06-27-2013, 12:14 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Charles Town W.V.
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1985 Gl1200ltd a new world of riding
I saw another thread with a goldwing here on chinariders . It got me thinking ,its about time i finish this project after neglecting it for a few years now . all buttoned up and legal . smoothest ride i have ever had . Wind protection and relaxed . i could enjoy this new world
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06-27-2013, 01:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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I'd really like to take a GL1200 for a spin. Beautiful machine.
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06-27-2013, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Altamont, Kansas
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Car opposites in the driveway.
 The Wing would probably be nice with the Kansas wind.
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06-27-2013, 10:48 AM
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Location: Elburn, IL
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Next on my list.
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06-27-2013, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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Nice looking bike! I'm amazed you didn't get it on the road right away!
There's something that happens to a guy around 40 years old and over he just wants to ride more and be uncomfortable less. That's why God invented the Gold Wing.
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06-27-2013, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Gorgeous bikes the Limited Editions, the only Gold Wings except the new ones to have fuel injection
 And you even get a cool trip computer to play with on that one  . How many miles do you have on it? Last edited by MICRider; 06-27-2013 at 08:29 PM. Reason: Wrong word, oops! |
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06-27-2013, 10:36 PM
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Location: Charles Town W.V.
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Ahha Yes Picture of the other side of the driveway. The prius belongs to son of recracer ,fresh out of college and a good start in his career . i think he veiws computers as we do our machines . caddy suv for the wife and a yellow toy for middleaged and crazy. Well when i got this Goldwing $200 I was fast in whats broken about it . Needed A battery ,then a starter . Then it Started and ran on the right side only . I was thinking oh no broke a left timing belt , tore it apart to find the belts intact ,but i replaced them anyway . At this point i did not put it completely back together, as it still needed a left side fix . i found the crankcase full of gas and being a auto mechanic eletronic fuel injection i should be able to figure out . turned out that the map sensor (vacume sensor) line was dry cracked . It has 2 sensors left and right ,replaced all the vacume lines . changed the oil and then ran on all 4 . but not long as the charging system was not working . After long internet browsing , i found these are pretty bad for stator failures . i did all the test and found the stator was bad along with the normal burned connectors all the forums had refered to . I decided to take another route outlined in the goldwing forums . An external alternator .
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06-27-2013, 11:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Did you buy the poor boy conversion or make it yourself? The stator was done in mine a couple of years ago but I'm keeping an eagle eye on it! $200 is a steal, even if it needed work, now you've got yourself a bike that you can go anywhere with
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06-27-2013, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Charles Town W.V.
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Did my own setup on the alternator . I had no idea why i would ever want to ride an 800lb motorcycle . i was completely unaware ,having only riden light weight bikes . i have only been to work and back once . As long as i am moving i am great ,legs are a little short to be comfortable with stopping and getting my feet down on tilted or uneven surface . Along with having no idea the benifits of theses bikes , needed tires and pulled the back end apart twice to seal a diff leak. With viva projects and megelli projects,to much time at work and family it stayed on the back burner . all that needed done to finish it these past weeks was reworking the front fairing around the alternador and repositioned radaitor . Its a 28 year old baby 18000 miles
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06-28-2013, 01:16 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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Nice work, Racer!
That's a beautiful Wing.
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