Randakk now offers GL1000 and GL1100 Float Setting gauges. Details here
I show how to set floats in the video: Randakk’s GL1000 Carb Rebuild Video
Note: The procedure for setting the float levels on GL1100 carbs is essentially the same as the one for GL1000 carbs described below. The only difference is that the float level spec for the GL1100 is 15.5 mm instead of 21.0 mm.
If you own a Honda GL1000 – congratulations! You own one of the best motorcycle designs ever. I’m biased of course, but the well-regarded folks at the Guggenheim Museum selected the original Honda GL1000 as one of the featured machines in the wildly popular Art of the Motorcycle exhibition series.
Honda GL1000 tuning is considered a “black art” by some, but like any other engine tuning challenge, it’s really just a matter of attention to detail.
I get lots of questions on this topic….
Continue reading ““Performance” Ignition / Carb Combination for ’78-’79 Honda GL1000 engines”
Note: an objective analysis of available Honda GL1000 carb kits was recently completed by Ron Carmichael.
Continue reading “Honda GL1000 Carb Repair Kits Compared (Updated)”
Build Sheet Details for Randakk’s Supercharged GL1000. Vintage Honda Performance!
This bike is now owned by a collector in Germany.
Randakk’s RC-003 Supercharged GL1000 …Current Incarnation
Continue reading “Honda GL1000 / GL1100 / GL1200 / CBX / DOHC-4 / CX500 & Variant Performance Parts”
Vintage Hondas like early GoldWings and CBXs have fairly robust starters. They do have wear issues that can lead to sluggish starting…especially when the engine is very hot. More on that issue later. A weak starter can cause hard starting…even if the bike is perfectly tuned. More on hard starting here.
Here’s a list of specific recommendations I’d like to share with any new owner of an early Honda GL1000 (1975-1977). These are based on my many years of experience owning, riding, restoring and servicing these bikes. These address frequent questions I get and incorporate preventions for most of the common problems I’ve seen over the years.
Continue reading “Recommendations for New Owners of a Honda GL1000”
Beautiful GL1000 engine restoration by customer Tom Cox of Loveland, Colorado
A new offering at Pistol Pete’s Services: newly developed OE style vacuum cap buttons replacements.
Honda GL1000 CV Carb Cap “Button” Replacements
Continue reading “Honda GL1000 CV Carb Cap “Button” Replacements”
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