Is my bike destined to fail me?

[Joep]

Yeah here is when we have fopund issues.. But when unknown best option is replace.. like timeing belts.. found out mine were almost new.. but replaced anyway.. and my previous post says DO.. and should have been DO NOT worry just look at where we did things and why and trust your instincts as to issues of do I need to do that or can it wait.. my stator wires still look good and I have not bypassed them.. some would say I am taking a chance others will say.. you maybe want to think about doing it.. It does help but as long as they look good I believe in an if it ain't broke don' mess attitude.. and I am willing to pay the piper on my decision.. so first of all get some throttle therapy... ( a couple of 100 miles or so) .. clear your head.. feel the machine.. and does it run well??? is there loud odd noises?? any hesitation?? does the battery charge properly, is the acid level good?? is the anitfreeze levels good, is it getting real hot?? then make the educated moves to resolve.. otherwise ride man.. we are here regardless to help in making a decision, doing a procedure, or performing maint.. and if someone is close enough.. they may offer time and energy to be there for you.. this is a good place and I guess I went on a bit long..

 

[Smokey66]

If theres ANYTHING in this life you can depend on,then it`s a well maintained GL 1100!I would(and have)ride my bike anywhere.It even starts easily and runs well at below freezing temps.Shes never let me down.130,000 km original motor.Uses NO oil and gets great gas mileage.One of if not THE best bike I`ve ever had(some 30 bikes).

 

[joedrum]

If theres ANYTHING in this life you can depend on,then it`s a well maintained GL 1100!I would(and have)ride my bike anywhere.It even starts easily and runs well at below freezing temps.Shes never let me down.130,000 km original motor.Uses NO oil and gets great gas mileage.One of if not THE best bike I`ve ever had(some 30 bikes).

well said smokey .....the only thing about these bikes thats hard to deal with is honda abandoning them with no parts or support what a completely discusting company to do such a thing .....

 

[dan filipi]

Yeah, I'm seeing more and more discontinued parts from Honda but the good thing is I see is more individuals and companies picking up the ball and making aftermarket parts, some are even better than the original!

I can understand the reasoning business wise why Honda would drop the products either by not enough call for the parts to justify manufacturing costs and by wanting to sell new bikes. Just depends on what their bottom line profit comes from.
I know in the auto industry parts are more profitable than new car sales but even then there's a cutoff point.

 

[OldWrench]

Lets face it the demand for Gl1000 and 1100 parts is very small when you look at the motorcycle market in general. Now Harley is a different story, they can supply parts for old Harleys because there are a lot of guys that like them and they will always break down and that makes the parts suppliers very happy.

I paid 500 for my 83 and have only put a couple hundred into it so far and have put 5k miles on it since I got it a few months ago. I’m convinced this bike has 188k on it even though the speedo say 88k. The engine is getting tired but still runs great.

 

[scratch99]

If theres ANYTHING in this life you can depend on,then it`s a well maintained GL 1100!I would(and have)ride my bike anywhere.It even starts easily and runs well at below freezing temps.Shes never let me down.130,000 km original motor.Uses NO oil and gets great gas mileage.One of if not THE best bike I`ve ever had(some 30 bikes).

well said smokey .....the only thing about these bikes thats hard to deal with is honda abandoning them with no parts or support what a completely discusting company to do such a thing .....

Joe, man your not kidding.its not just honda the company,its alot of the honda shop to.here in town my honds shop dose not want to tuch my bike.say its to old.and its the owner that dose want to.the parts guy there is so cool.when i tryed finding a 16"rim he crossed check all kind of bike.like my rotoe,he check to see what bike ran the same part number and then check to see if that bike used tha same calapers by checking part numbers and then to see if thay would mount to my forks .cant thank him enough and some to of the boys in the shop will come out to see if i done anything new to it.i have a BMW shop that fixes what i cant.thay like working on old bike.but like you said joe it really is ashame.I dont know if you guys know this but the old goldwings are making a big come back.ive called so many places. custome shops and custom parts,restoration shops and thay all say the same thing.the old goldswings is making a big come back.thay are in big demand.even the guys on ebay were i have gotten some parts.tell me that the goldwing is one of the top bike for part for them.one of them even told me he cant get up to 5 time more for the bike in parts the selling them out right.dont know if i can belive that but who know.You would think honda would be proud of this.had a guy on youtube that seen my bike and said i should send honda some pics of it to honda.i dont think honda would care at all about a goldwing with a harley fairing.but i think even if a goldwing would show up with only 40 miles on it and thats been kept in a museum it would not matter to them.that is were harley got it right.never forgot or gave up on the ones that went got there bikes.you can still go out and buy new parts for a 1946 panhead.no wounder some guys would not want any thing els then a harley.wether you like them or not.harley takes cair of their custamors.its guys like you and me and all are members and other forums(like NGW)who make it gret bike.and shops that are making new part or kites for are old girls.the old goldwing will live on for a long long time thanks to us and great forums like this.not honda.i love my old wing but if i ever had to get anather bike i dont know what i would end up getting. all i can say guys is you are the ones that are make this great.like joe said in a ather post.I CANT BELIVE A 30 BIKE HAS GOTTEN ME TO dam joe i forgot how you said that.anyway THANK YOU DAN for a great forum i am truly greatful to you and the new ppl i have gotten to know.in short.its not if your bike is destined to fail you ITS JUST A BIKE.its the jurny that you are on.For me only in this forum has a broken part ever been a good thing and if it would keep on braking down i know were i can trun to.THE MAMBERS THAT MAKE A GOLDWING GREAT.THANK YOU

