'82 GL1100 mid life refresh

[koshak]

Greetings from the sunny island of Cyprus.

Was reading this forum for some time gathering info, and now it is time to make my own posts.

Recently bought blindly from overseas GL1100 1982. This is the photo from the advertisement.

In the photo, she looks good.
The bike arrived some time ago. In person she was not bad as well, but not without problems, mostly cosmetics. Had a test drives. Ordered some spares. Now it is time for the refreshment.

[koshak]

2 handles are so-so

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4 Mirror is broken, and both are weak

[koshak]

5 brake reservoir lives last hours

6 do not have tapes to test this thingy

[Rambozo]

I believe they call that "Good from far, but far from good". I'm sure you'll give her a little TLC and she'll be right.

[koshak]

7 polishing is needed

8 a lot of polishing...

[koshak]

9 rust treatment and some painting to be done

10 fuel hoses are scary

[koshak]

11 but if do not pay attention to little details - she looks great

[koshak]

12 starting the stripping process. the seat goes off.

13 more rust to take care later

[koshak]

14 Engine has signs of oil leakage - one of the main reasons for ongoing overhaul.

[koshak]

15 battery

16 speakers connections are not original, audio wiring is poor

[koshak]

17 after fairing removal found nut in the pocket on the frame

18 later found the origin of this nut

[koshak]

19 one bolt for the false tank was missing

20 under false tank one connector is empty. did not investigate yet - maybe somebody knows if it is spare or something is missing?

[WingAdmin]

20 under false tank one connector is empty. did not investigate yet - maybe somebody knows if it is spare or something is missing?

It's just a ground wire. I don't remember off the top of my head which accessory it was for, but mine had it dangling there unused as well.

[Rambozo]

Isn't that where the flux capacitor plugs in?

[koshak]

It's just a ground wire

thank you, had the same initial impression.

Isn't that where the flux capacitor plugs in?

what is that?

21 nuts were missing on one of the mufflers

[koshak]

22 after little bend the fuel hose simply broke

23 carbs removed, getting closer to the engine removal

[slickster]

Why are you removing the engine, overhaul?...bad compression?..knocking?...mileage?...those engines can easily go 100,000+ miles with no issues, .....

[koshak]

Why are you removing the engine, overhaul?...bad compression?..knocking?...mileage?...those engines can easily go 100,000+ miles with no issues, ....

I do a similar process with all aged bikes i take. As mentioned earlier, i bought this one blindly by advert overseas. She was running quite well prior to this ongoing stripping. But the main reasons for the engine removal:
1. Engine is leaking oil. Not hard but i do not like to have such a dirty engine - i will be driving her regularly.
2. All seals are old.
3. Internal condition was not known.
4. External condition requires attention.
5. Own entertainment and skills improvement - hobby it is.

[koshak]

24 condition of alternator socket

25 the wire for the neutral switch was extended. the reason is not clear so far - the extra length was just coiled and secured to the frame.

[WingAdmin]

That stator connector is a weak spot. Recommendation is to cut it out entirely cut back the wires to make sure you have fresh (non-oxidized) copper wire, and solder them together directly without a connector.

[koshak]

26 my pliers were too long to remove circlip from the drive shaft.

27 so i cut them to the required length and grind tips to the required diameter.

[koshak]

28 draining oil

[WingAdmin]

26 my pliers were too long to remove circlip from the drive shaft.
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27 so i cut them to the required length and grind tips to the required diameter.
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I usually head over to Harbor Freight to buy one of their cheap tools to modify into "custom application" tools.

[koshak]

I usually head over to Harbor Freight to buy one of their cheap tools to modify into "custom application" tools.

We do not have Harbor Freight here, but those pliers were cheap enough and used a lot, so fully legible for the mod. Replacement already purchased.

[koshak]

29 engine removed

30 belts look not bad but will be replaced