GL1100 Cheap E-Z Single Carb Conversion

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Re: GL1100 Cheap E-Z Single Carb Conversion

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Looks like fun! I still have a foot and a half of snow in my yard, and our high yesterday was in the mid-20's! I hope to have my '77 at least close to being ready to ride when riding weather finally gets here, but progress has been slow over the winter. I have a wood stove in the garage, which makes working out there on my days off possible, but not pleasant. I want to thank you again for posting your single carb mods. My copy of your design seems to work well, although I did have to switch to a 122.5 main jet. The stock jetting was way too rich in my application. Maybe because of 100 cc's less displacement, or maybe because the '75-'77 cams.
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I should not tell u this..........Supposed to be in low 80s this week-end........I'm gonna RIDE !!!!!!!!!
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Three day Easter camp trip, 81 single carb never missed a beat. Cold and rainy, had but had fun.
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Saturday 23rd Memorial Wknd headed out on 9 day campn road trip on both bikes,,,,,,,leav'n Bayou State goin north. No destination, whichever way the wind blows.........Single Carb (imo) is reliable, functional, and will Skat........
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Sounds like fun!
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So how wuz yer trip?
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I am unable to post images of our trip, but both bikes made 1200 mile round trip without a hitch. Single carb 81 uses a touch more gas than the stock 82. We had a blast in spite of the floods.
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I have not posted here for a while, camping out at Classic Goldwings, more single people there. Just thought I would give an update on our bikes. We took three long trips last year and the only problem came from the stock 82 hydo-locking at Beavers Bend, and on the Talimena Trail. I decided to convert the 82 to the VW34-3 carb with the PVC Manifold.


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DKL PVC MANIFOLD V2.0 GL1100 VW 34-3.. really simple, cheap, and will get your Wing on the road if your Carbs are Toast.
PVC Schedule 40: 3 each 1" PVC Sling Tee, 4 each 1" Street Elbows, 1 each 1"PVC Sch 80 Nibco Floor Flange, 2 ft 1"PVC Pipe
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dkl wrote:I have not posted here for a while, camping out at Classic Goldwings, more single people there. Just thought I would give an update on our bikes. We took three long trips last year and the only problem came from the stock 82 hydo-locking at Beavers Bend, and on the Talimena Trail. I decided to convert the 82 to the VW34-3 carb with the PVC Manifold.

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Me too ..... :oops:

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Do you have a drawing with dimensions for your jig?
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Hey guys. So I just built this intake manifold one weekend for something to do while waiting for other parts. Went together great and I don't think I have $15 invested in it. Only problem I'm having is I used my 1200 carb elbows because they fit the head better but didn't take into account the extra height I would have because of them. Air filter clears the shelter no problem but the idle air cutoff valve on the side of the carb hits the frame at the rear. :IDTS: I took the valve down to my favorite hardware and couldn't find the correct thread size for the life of me. Does anybody know what size it is?
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Auto parts store should have a thread gauge to figure it out....
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