 

[joedrum]

thruth is the thruth well said ...iwoyld never buy a new wing .....but id buy a bunch of old ones they cant profit from..... :mrgreen:

 

[Omega Man]

thruth is the thruth well said ...iwoyld never buy a new wing .....but id buy a bunch of old ones they cant profit from..... :mrgreen:

Good Lord Joe...have you been drinkin?

truth is the truth well said ...I would never buy a new wing .....but I'd buy a bunch of old ones they can't profit from..... :mrgreen:

Fixed...kind of. :smilie_happy:

If theres ANYTHING in this life you can depend on,then it`s a well maintained GL 1100!I would(and have)ride my bike anywhere.It even starts easily and runs well at below freezing temps.Shes never let me down.130,000 km original motor.Uses NO oil and gets great gas mileage.One of if not THE best bike I`ve ever had(some 30 bikes).

well said smokey .....the only thing about these bikes thats hard to deal with is honda abandoning them with no parts or support what a completely discusting company to do such a thing .....

Joe, man your not kidding.its not just honda the company,its alot of the honda shop to.here in town my honds shop dose not want to tuch my bike.say its to old.and its the owner that dose want to.the parts guy there is so cool.when i tryed finding a 16"rim he crossed check all kind of bike.like my rotoe,he check to see what bike ran the same part number and then check to see if that bike used tha same calapers by checking part numbers and then to see if thay would mount to my forks .cant thank him enough and some to of the boys in the shop will come out to see if i done anything new to it.i have a BMW shop that fixes what i cant.thay like working on old bike.but like you said joe it really is ashame.I dont know if you guys know this but the old goldwings are making a big come back.ive called so many places. custome shops and custom parts,restoration shops and thay all say the same thing.the old goldswings is making a big come back.thay are in big demand.even the guys on ebay were i have gotten some parts.tell me that the goldwing is one of the top bike for part for them.one of them even told me he cant get up to 5 time more for the bike in parts the selling them out right.dont know if i can belive that but who know.You would think honda would be proud of this.had a guy on youtube that seen my bike and said i should send honda some pics of it to honda.i dont think honda would care at all about a goldwing with a harley fairing.but i think even if a goldwing would show up with only 40 miles on it and thats been kept in a museum it would not matter to them.that is were harley got it right.never forgot or gave up on the ones that went got there bikes.you can still go out and buy new parts for a 1946 panhead.no wounder some guys would not want any thing els then a harley.wether you like them or not.harley takes cair of their custamors.its guys like you and me and all are members and other forums(like NGW)who make it gret bike.and shops that are making new part or kites for are old girls.the old goldwing will live on for a long long time thanks to us and great forums like this.not honda.i love my old wing but if i ever had to get anather bike i dont know what i would end up getting. all i can say guys is you are the ones that are make this great.like joe said in a ather post.I CANT BELIVE A 30 BIKE HAS GOTTEN ME TO dam joe i forgot how you said that.anyway THANK YOU DAN for a great forum i am truly greatful to you and the new ppl i have gotten to know.in short.its not if your bike is destined to fail you ITS JUST A BIKE.its the jurny that you are on.For me only in this forum has a broken part ever been a good thing and if it would keep on braking down i know were i can trun to.THE MAMBERS THAT MAKE A GOLDWING GREAT.THANK YOU

You too scratch! How about some capitals, a space after periods, and a healthy dose of spell check! :smilie_happy: :razz:

~O~

 

[joedrum]

now you know why i have so much trouble posting pics ~O~ :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: i wish i could say i have been drinking :cheeky: :rant: thruth is the truth im not much in the grammer department and my fingers realy suck . hmm i wonder how many sentences i just did ....dont worry with enough practice at reading our mis spelled words and ramed together sentences you can understand us down here at our level ... :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :mrgreen:

 

[WindNWing]

I once had a college professor introduce himself by writing his name on the blackboard and followed his name with BS, MS, PHD.

He explained that the letters meant bull$hit and more$hit piled higher and deeper. His advice on punctuation was throw in a semicolon every fourth or fifth word and that should be enough to satisfy anyone.

I don’t make many posts but I try to read them all.

Joe, in your posts I have found valuable information, wisdom and inspiration.

Keep up the good work bro and I’ll continue to figure them out.

 

[joedrum]

thanks i needed that it made me laugh windnwing... :smilie_happy:

 

[britman]

Hey your bike looks just like mine the fastest colour black . the way i look at it is its a 27 year old bike so things are going to happen but they could also happen if it was new . Had mine 6 years now the only major thing ive had to change out where the fork seals . The starter does the same thing on mine when its hot . I just dont let it worry me if its going to happen not much i can do if its beyond my control i dont know when a part is going to say ive had enough and quit so just ride it and enjoy it and when it does go buy the parts and tools and enjoy fixing it and saved yourself some hard earned cash doing it . Ijust spent a year on this and if anything goes wrong with it so what its old