3rd GL1100 project. I'm getting faster.. (1983 this time)
Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 11:17 pm
This is a 1983 Honda Goldwing GL1100.
May have been an interstate at some point.
I picked it up for cheap and was able to ride it 120 miles home from CT to NY.
Has 77000 on the odometer and no speedometer cable. (so we know its MORE)
Fan switch wasn't working, one of the Previous Owner (PO) hard wired a fan Toggle switch.
Was missing a foot peg (had a long bolt)
Aftermarket pipes, 30+ years of crud on her, mouse nest in the air filter, PULL throttle cable half way broken (didn't know)
I think that should be enough of the bad.
STILL was able to ride it home 120 miles!!
I bought this bike because the engine was solid. When I arrived at the guys house, the bike started right up cold with little to no smoke and little to no choke. I let it warm up and no oil leak was obvious. Sounded great and steady. Felt great on the ride home. Plenty of power all the way through the gears and the RPM range. Turns out the frame and suspension was rock solid too! SO I'm really Happy with the purchase.
Plan: Tear it down and take everything off my '80 GL1100 and put it on this frame and engine and try and sell it for like $3000-4000.
I remembered a friend who will not be named, was interested in my '80 last year and I told him I'm not comfortable selling it because there's a problem with the engine. Well, I gave him a call and he is So Excited! He already gave me a down payment. Wants me to build the bike for his Dad for Fathers Day! I've already done work for his Dad in the past. Great guy. I'm super excited. We came to a great deal. It's less than what I was looking for but I don't mind. I really enjoy doing this!
I started tearing it down last week. Posted some of the parts in the For Sale forum. Today I had a full day to strip it all the way down and give it a FULL CLEAN.. Power Wash, windex the frame, polish the forks and all the chrome, started painting some of the smaller pieces. You can actually SEE the ribs on the bottom of the engine now!
My old broken down '80 is in the background of some of these pics. I'll post more as I go. I got a LOT done today.
So without further interruption!
May have been an interstate at some point.
I picked it up for cheap and was able to ride it 120 miles home from CT to NY.
Has 77000 on the odometer and no speedometer cable. (so we know its MORE)
Fan switch wasn't working, one of the Previous Owner (PO) hard wired a fan Toggle switch.
Was missing a foot peg (had a long bolt)
Aftermarket pipes, 30+ years of crud on her, mouse nest in the air filter, PULL throttle cable half way broken (didn't know)
I think that should be enough of the bad.
STILL was able to ride it home 120 miles!!
I bought this bike because the engine was solid. When I arrived at the guys house, the bike started right up cold with little to no smoke and little to no choke. I let it warm up and no oil leak was obvious. Sounded great and steady. Felt great on the ride home. Plenty of power all the way through the gears and the RPM range. Turns out the frame and suspension was rock solid too! SO I'm really Happy with the purchase.
Plan: Tear it down and take everything off my '80 GL1100 and put it on this frame and engine and try and sell it for like $3000-4000.
I remembered a friend who will not be named, was interested in my '80 last year and I told him I'm not comfortable selling it because there's a problem with the engine. Well, I gave him a call and he is So Excited! He already gave me a down payment. Wants me to build the bike for his Dad for Fathers Day! I've already done work for his Dad in the past. Great guy. I'm super excited. We came to a great deal. It's less than what I was looking for but I don't mind. I really enjoy doing this!
I started tearing it down last week. Posted some of the parts in the For Sale forum. Today I had a full day to strip it all the way down and give it a FULL CLEAN.. Power Wash, windex the frame, polish the forks and all the chrome, started painting some of the smaller pieces. You can actually SEE the ribs on the bottom of the engine now!
My old broken down '80 is in the background of some of these pics. I'll post more as I go. I got a LOT done today.
So without further interruption!