Topic: 79 goldwing tadpole

[Lostboy Steve]

That is not a VW front end (I had 2 Beetles and a Karmann Ghia). Beetles and the like didn't use A arms.

On the topic of Spyders, they are all over Chicago, particulary the night club district in River North on Friday and Saturday night. They seem to have found favor with the brothers. They are all neoned up and very loud. I also see several Polaris Slingshots.

So Danny, are you saying it's the replacement for the m109r? Lol

[JAG]

You should just sell it to me Jag, you don't need the headache...   


I've wanted a naked wing...that Sulfur Yellow with Rabid Transit fairing really talks to me...don't like the Vetter fairings.
The fairing would make winter riding more tolerable, or long road trips.


David

My thoughts exactly! Sulfur Yellow and Vesco Fairing is soooo enticing for long road trips!

[JAG]

Any idea if this will fit? I'm having a hard time finding a complete goldwing front end.

I wouldn't buy any Kawasaki forks for use on a Honda, from experience, nothing seems to fit or line up unless it's on a Kawasaki. I did a quick ebay search though, for "1979 Honda Goldwing Forks" and found a dozen or so candidates, all for under 100 bucks. Here's a nice(ish) set of forks with a nifty alloy fork brace for the princely sum of $84.95:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-HONDA-GL1000-GL-GOLDWING-Front-Forks-/172213051382?hash=item2818b29ff6:g:7O4AAOSwGeBXPmS2&vxp=mtr

Cheers, Terry.

Thank you for this Terry. I don't know why I couldn't find anything!

And goodness Terry, when I was here last you only had about 7,000 posts, you've been quite chatty!

[RAFster122s]

Wonder if that front end came off a miata or neon? Wheels are interesting, not your run of the mill setup.

All the turn and brake lighting being gone from the tail is an expensive pain to replace. Not to mention the front-end...

[simon#42]

its still going to be a very cheap bike , i would go with that fairing it looks great . you can afford to throw a few quid at it , if you get fed up
with it you can always move it on for a good profit .

[RAFster122s]

You have that right Simon.
The Rabid Transit fairing for BMWs run $600-1000 if in nice shape and complete with mount. There are some Goldwing mounts out there but you are likely to have to fabricate one.
They go for $300-400 or more when they show up on ebay. Not to often lately.

[JAG]

You have that right Simon.
The Rabid Transit fairing for BMWs run $600-1000 if in nice shape and complete with mount. There are some Goldwing mounts out there but you are likely to have to fabricate one.
They go for $300-400 or more when they show up on ebay. Not to often lately.

So the BMW can work with the Goldwing a little bit of modification?

[RAFster122s]

Yeah, the fairings are universal...the mounts are not.
BMW owners dig the fairing and there was a BMW faired bike that was heavily styled similar to the Rabid Transit by Vesco. I have a bunch of files I downloaded over the internet about the Vesco Rabid Transit, PM or email me an email address and I can share them with you.


Oh, the lowers are specific to the model, but the upper main body fairing is not specific to the bike.
David

[Terry in Australia]

Thank you for this Terry. I don't know why I couldn't find anything!

And goodness Terry, when I was here last you only had about 7,000 posts, you've been quite chatty!

Ha ha, you've been gone for a long time mate, I've actually slowed down on my postings, because sadly I haven't been able to access this site from my defence department computer like I used to in the early days! Cheers, Terry.

[JAG]

Well I ordered a bunch of parts for the ole girl. The purist in me stepped aside and got the spoke wheels for it instead of the "comstars?" Style wheels.

Since these bikes aren't outfitted with a kickstart, I can't see if the engine will even turnover - so I can see how much of a headache I've gotten myself into. So instead I hooked up all the electronics I could, all the wires where they belong and tried to hook up a battery instead to see if I could use the starter...

I'm no electrical guru - plug and play mostly, but after I hook up one lead, after trying to hook up the other spark jumps from the lead to the battery, while trying to tighten the screw down.

I know in a normal automobile, this is normal if you have something on - lights, key turned on etc., but I don't think this is normal for a bike if the ignition is in the OFF position and the kill switch is engaged.

I'm going to trace through the wiring to make sure there isn't any bare grounds touching, but are there any other thoughts?

[JAG]

Well I told you I'm electric- stupid. Soooo, I tried to hook up the battery backwards.

Good job Johnny Boy. Good Job... At any rate, it didn't stay on the terminal longer than a second or two so shouldn't be any permanent damage.

I need to download a service manual asap. Lol

Squirted some starter fluid in the "air box" and poured some gas directly to the carbs, bypassing the fuel tank, and she fired right up!

Now that I know she is born again, I can go through the tedious task of cleaning carbs, fresh fluids, and overall TLC.

I love these old Hondas!

[RAFster122s]

I like your selection of the spoked wheels. Be aware that the calipers are likely to be common to many bikes. The mount brackets are likely what is different. There are at least two lengths of the mount brackets holding them. They place the caliper for a certain diameter rotor as well as the mounting bosses. So, while a caliper may be a direct fit, the mounts may not.
I've picked up used calipers and rebuilt with a fresh piston and seal kit with good results.  FWIW...

Mine the parts lists on the rebuilds to see the applications for the rebuild kits and that tells you which calipers for what bikes transfer over...most of the late 70s and early 80s I believe.
The CX forum has a bit on the twin pot caliper and the brackets, the source of my knowledge...
Some GL calipers which were twin pot fit the single pot bikes without a fork leg change.
Mother Honda wasn't as nice as the CB550 as the left fork didn't have the mounting bosses for twin discs... 

As far as electrical. Have you joined the NGW Naked Goldwing group?  They should have the electrical wiring diagrams.

I would see if I could isolate the wiring draw pulling a fuse or disconnecting the harness connections to see which branch it is pulling the current.
Spark on the terminal would tell you which...

Does it have a clock?

Ignition switch might be bad. I would start there by pulling the connector...probably 3 or 4 spades in a connector block at the bottom of the switch/lock.

If no easy solution, then clean all the grounds and start from there to isolate it. Pulling fuses (after cleaning up the fuse box) to see which branch of the wiring you have to chase down. 

Sure you don't want to sell it to me?  (joking)

They sure didn't do you any favors on that ugly weld to the frame.  Gonna grind that back and clean it up and repaint. I wouldn't leave it to collect water in the tube.
The flux on the inside is probably attacking the steel.

David

[RAFster122s]

Oh, saw your reply after I had posted, glad she's OK!
Congrats! 
Drats, the price just went up.

Dhall has a wing as does Terry in Australia... pick their brains.

Want to do the belts and change the antifreeze as a minimum.  Belts available at Napa or good auto store, another vehicle application.

David

[Bankerdanny]

I don't know about the 79, but the 77 and earlier GL's did have a kick starter,  it was just not permanent. The lever was stored in the right side shelter ans the lever plugged into a port on the left side of the engine above the footpeg

[tbpmusic]

I had an '81 Necked Wing - it had a kick starter (removeable).......

[Don R]

 My 79 has no kick starter. I got the part number and bought gates belts at Rock Auto, napa has them also. I paid $250 for my wing but it looked correct, just hadn't had any work done until it wouldn't run any more. She goes now.