1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Nice work, get that plywood up we can't wait til spring.
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
I've been putting up the ceiling for over 20 years now! Just can't seem to get those last three sheets done.Easter wrote:Nice work, get that plywood up we can't wait til spring.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Had a nice (sort of) day so got just a little more done...
The nice day was mostly because I had some brake work to do on my wife's car so was
"permitted" to fire up the furnace for the day!
Finished installing the upper engine mounts and the plate to keep the heat from the fuel pump. Installed the back plates for the rear floorboards, waiting to paint the undersides of the actual
floorboards... I forgot the bottom of them which shows when they are folded up.
Finished the rear brakes, I was worried about bleeding them as the stainless brake hose makes a trip
up to the top frame rails so creating a most possible air lock, but it went quite well.
Installed the footpegs and the headlight.
Also finished up installing the exhaust and the rear turn signals.
I wasn't going to install the turn signals as I run antique plates but since this will be my long distance
ride, figured at least install the rear ones.
After quitting for the day I remembered that I forgot to drill out the exhaust and weld in the O2 sensor bungs.
It's too late now because I'm too lazy to r&r the exhaust. I have a PLX Multigauge for the
O2, Oil Pressure and Fuel Pressure but I guess at this point it's not going to be used.
That's about it for the rest of the season. The only thing left to do now is the front calipers,
before starting on the handlebars and the wiring.
The nice day was mostly because I had some brake work to do on my wife's car so was
"permitted" to fire up the furnace for the day!
Finished installing the upper engine mounts and the plate to keep the heat from the fuel pump. Installed the back plates for the rear floorboards, waiting to paint the undersides of the actual
floorboards... I forgot the bottom of them which shows when they are folded up.
Finished the rear brakes, I was worried about bleeding them as the stainless brake hose makes a trip
up to the top frame rails so creating a most possible air lock, but it went quite well.
Installed the footpegs and the headlight.
Also finished up installing the exhaust and the rear turn signals.
I wasn't going to install the turn signals as I run antique plates but since this will be my long distance
ride, figured at least install the rear ones.
After quitting for the day I remembered that I forgot to drill out the exhaust and weld in the O2 sensor bungs.
It's too late now because I'm too lazy to r&r the exhaust. I have a PLX Multigauge for the
O2, Oil Pressure and Fuel Pressure but I guess at this point it's not going to be used.
That's about it for the rest of the season. The only thing left to do now is the front calipers,
before starting on the handlebars and the wiring.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
That was a lot for one day. Looking good.
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Man, this bike's red, I mean really red! Nice detail work, love it!
cheers
Dean
cheers
Dean
1982 GL1100 Fat Turtle
- Wolfie666
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Just a quickie today,
Working on an Arduino powered dash.
This is the Speedometer test setup...
Going for...
Oil Pressure, Oil Temp,
Fuel Pressure, Fuel Level, Low Fuel Warning,
Speedometer, Tachometer,
Air Temp, Water Temp,
and whatever else I can come up with while I'm bored this winter!
Working on an Arduino powered dash.
This is the Speedometer test setup...
Going for...
Oil Pressure, Oil Temp,
Fuel Pressure, Fuel Level, Low Fuel Warning,
Speedometer, Tachometer,
Air Temp, Water Temp,
and whatever else I can come up with while I'm bored this winter!
Last edited by Wolfie666 on Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Forgot to post a picture of the actual display. Only about 1" x 1.5".
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Nice work. Wish I had the same expertise with electronics as I do with straight electrical and mechanical, and could build some of the items I would like to. Cheers
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1985 GL1200 Limited Edition
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
Ernest
1985 GL1200 Limited Edition
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Cool, just don't forgt to look at the road.
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
A little bit out of sequence, but
Made these little plugs to go where the "EGR" tubes went.
Made these little plugs to go where the "EGR" tubes went.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Finally... got the last part painted...
(actually this is the second time around, the first time I used the "wing" emblem but the clearcoat didn't like it for some reason and it clouded over in spots)
(actually this is the second time around, the first time I used the "wing" emblem but the clearcoat didn't like it for some reason and it clouded over in spots)
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Finally have the digital dash display in a home...
Using a Turn Signal Housing.
Using a Turn Signal Housing.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Hmmm...clever.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Finally getting around to the carbs, decided to freshen them up...
A little High Gloss Engine Paint...
One of the new floats seems to have a problem...
One down, one to go... as soon as the new float gets here...
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
On another note...
I made this close to 40 years ago, and just now getting around to using it...
Took a pair of '70s Chrysler Birdcage Alternators,
pressed the stator between two case ends...
and...
Have a real nice table when you want to paint something while rotating the part as opposed to wanling around it.
I made this close to 40 years ago, and just now getting around to using it...
Took a pair of '70s Chrysler Birdcage Alternators,
pressed the stator between two case ends...
and...
Have a real nice table when you want to paint something while rotating the part as opposed to wanling around it.
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Don't take life seriously,
You will never get out alive!
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Don't take life seriously,
You will never get out alive!
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