83 GL 100I
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- Motorcycle: 1983 GL 1100 Interstate
83 GL 100I
My Goldwing smokes a lot when I start it when its cold only lasts about 30 seconds anything I can do Thank you
Randy
- spookytooth
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Re: 83 GL 100I
Sitting on the side stand, oil can seep past the rings and into the cylinders on the left bank. It's just a common anomaly of the beast...
- Fred Camper
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Re: 83 GL 100I
You can change the valve guides and that will stop it for about a week, or you can just ride it like the rest of us do. Or use the center-stand if it bothers you.