Author Topic: GL1000s (Read 6738 times)

mark · « **Reply #25 on:** December 28, 2007, 08:29:10 PM »

I am truly sorry if I have offended any Wingers. In the interest of peace, love, and harmony, I will amend this thought............

Quote from: madmark73 on December 28, 2007, 05:42:40 PM

The later GL is actually a 2-wheeled car and therefore not a bike, imo.

......... to something like.......... The new GL looks like a giant scooter, imo.

... and I'll apologize for that evil thought, too.

whatever you do, don't read the electric 550 thread.

333 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 28, 2007, 08:54:52 PM »

I stand corrected. It is being offered on the 07 & 08 Wings. It doesn't make it any less stoopid! And you won't catch me buying one!

You guys still haven't made a good argument as to why it's not included in this forum. If it is excluded because of what it became, then the 750 should be excluded also. It became a twin cam. Now doesn't that sound stoopid?

mark · « **Reply #27 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:44:05 PM »

Quote from: 333 on December 28, 2007, 08:54:52 PM

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You guys still haven't made a good argument as to why it's not included in this forum. If it is excluded because of what it became,.....

More likely excluded for what it started out as, never mind what it became.

Quote from: madmark73 on December 28, 2007, 05:42:40 PM

Without passing judgement on either, they're completely different machines. One being an air-cooled inline engine with chain drive - the other a liquid-cooled boxer with shaft drive.

Technical questions about one will probably not apply to the other. Honda probably even recommends different oil.

I searched the SOHC4 area for '750c' and got 6 pages of results - out of over 700 pages. Only one page in the 'Other Bikes'... I seem to recall twin cam forums being suggested in response to twin cam questions.

I also searched for 'cb750' on nakedgoldwings and got 78 results - most having nothing at all to do with cb750s.

How about that old-standby universal answer...........

"Because."

dustyc · « **Reply #28 on:** December 28, 2007, 10:05:57 PM »

I don't know squat about Goldwings, but I'd say the reason is that it's horizontally opposed and not an inline 4.

DarkRider · « **Reply #29 on:** December 28, 2007, 10:33:09 PM »

Quote from: Fuzzball on December 28, 2007, 08:10:42 PM

Quote from: madmark73 on December 28, 2007, 07:09:29 PM
This look like a bike?

With a dam airbag?
Hmm...
oh, I get it: in case of accident, kiss this goodbye!

Heh we have hinted as much in the 550 thread lol

ChopperCharles · « **Reply #30 on:** December 28, 2007, 11:45:45 PM »

The GL1000's fuel tank (under the seat) is steel. The crappy idle can be fixed by properly adjusting the points and synching the carbs, or by replacing the points with electronic ignition.

Charles.

sandcastcb750 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2007, 10:42:27 AM »

Goldwings idle well if you syncronize them like SOHCs 4s. Is POO = S**t?

333 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2007, 04:26:41 PM »

They will run like a top. It is, after all, a Honda! And the fuel tank is neoprene, not steel.

DammitDan · « **Reply #33 on:** December 29, 2007, 11:24:05 PM »

Quote from: sandcastcb750 on December 29, 2007, 10:42:27 AM

Goldwings idle well if you syncronize them like SOHCs 4s. Is POO = S**t?

Yes, poo = sheeeeeeeit!

And no, I haven't heard a 'wing with a race cam installed... I'm sure it changes the equation somewhat!

ChopperCharles · « **Reply #34 on:** January 01, 2008, 07:47:38 PM »

I have a GL1000 in my garage. The fuel tank under the seat is 100% steel. It rusted out and I had to replace it. The panels on the fake tank are fiberglass, but the actual fuel tank is STEEL.

Charles.

333 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 02, 2008, 06:42:47 AM »

Quote from: ChopperCharles on January 01, 2008, 07:47:38 PM

I have a GL1000 in my garage. The fuel tank under the seat is 100% steel. It rusted out and I had to replace it. The panels the fake tank are fiberglass, but the actual fuel tank is STEEL.

Charles.

What year is it? All the ones I ever saw were neoprene. They crack and leak.

HITMAN · « **Reply #36 on:** January 02, 2008, 12:26:09 PM »

Err uhm, neoprene??? That would be scary.

I had to check, my 84' has a poly tank in it. As much as it sits in the garage, this is a good thing for no rust. The grouchy little carbs are another story, they have NEVER faired storage very well.

After test driving the new wing, they even ride like a big heavy scooter. But man they are tourque monsters!!!

333 · « **Reply #37 on:** January 02, 2008, 12:51:03 PM »

I always thought it was neoprene, but it was definatly some kind of plastic.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #38 on:** January 02, 2008, 02:49:59 PM »

Quote from: Fuzzball on December 28, 2007, 12:43:12 PM

Quote from: Joel C on December 28, 2007, 12:15:44 PM
I looked up some info on the GL1000's and it says the "tank" is just a cover for electronics, etc. Where is the actual fuel tank located?

The gas tank is a polyethylene jug tucked inside the frame under the seat.

My GL1100 I is a great bike, very dependable. Awesome power plant.

Check out some of the gallery bikes at www.nakedgoldwings.com
You'll be surprised.

Good question though, about the SOHC.....

Take a look at the white one on page 22, it's drop dead gorgeous.

