What did you do to your Wing today ?

[detdrbuzzard]

i'm looking to buy a new computer so i rode the wing about 40 miles and stopped in a few computer stores. i stopped at popeyes checken and the gas station on the way home

 

[PeterDas]

I put a deposit on a 79 GL1000 at work today. Buying for 500, it runs, has a single carb conversion, all it is missing is saddlebags, I have a spare set for a 1200. Wife O.K.ed the second wing! Life is good.

 

[joedrum]

pics when home peterdas ...cant wait to see this one with a single on it ...today thats where i am at tuning up the weber carb sheesh .... what a pleasure to make something way better than it was .....especially when the manufacture abandons them ....wont let them in there shop or sell parts for them .... certainly dosnt stop the people of classic from riding there classic wings ....

 

[Houndheadjr]

I was going to change the head gasket, but I think the motor is shot

 

[joedrum]

sheesh is that csating burnt off off ? or should say piston sleeve

 

[dan filipi]

That block is toast.

How you suppose that happened?

 

[Houndheadjr]

I got this bike sometime back, did not know it was this bad

 

[Steve83]

Wow - that sucks! Sorry to see that, whatcha gonna do? There are plenty of cases on Ebay, if you want to rebuild it.

I wonder if a machine shop could weld it up and refinish it...

 

[Steve83]

I bought and installed rearview mirrors on the now-naked '83.

 

[CRAFTMAN6001]

Picked up some 1157 's LED'S from the Pilot truck stop in Fort Pierce. Toped Off the tank, ran 31 miles gauge,Laying on the full line now. Dose 4100 Rpm's sound about right for 75mph.? 78 1000
Oh update 24.700 miles now. Hope all have a happy Easter.. :laptop:

 

[pidjones]

Changed the oil & filter and measured valve clearance on the 1800. Getting the 1800 ready to ride up to Kentucky tomorrow and take the wife's cousin for a victory lap - she just finished her final radiation treatment Friday and loves to ride. This will be my first chance to take her since she started this battle.

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[brianinpa]

Have you ever noticed that when you make plans to do things, something else happens that prevents that? I wanted to work on the 1100 motor this weekend but the garage door opener quit on me, so I had to replace the "bike escape-hatch mechanism" so I have a way of getting them in and out of the garage.

 

[Joep]

Went fir a test ride after having installed new wrap around windshield and the mirrors... I like the taller shield wife.said she b felt cooler with.wind around her arms and back. I do feel the wind on my arms also but not bad.. now need to fill and install replacement air shocks... and make a hitch for towing..

 

[kerryb]

I rebuilt the front brakes on the '83 mongrel. new pads, seals, de-rusted the sliders and got them bled pretty good.
This bike does not have linked brakes but the front calipers are two different sized pistons! Took it for a test ride and pleased with the performance. Rode the Aspencade too, always pleasant.

just for fun...kb

 

[zman]

dan filipi » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:52 pm[/url]":bwgfcy0u]
That block is toast.

How you suppose that happened?

Looks like at some point it was burning way lean , so much it melted the steel sleeve, observe the proximity to the exhaust valves.

 

[slabghost]

Way lean or maybe someone tossed some mothballs in the fuel.

 

[dan filipi]

zman » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:14 am[/url]":8g53kzrh]

dan filipi » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:52 pm[/url]":8g53kzrh]
That block is toast.

How you suppose that happened?

Looks like at some point it was burning way lean , so much it melted the steel sleeve, observe the proximity to the exhaust valves.

Yes it does look melted when I zoom into the pic.

 

[backyardtrouble]

dan filipi » Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:52 pm[/url]":3azuaodh]
That block is toast.

How you suppose that happened?

That happens if you run your motor to long after it blows a head gasket...The gas ignites into the side of the top cylinder and keeps burning it out like a torch...I've seen that a couple of times.

 

[backyardtrouble]

I put new progressive springs in my bike today.... :yahoo: ..i finally got that done before riding season really started... :mrgreen:

 

[backlander]

Worked on turn signal switches, checked wiring, fuses, still no turn signals. Have to dig deeper tomorrow. Trailer Trash is beginning to get on my nervous. LOL