I was inspired to create this Tech Tip after reading an old post by Jim Myers on the Classic Wing Club mail list. The general context of the thread surrounded the issue of setting idle mixture screws. My view - a proper carb rebuild on a vintage … [Continue reading]
You might consider this item: Randakk's GL1000 Carb Rebuild Video Here's a partial list of problems encountered by amateurs when rebuilding GL1000 carbs. Often, I'm called upon to resolve botched rebuilds by incompetent mechanics, current or … [Continue reading]
Does your early GL1000 sound like a rattling bucket of bolts when idling? If so, you might have a serious engine problem but most likely you do not. Read on... … [Continue reading]
Head gaskets on early 'Wings are ultra reliable. The vast majority of these bikes are still running flawlessly on the original, factory-installed head gaskets which are now 40+ years old. Rare failures are usually caused by inattention and poor … [Continue reading]
I was very fortunate to grow up in a neighborhood and farm family full of excellent shade-tree mechanics. Mostly they were short on cash and long on resourcefulness. I learned quite a lot by pestering these very talented home-gown mechanics. … [Continue reading]
Warning: Controversial Material! I grew up in a farm family in the South, so I'm very fond of corn. Of course I like grits, but my favorite form of corn is high quality bourbon! I have personally benefited from crop subsidies and understand the … [Continue reading]
Starters are very reliable on GL1000s, but it's nice to have a back-up. The back-up kick start lever is found only on '75-'77 models. Honda deemed this extravagant redundancy was unnecessary and dropped the feature on later models. I've actually … [Continue reading]
Warning: Controversial Material! I get lots of inquiries about fuel mileage these days. It's no surprise given highly volatile fuel prices! Here's what I know about the subject. … [Continue reading]
Experienced wrenches sometimes forget that we operate with a set of understandings that becomes so ingrained as to become second nature. I don't normally rely on gizmos like the K&N Air Fuel Monitor shown on my supercharged GL1000 (above). But … [Continue reading]
