i removed this from one of my wings a while back. i hung onto it for reference in case i wanted to buy a generic one from a parts store. after reading this i decided to cut it open. the glue had clearly let go, and it was rattling around in there providing NO filtering at all. to be fair, i have no ...

i would ...
a) check compression
b) switch spark plugs and wires around trying to make the issue move to another cylinder

this would be a good time to check compression.

p.s. your bike is taking forever to warm up. for a short hop, i could easily be at my destination before the fan kicked in. the coolant temperature sensor should be checked for resistance.

since you haven't received any help with this, i'll jump in with what little i know. the only thing vacuum related that i can think of is the cv sliders (technically, not true, as the jets operate on vacuum, but they wouldn't 'stick'). they could be sticking in the "up" position when you give it som...

mine was letting out a large puff of blue from the RIGHT side after sitting on the side stand overnight; not sure if your issue is the same, but valve seals have a tendency to harden on bikes that have been sitting for years, and i have found that they often soften up and work much better with some ...

for that, you could apply power and ground directly to the fan at it's connector. if the fan runs, then you can start moving upstream in the circuit.

i was never that good at actually making money, but i have always been exceptional at managing what money i did make ... to me this is an absolute no-brainer. work at your new, good-paying job, drive the car that you currently have, SAVE money until you can afford to pay cash in full for a good runn...

i was wondering what that screw was for. played with it a bit and got one of the horns to make a sound like a sick canada goose. these horns are dead.

well ... the question is more of a ponder now, as i found a FIAMM horn in my hoard which, by itself, is more than equal to 2 stock gl1100 horns.

3 gl1100's ... 6 horns total ... 2 of them dead ... 1 of the dead ones is dented.

of course i could just spread the wealth and have 1 with 2 good horns, and the others with 1 good horn each, or go to ebay and spend some money ... but we are here to fix things, yes ?

any way to fix these things ?

before you put a wrench on those plugs you should spray them at their bases with pb blaster or something similar. let it soak in overnight while you determine where the oil leak is. source of oil leak should be your primary concern right now. wipe the engine down, spray with degreaser, wipe down aga...

i would loosen the next banjo bolt up stream and see if fluid is moving though there, if none, keep moving upstream.
there may be better troubleshooting methods, and if so, someone will likely chime in .

i have done enough reading here to know that these old wings are considered cold-blooded animals, and today i learned to take this seriously. went to take wing2 for it's first 'real' ride this morning and as soon as i shifted to 2nd gear it began some serious hesitation and even stalling. re-start i...

yup, thats the part number i needed. funny thing is, they are available all over the internet, yet none of the parts diagrams listed it, although they did show it in the diagram.
thanks again, very helpful.

well, my dealer sold me exactly the part that i ordered (45516-166-006) ... but i ordered wrong. i will look up 45516-422-006 and see what that looks like. the dimensions you have given (39.7 x 3.5) look like what i need as i roughly measured the existing one at 40mm. thanks for the info, i am sure ...

good hondog, thanks for replying.
that's actually the one i ordered, and received, from the local honda shop. it's much too small at approx 27mm dia. it's for the single disk front brake system.
the one i need is something close to 40mm dia (two discs on the front, larger fluid reservoir).

1982 aspencade ... having a hard time finding the part number for this because while the parts diagrams all list it (item number 17 ... it's larger than the one for a single disc system) none of them show it in the parts list. should i take that to mean 'don't bother, it's no longer available' ? if ...

any carb(s) that have been sitting for several years with gas in them are going to need complete service ... removal, disassembly, cleaning, certain rubber bits replaced (although i have had some success re-using the old parts i can't recommend it). there are guys here that do it professionally, alt...

sometimes a battery will give you some warning in the form of a slow crank. other times, yes, it can go dead without warning. you could probably get it tested at a parts store, but from the sounds of it, your battery tender is trying to tell you something ... assuming that your battery/solenoid/star...

you have the handlebar switch in the "run" position, right ?
you wouldn't be the first guy to miss that.

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very nice score !

weird ... i am in canada, but still the link doesn't work for me.
regardless, "16mm" was the key to a successful search. looks like there are plenty available.
thank you both.

either that carb is new or you did a masterful job of cleaning it ???
more pics would be awesome. any shots of linkage, air cleaner ... ?

joneszy ... bang on with the master cylinder needing rebuild/replacement. i am running into trouble trying to source one, however. the kits that i am seeing are for the piston/spring/seal but my leak is definitely at the o-ring between the plastic fluid reservoir and the cast aluminum section. i wan...