled everything, it will be in their report which I can get a copy of in 2 days. He was driving a Honda Accord. The driver of the truck just administered Texas Justice. But my beautiful 1100 I just got fixed got destroyed. I wanted to...

Yesterday, 7/8/13, I was riding my 1100 and I was on my way home from work and was rear ended by a worthless piece of dog excrement. I was travelling southbound on state highway 121 and merging with state highway 183 going west bound. I was in the far right hand lane riding in the right...

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Actually "the wave" started out many, many, many eons ago before cb's were installed as a way to let fellow bikers be able to communicate of known trouble ahead to fellow riders. The two finger salute, or peace sign palm facing in the forward direction meant "Rode clear, safe travels" and just...

I'm not only a member, I'm an officer in the GWRRA. I am the Chapter Educator for Chapter P in Granbury, Region H, Texas District. I still ride all my bikes, the 1000, the 1100 and the 1200 to the meetings and out on group rides. Well, not all at once. I have never found anybody act like I...

Ok, sorry so long on the reply but here it goes. To polish aluminum to be as shiny as chrome is VERY labor intensive, well for me it was. Mother Honda puts a clear coat on the aluminum so the first things is to get some paint stripper. I used an aerosol can and sprayed all the aluminum. The...

I made my set of vacuum gauges. I bought the gauges at Grainger for about $10 each. The hardware and vacumm hose from Home Depot for about $25. And I bought air line regulator (aquarium parts) from Petco for about $4. The white nylon block is some material I have laying around the shop. Total...

I have two vetter windshields. They have some wear and some light scratches. What causes the light scratches, or what I have been told, is people using chemicals like windex on lexan.

Thanks for all the compliments. For all those who THINK they can't, here's my advise: you can do whatever you wish. As Yoda says, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, your are right." It took me 4 years, mainly financial reasons for the long period of time, but I perserverd, one...

Beautiful bike....one day I may take on a 1500

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Here are the pics of my new reburbished 82 GL1100, my one eyed girlfriend. Thing that were done: Repaint the plastic All brand new emblems Sandblast and repaint any metal that was removed New fuel pump New water pump New timing belts Valves were adjusted Rebuilt front forks (new seals) Rebuilt...

I would concur on some of the rattle can clear turning yellow. I had polished alot of aluminum on the 1100 and sprayed it with some high temp engine clear. It has yellowed causing me to strip off all the clear and repolish. This time I left it raw so if it does dull, I can just repolish. Best of...

I have been running Dunlop Elite II on my 1100 and get about 20K out of a set. I had been running Elite II on the 1200 sidecar rig and only been getting 20K front and 10k rear. I am now trying Elite III on the rig. Haven't had the 1000 long enough to make a comment on it. Right now it does have...

Don't know if this will help you but here is some technical information concerning radials and bias ply tires. Radials will give a softer ride than bias ply. It may feel more "squishy". The way the two types of tire are designed are different from the other. The "crown" of the tire is an...