Hard to believe the tensioners won't adjust enough for the correct belt length. What are the chances that the old belts, and the replacement belts, are NOT factory spec OEM. Maybe they are some European substitute that is "close" to OEM. Here we generally use Gates T274's. Just a thought....

You can search the forums for ignition threads. The ignition modules are two small modules, about the size of a cigarette pack, mounted back-to-back on the left side of the frame under the shelter. You probably can just swap their connectors. Been a while since I've been in there so I'm working from...

Goldwing has rearview mirrors on the bars, not on the fairing. That might make it an '80 ???

Aussie is giving you good advice. If you couldn't force the pads back into the caliper without releasing the bleeder, then you may have a plugged return port in the master cylinder. This is a very tiny hole in the forward part of the master, viewed by taking the reservoir cover off. If it remains pl...

Sounds like ignition. One coil runs front 2 cylinders (plugs in series... it's better to ground one plug wire at at time, rather than just raise it off the plug). The other coil runs the rear 2 cylinders. Sounds like your rear 2 aren't helping at all, but the bike is running on the front 2. Has enou...

Hard to suggest where a loose wire in the fuse box should go. There shouldn't be any loose wires there unless a PO was doing some add-ons, or other mods. If the loose wire was temporarily attached to the Turn Sig fuse, it is probably a supply wire to something. If you removed it from the fuse, and t...

Welcome to the forum. We're glad you are here and would like to help you. It's hard to get a meaningful response to such a broad or vague inquiry. Try to do some topic searches, and start with some basic tests or observations, so we have something to go on. To begin, try this for a starting point......

No, I didn't own a '83 GL1100. But Mound is a relatively small town west of Minneapolis, around 8000 people. If you have a name, I might know the original owner. There are some Wings... I got mine from a neighbor. I'm not surprised you noticed the possible link. Just shows Wingers are a bit brighter...

If the old grease is the soft, brown or bluish, or redish regular grease then clean it out. You don't need to go overboard, some residue in the cavity would be ok. Clean the splines carefully and apply the hi-moly grease. The o-ring is hard to find. I just did my '80 GL1100. Factory spec is 47 mm x ...

The pic shows the PO did a good job of greasing the splines. That's a good sign. The safe recommendation is clean it out and apply high moly grease - Honda M77. The grease you put into the zerk nipple can be normal grease, which does NOT flow into this spline area.

Just a guess... starter motor stuck engaged ?? Can you give more evidence? Did it begin while riding, or just at startup? Noise same in neutral vs in-gear with clutch in (clutch problems) Water pump impeller bearings? Listen with a piece of hose (stethoscope concept) to locate area of engine where n...

I'm offering an opinion, not a warranty, but standard nuts with blue locktite would satisfy me. Could use red too, since you will never be removing these again, ever. Use special Moly 77 paste on reassembly of the splined parts.

No, you should have left those on. The pins are already threaded into the flange piece, so these are locknuts. They are indented to deliberately distort the threads so they won't easily loosen up. (they were a bi tch to get off, right). You have some choices... Put them back on. They will go on hard...

I can't really offer much help to Aperry, so this post might just be a distraction... But I find cell phone visibility to be dismally ineffective on an open-air setting like a Wing. I have tried several makeshift mounting locations, and I have no blue-tooth, no helmet headset, so my attempts probabl...

Wipe off old grease, and use Brake Clean as necessary. Use Honda Moly 77 grease (High Moly content). Closely examine final splines, both halves. If worn, replace. The flange half (5 pins that engage the wheel hub) might be worn more than the drive hub half, and is easier to replace. But check both. ...

With all the fussing with coils, etc., did the spark plug / coil wires all get put back in the right places?

Welcome to the forum. Can't help with the torn boot. Don't know if dealers have them... but probably can find somewhere on e-bay. Right side rear oily dust. The drive unit on the rear hub has a vent near the top. Due to temperature cycles (they do run warm when in use) oily vapors come out this vent...

I had to replace a lot of machine screws & bolts on my restoration. I got them at the local Home Depot, Menards, Ace hardware. But sometimes the heads didn't exactly match in shape, diameter, or finish. I either ignored that, and used them anyway. Or I replaced the other ones in the matched set so t...

Age 64 is young... don't give up too soon. Your description is somewhat confusing. Cranking implies the starter motor is turning the engine over, at sufficient speed to enable starting. Firing implies there is some combustion action that is assisting the starter motor and giving indications that it ...

Thanks for sharing. I, too, am fascinated by Rat Cars and Rat Bikes. They are artistic expressions of a very weird type of artist.
While I love to look at them, I have no desire to create, own, nor to ride one further than the nearest Bike Show.
Variety is the spice of life.

Highly unlikely any wires got switched. These kinds of symptoms are almost always a failed ground connection. Could be at a frame termination, or corrosion in the bulb socket, or a broken ground wire. The current through a filament can't find ground directly so it flows backwards through the compani...

Starting to run out of suggestions here... Hard to believe it idles OK, but the idle jet screw has no effect. And rough running just off idle at walking speeds is good indication of carbs not synched. But you can't synch 'em without idle jet screws working. Did you just clean the slow jet, and not t...

Idle screws = no effect is worth noting. Either the idle/low speed jets are still plugged. Or it is getting fuel some other way, like the stuck pistons on the main jets. Besides the low speed jet itself, did you clean the various passages associated with it. In particular there are 4 very tiny holes...

Puzzling for sure... here's some food for thought, but don't know if it will help. Symptoms are somewhat suggestive of float valve trouble, but you've been there already. Also possibly carb pistons sometimes stick up, and flood via the main jet??? But I am concerned about your test technique on the ...

My notes say the Napa NBH7733 hose was for a '97 Ford Aspire, and maybe also '88 Ford Festiva. Caution... some cross references come up with a 1-1/8"ID equivalent... don't believe them, you want a 1" ID hose. You don't need the Auto Make/model, they can look it up by the Napa #. My local Napa didn't...