maintenance
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- Motorcycle: 1979 gl1000 gold wing
maintenance
I purchased a 1979 honda gold wing which looks clean and started right up. I have changed the timing belt, oil, shaft drive fluid, and flushed the radiator, is there other maintenance I should do on a bike of this age when I dont know the maintenance history? Is there lubing that should be done? Love to hear your thoughts. It seem to run and sound great for a bike of its age. The only hick-up is accelerating from 60 up you can tell something is slightly off because at time it really purs and takes off while most of the time though it accelerates its slower.
- WingAdmin
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- Motorcycle: 2000 GL1500 SE
1982 GL1100A Aspencade (sold)
1989 PC800 (sold)
1998 XV250 Virago (sold)
2012 Suzuki Burgman 400 (wife's!)
2007 Aspen Sentry Trailer
Re: maintenance
I would pull the driveshaft and rear wheel to inspect and lubricate the splines with Moly grease.
- virgilmobile
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- Motorcycle: 1988 GL1500 I
Previously owned
78 GL1000
81 GL1100
82 GL1100 I
83 GL1100 I
83 GL1100 standard
84 GL 1200 I
Re: maintenance
Does the bike still have points or electronic ignition.?
- dingdong
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1993 gl1500A
2004 NRX1800 Rune SOLD
Re: maintenance
Check brake pads and renew the brake fluid. Replace the fuel filter. Purchase a can of SeaFoam and following the directions run it through the fuel tank. Check and or re-lube and properly torque the steering head bearings. Drain and refill the forks with clean fork oil. Re-lube and properly torque the swing arm bearings. If it hasn't been done yet, solder the three yellow wires from the stator.......... More to follow from others.
- Solina Dave
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Re: maintenance
I personally have to admit that I don't do much heavy lifting when it comes to my motorcycles health, just the basic maintenance, repairs, and cosmetics. It was mentioned to me recently, by the gentleman who does all my serious work, that the universal joint should be closely checked for excessive play. A failure at this point would seize the rear end and definitely create a problem at highway speeds. I hope I have it right, maybe someone else could comment.WingAdmin wrote:I would pull the driveshaft and rear wheel to inspect and lubricate the splines with Moly grease.
Dave
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- WingAdmin
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1982 GL1100A Aspencade (sold)
1989 PC800 (sold)
1998 XV250 Virago (sold)
2012 Suzuki Burgman 400 (wife's!)
2007 Aspen Sentry Trailer
Re: maintenance
This is correct. It can also destroy the swingarm in the process. Checking for excessive driveline lash is a good way to check for a loose universal joint without tearing into things.Solina Dave wrote:I personally have to admit that I don't do much heavy lifting when it comes to my motorcycles health, just the basic maintenance, repairs, and cosmetics. It was mentioned to me recently, by the gentleman who does all my serious work, that the universal joint should be closely checked for excessive play. A failure at this point would seize the rear end and definitely create a problem at highway speeds. I hope I have it right, maybe someone else could comment.WingAdmin wrote:I would pull the driveshaft and rear wheel to inspect and lubricate the splines with Moly grease.
Dave
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1982 GL1100A Aspencade (sold)
1989 PC800 (sold)
1998 XV250 Virago (sold)
2012 Suzuki Burgman 400 (wife's!)
2007 Aspen Sentry Trailer
Re: maintenance
WingAdmin wrote:This is correct. It can also destroy the swingarm in the process.Solina Dave wrote:I personally have to admit that I don't do much heavy lifting when it comes to my motorcycles health, just the basic maintenance, repairs, and cosmetics. It was mentioned to me recently, by the gentleman who does all my serious work, that the universal joint should be closely checked for excessive play. A failure at this point would seize the rear end and definitely create a problem at highway speeds. I hope I have it right, maybe someone else could comment.WingAdmin wrote:I would pull the driveshaft and rear wheel to inspect and lubricate the splines with Moly grease.
Dave