Wow tough battle
75 GL1000 "Pete"
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Well, I have the new head gasket in hand. And ONE of the idler bearings. I had ordered two at the same time from Amazon, but one came USPS today and the other is setting ~10 miles away at the UPS hub. Bother. Anyway, re-tapped the block, ran the bolts over the wire wheel in the drill press. The idlers are mounted on 10mm x 25mm bolts that I turned the heads on to fit through the holes in the arms with ~2mm flange on the backs. Same as I did on the Hunley. Mounting the idlers using nyloc nuts. The new belts are just looped on right now, until after I get the left head mounted and take the crank back to TDC on #1.
Although the other idler gets in Monday, I doubt there will be any progress next week. Doctor's appointments and jury duty will keep me occupied.
Although the other idler gets in Monday, I doubt there will be any progress next week. Doctor's appointments and jury duty will keep me occupied.
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Head mounted and torqued, belts mounted with new idlers, valves adjusted, valve covers installed. Rolled it over upside-down on a furniture dolly for better cleaning and to permit painting tbe bottom. It is strapped to the dolly with ratchet straps that will come off for painting.
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- 1986 GL 1200A "Wing Zero"
Unorthodox, but effective.
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Unorthodox, that's me. Trying to figure out a very shallow ramp to take it out the garage to the drive out back. There is about a 1.5" drop and a 3" gap full of large gravel at the interface. No issue for a bike, car, etc . but a problem for the small wheels on the dolly. And my shoulder is still an issue.
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Work on this project will be put on hold for a while. I need a couple surgeries, and recovery/rehab will take a while.
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Back at it! July 3rd the prostate was pulled. September 4th the AC joint was drilled and tied up. Been doing PT since. Today, ortho said I am free to lift carefully and work on the bike. Today, both the speedo and tach faces were renewed, plus the speedo lube thinned out for it to start working. Will need a bit more work on the handlebar switch wiring, but it is getting there. Of course, weather will preclude cleaning and painting the frame for months, but there is so much wiring to clean up and check out. Sure hope I can find everything again!
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Bought some long 1/2” shrink tubing from Harbor Freight (only place I could find a long piece and not have to buy 100 ft). Fed left control wires through it, cut to length, and shrunk it down. Rubbed down the tubing with talc to lube it. Then, snaked it into the left side of the new Emgo CB750 (pre-drilled) bar. Going with CB750 bar, because GL1000 bars kill my back. Both sets of wires are now in and controls mounted. I had checked all switch function and wire continuity prior, but will do it again this week.
