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Koboldwrangler
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Just wanted to say hey

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Hello--

Never really made an intro post.

Picked up a pair of '78 GL1000's, clean title'd, for $500. I got them with the rumor that they both ran at one point. Right now I only have pics of the burgundy one, but the second '78 is black. Burgundy one came from kansas w/ 26k, black from arizona w/66k. Burgundy was all there, and the black one has its carbs removed, and supposedly the engine case is cracked (when it was running, the PO said it was dumping oil out the front of the motor).

So far I've done this to the burgundy one to get it somewhat roadworthy:
F+R caliper rebuild
F+R master rebuild
Front braided brake lines
New steel rear brake line
Swapped exhausts systems from black bike (burgundy was completely rotted)
Tires
Throttle cables
Rebuilt and patched bottom of gas tank w/ my welder
Coated gas tank w/ por15 epoxy kit
Timing belts
Radiator
Carb sync

Things I need to do:
wheel bearings
intake boots
carb rebuild(?)
water pump(?)

I would like to get the black one running and turn it into an ADV bike, but its carbs will need some love, and the same work done to it as I just did to the burgundy one. The throttle shafts are seized and one of the plastic buttons has been epoxied over.

Lucky for me, saber cycle is local to me, so if I need parts, I can always swing by after work and grab them.

I also engine swapped my '78 cx500 with a GL650 engine while I was waiting on parts for the goldwing! The only reason I wanted a '78 GL1000 was because of the comstars and the fact it'd match my cx500 lol.
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tumb2 Hey there !
Cliff (74yrs ;) )

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RE: a thorough fuel tank cleaning
"And your carbs will thank you. They no longer live down stream from a sewage plant." -gregforesi tumb2
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'75 GL1000 home built trike; http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=39996
October,2017 BOTM :shock: https://nakedgoldwingsclub.com/forum/page/Welcome

previous rides:
1953 H-D Servi-car, naked, 1969-1978 (serial#53G1559 committed to memory!)
1980 CB900 Custom (triked) 1997-2003 .... R.I.P.
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Good looking pair of bikes
1978 custom GL1000
1977 custom with 1200 engine
1985 gl1200
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Welcome!
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Welcome. You know, you can't stop at two.
"Love 'em all.... let God sort 'em out!"
Ex 2006 GL1800 - the Black Pearl SOLD! to make room for:
2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited Dark Chalk Metallic
1975 Red GL1000 project - ex Pistol Pete project
1972 Triumph T150V Trident rescue - finished and FOR SALE!
1976 Yamaha RD400c
1978 GL1000 with '75 engine - the Hunley
Ex 1978 GL1000
Ex 1979 GL1000
Ex '79 CB750F rat bike
Ex '86 SEi
Ex '77 GL1000
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Ex '72 Penton 125 set up for flat track
Ex '73 RD250
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Koboldwrangler
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pidjones wrote: Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:09 am Welcome. You know, you can't stop at two.
I mean, I also have an '86 vf500f,'82 nx50, and an '83 nu50 lol.
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Welcome to the ‘Wingdom.

You’ll fit right in

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‘14 KLR650 ... not a rat ... yet
‘84 GL1200i ‘R2B6' (Rat to Be 6, the last, adopted by twowings)
My Original 'RAT' was a hybrid '82 CB900/1100F
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Welcome from Wisconsin. Enjoy the ride!
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

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"If you can't take the time to do it right the first time, how are you ever going to find the time to do it over?" -Unknown

Current Rides:
'Grumpy' - '81 Standard, now fully dressed.
'Layla' - '81 Standard w/dealer installed fairing and Hondaline bags.
'Scarlett' '76 'Survivor' nekkid as a j-bird!

Under Construction:
The 'Jalopy' '78-'79 Mash-up
'Quikie' '81 gl1100I back on the lift, project with the step-son!

In The Shed:
'81 gl1100I barn find aka "Josie, the farmer's daughter." (almost comatose build)
'77 gl1000, roller parts bike.
'82 gl1100I, 'Old Crusty' titled roller parts bike (free!)
'82 gl1100I, My first 'Wing, and an expensive lesson!
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NotSoLilCrippseys
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Post by NotSoLilCrippseys »

Welcome from Maine. The CX motor has always looked cool to me.
Avatar is a summer '21 photo of the Blue Phoenix, our 1983 GL1100I rescue gone naked.

In the Stable and Ridable
1992 ST1100 - my longer haul tourer
1992 XJ600S - son's streetfighter
1987 VFR700 - son's latest, in blue/silver
1983 - GL1100I - naked Blue Phoenix (son's, really)
1982 GL1100I - naked bagger Cabernet
1979 GL1000 - Ginger Lynn, but not that Ginger Lynn (Wing and a Prayer)
1978 CB550K - son's cafe (carb issues still vex)

Active Project(s)
1979 GL1000 - Confirmed one owner, with original paperwork. Vetter fairing and bags, off the road in dry, heated storage for 35 years.

Sold
Not lookin' back to avoid regrets
Koboldwrangler
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NotSoLilCrippseys wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:03 pm Welcome from Maine. The CX motor has always looked cool to me.
Thanks! My cx is my first bike, and I will probably keep it till the wheels fall off haha
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