That being said I recently acquired this gold wing, it's an 82 GL1100 standard. I've been a rider for quite a while though not a wing until now. I'm also quite mechanically inclined and I'm a certified diesel tech. Though once again not on a wing, or any motorcycle other than some dirt bikes.
Their is no doubt the bike runs good. The guy I acquired it from showed proof of the timing belt having been replaced recently and it looks it. Oil looks clean, doesn't leak or smoke for that matter. She ran strong on the roughly 45 mile journey home.
My first question is what are yalls opinions on riding the bike with the timing belt exposed? The guy went for the rat/cafe look I guess.
Don't worry I will post pictures. The bike has 65 thousand on it. Which seems high to me for a motorcycle, but after surfing the web about these engines might keep running for quite a while more.
I've got a box full of parts, he obviously didn't ride it everyday which is my intentions for the bike as it's my only form of transportation at the moment. Reason being is because he completely removed the whole rear brake assembly, disk, master cylinder, rotor and all. That's gonna have to be reinstalled quickly. Hopefully all of it is here.
Anyways as she is about to undergo some serious mileage is there anything yall could recommend me to do/ check. The oil is clean and fresh rotella diesel 15 w 40. Fork seals are new progressive rate spring conversion.
The only thing I see as a necessity are a front tire immediately and the rear brakes. The tire is not too bad but bad enough.
Here are the pictures and let me know your opinions or concerns.
Oh also the headlight is a rinky dink LED I haven't driven at night yet. That'll be my next issue..
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