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Started my 79 GL1000 today for the first time since I bought it. Took a few minutes for the carb bowls to fill but it eventually fired up, kinda. I rebuilt the carbs and used the workshop manual settings for idle mixture but the synch is way out. So it started out pretty rough but got better as I fiddled with mixture and balance settings. Don't have a synch tool yet, it should be here in a week or so. Runs okay once it warmed up, so I'm lean at this point.
Rebuilt carbs, new fuel lines, new air, oil, fuel filters, new plugs, changed oil after it got up to temp. Added some seafoam to both fuel and oil. New battery. New headlight assembly although it didn't light, something amiss in the wiring or the bulb is dead. Removed the touring gear except for the crash bars; figure I'll leave those on until I've ridden it a few times since it's such a heavy beast. All the gauges work but the tach seems really sluggish. The PO wired in a thermostat bypass switch, one of about four cheesy toggles on the gauge cluster. Got the other three off but this one was stubborn. Good thing because it has to be thrown for the rad fan to come on. Will yank that soon.
Hate the seat, the bars, and the front fender. Have a superbike bend coming, still looking for a seat. Replaced the foot boards with stock pegs, still need to install stock gear shift arm. Brake caliper rebuild kits on their way and have new steel front brake lines to install. Right fork leaking pretty good, new seals on their way. Have what I believe are stock turn signals but they're still attached to fairing and trunk, will tackle that soon, the wiring is uh, not clean. In fact, there's several extra wires roughly patched in to the harness which will see the trash can soon as well.
Having a great time and anxious to go for that first ride. First pic is the day I bought it, second is how it stands today. Think I may paint it soon, it's kinda rough. At any rate... it's alive and breathing. One more vintage Wing on the road again soon.
Rebuilt carbs, new fuel lines, new air, oil, fuel filters, new plugs, changed oil after it got up to temp. Added some seafoam to both fuel and oil. New battery. New headlight assembly although it didn't light, something amiss in the wiring or the bulb is dead. Removed the touring gear except for the crash bars; figure I'll leave those on until I've ridden it a few times since it's such a heavy beast. All the gauges work but the tach seems really sluggish. The PO wired in a thermostat bypass switch, one of about four cheesy toggles on the gauge cluster. Got the other three off but this one was stubborn. Good thing because it has to be thrown for the rad fan to come on. Will yank that soon.
Hate the seat, the bars, and the front fender. Have a superbike bend coming, still looking for a seat. Replaced the foot boards with stock pegs, still need to install stock gear shift arm. Brake caliper rebuild kits on their way and have new steel front brake lines to install. Right fork leaking pretty good, new seals on their way. Have what I believe are stock turn signals but they're still attached to fairing and trunk, will tackle that soon, the wiring is uh, not clean. In fact, there's several extra wires roughly patched in to the harness which will see the trash can soon as well.
Having a great time and anxious to go for that first ride. First pic is the day I bought it, second is how it stands today. Think I may paint it soon, it's kinda rough. At any rate... it's alive and breathing. One more vintage Wing on the road again soon.