Allthough not a wing fan, I had the good luck to get a ride on the first one in the UK prior to them being imported.

It had been given to the motorcycle press for testing and evaluation. The first tester from MCN raced it in the Brighton speed trials and smashed the 1000cc street class record. The day after he brought it to Elvington where I was competing in a sprint. He just let everyone have a ride.
Allthough it was a nice ride, I found the gearbox was a bit clunky.

Sam.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #39 on:** January 02, 2008, 02:53:05 PM »

Quote from: mkramer1121 on December 28, 2007, 06:02:07 PM

Quote from: madmark73 on December 28, 2007, 05:42:40 PM
"Why not a T&A forum"...

We have that, its called the Babe thread....

DammitDan · « **Reply #40 on:** January 02, 2008, 03:30:57 PM »

Wow!

Everyone says they handle like a tank, but is that really true? It seems like their center of gravity would be VERY low (down there with the R series beemers), especially since there isn't a lob of gasoline sloshing around above your knees...

DammitDan · « **Reply #41 on:** January 02, 2008, 03:34:26 PM »

Speaking of Goldwings...

http://nashville.craigslist.org/mcy/525997365.html

If only I had $2500 to blow!

dgfischer · « **Reply #42 on:** January 02, 2008, 03:40:10 PM »

Quote from: DammitDan on January 02, 2008, 03:30:57 PM

Wow!

Everyone says they handle like a tank, but is that really true? It seems like their center of gravity would be VERY low (down there with the R series beemers), especially since there isn't a lob of gasoline sloshing around above your knees...

Heres a link to the bike (or another bike in a simular style)

http://www.randakks.com/Randakk's%20Endurance%20Special.htm

They dont handle to bad, but they are still heavy bikes.
DG

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #43 on:** January 02, 2008, 04:47:20 PM »

Thanks for putting the piccy up Dan.

Thanks for the Link DanG. I like the idea of the blown one, but like the builder said, costly.

Sam.

ChopperCharles · « **Reply #44 on:** January 03, 2008, 08:58:45 PM »

To my knowledge any street legal motorcycle sold in the USA must have a steel fuel tank. Dirt bikes can get away with plastic tanks because they're not for on road use.

My GL1000 is a 75, but they all use the same fuel tank. It's the same part number for all years.

The GL1000 handles much better than the XS650 I used to own, but not as good as my V65 Magna. It's a big vintage bike, but it was originally designed as a muscle bike, NOT a luxury tourer. It transmogrified into that later. When originally released it was really quite a performance machine.

Charles.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #45 on:** January 03, 2008, 11:09:19 PM »

I had a 1975 GL1000 in the early 1980's, it was as smooth as silk, with turbine like power delivery, quite good brakes, but wobbly handling due to soft suspension and a ton of weight.

I nearly fell off my chair though when Charles used Goldwing and "Musclebike" in the same sentence, that's just silly, I read all the magazines at the time, and all Honda was trying to do with the 'wing was "Out-BMW, BMW" by building a big water-cooled tourer, and they certainly never had any sporting pretensions. Hell, you couldn't lean one over far enough to get around a tight corner, they weighed a ton, and with shaft drive, you couldn't change the gearing.

Fantastic tourers, but not a musclebike by a long shot. Cheers, Terry.

333 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 04, 2008, 06:31:57 AM »

While the comparisons to BMW are correct, touring bikes weren't around until the 80s. You could certainly make a tourer with aftermarket luggage and fairings. Honda didn't offer this until the GL1100. We have Craig Vetter to thank for what we refer to as "couches on 2 wheels". And the aftermarket also had something to do with the muscle stuff. You could get superchargers and rear ends with different gear ratios. The timing belts on the front of the engine made the supercharger easy to design. Another trick was a manifold to use a 2 or 4 barrel automotive carb.

upperlake04 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 04, 2008, 07:05:07 AM »

Quote from: 333 on January 04, 2008, 06:31:57 AM

You could certainly make a tourer with aftermarket luggage and fairings. Honda didn't offer this until the GL1100. We have Craig Vetter to thank..

One of Craig Vetters' pre-Windjammer Phantom series of fairings - IMHO among the most beautiful touring fairings ever designed.

bill440cars · « **Reply #48 on:** January 04, 2008, 08:48:23 AM »

I've been trying to check on Kghost and haven't had any response yet. Hope he's just been busy with work and all. Since no one had posted a picture of his Wing, I was going to but couldn't find it. I have even gone to Naked Gold Wings and have yet to find it, so I'm still looking. Got some for your viewing pleasure though.

Bull Dog Bobber, In Process

bill440cars · « **Reply #49 on:** January 04, 2008, 08:51:13 AM »

Quote from: upperlake04 on January 04, 2008, 07:05:07 AM

Quote from: 333 on January 04, 2008, 06:31:57 AM
You could certainly make a tourer with aftermarket luggage and fairings. Honda didn't offer this until the GL1100. We have Craig Vetter to thank..

One of Craig Vetters' pre-Windjammer Phantom series of fairings - IMHO among the most beautiful touring fairings ever designed.

Sure have to agree with ya Dave! Fine looking piece, at that!

Later on, Bill

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Author Topic: GL1000s (Read 6738 times)

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