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Ok i was goingto post pics of the piston i pulled out of my wing 4 years ago to show why we need to change our belts but it was to big sorry
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You can use MS Paint to size the pic down to 1024 pixels wide. Open it in Paint, select Attributes from the Image menu.

Or download PhotoFiltre and use it to crop and size your pictures. It's free.
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There is a Microsoft image resizer that I use, in their power toys collection.

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this should be a pic of a bad piston
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britman wrote:this should be a pic of a bad piston
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britman wrote:
britman wrote:this should be a pic of a bad piston
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britman wrote:
britman wrote:
britman wrote:this should be a pic of a bad piston
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81 GL 1100i hondaline faring,63,000 miles. I put 3,000 on myself.weekend rider. tore apart front end on bike and got to timing belts...they look good to me but should I just R&R anyway? I don't that the po knows anything about a change out,he never did anything and only had the bike for a little while.good thing I removed radiator , coolant was gross lookin.I,ve got Roady's instruc's for belt changeout,if I do this how many miles do they need to be replaced? thanks
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81GLwinger wrote:81 GL 1100i hondaline faring,63,000 miles. I put 3,000 on myself.weekend rider. tore apart front end on bike and got to timing belts...they look good to me but should I just R&R anyway? I don't that the po knows anything about a change out,he never did anything and only had the bike for a little while.good thing I removed radiator , coolant was gross lookin.I,ve got Roady's instruc's for belt changeout,if I do this how many miles do they need to be replaced? thanks
After looking at the above pics, you still need to ask??

Insurance is a payment to cover you in case something disastrous happens if you don't.
Belt change is a payment to cover you as it will happen if you don't.
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nope....i guess not
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Yep, replace 'em. They're cheap.

Check your water pump while you're in there and replace the radiator hoses and thermostat. Short of the water pump, the parts for belts, hoses and stat shouldn't be more than about $60 at NAPA.
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Very useful info here.
I'm going to try the starting tips for a laid up GL...hadn't seen that in such detail before, but will give it a try before pulling my old 77 out for the new year.
Thanks! :8)
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That's an excellent plan, Walt.

And replace those belts if it's been laid up for a while.

Where are you located? I could not find Helots on the map.
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I've finally gotten around to updating the original post in this thread. Links updated and typos fixed. :IDTS:

Please have a read through it and let me know what's missing.
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THis is very informative stuff. I just bought a 1975 GL1000 andd discovered it has no coolant. Gotta call and see if the cooling system was bypassed??
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