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    #31
    OH NO MISTER!!!!! Full on RIDER or no dice. Get her done while your back still lets you and me take the Pepe and Penelope reunion cruise.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #32
      I was wondering if the black pipes this bike has was stock or if they were supposed to be chrome..and I think someone else asked that too.

      So heres an article with the sales add picture and it seems black was what it was in 75...so yeah this is probably the stock pipes too.

      Page Not Found - HowStuffWorks
      http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1975-honda-gl1000-gold-wing1.htm
      Last edited by chuck hahn; 09-12-2014, 08:04 PM.
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        #33
        Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
        I was wondering if the black pipes this bike has was stock or if they were supposed to be chrome..and I think someone else asked that too.

        So heres an article with the sales add picture and it seems black was what it was in 75...
        Where's an article?
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #34
          Fixed it Rob. Forgot to paste the link....sorry.
          MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
          1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

          NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


          I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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            #35
            Just realised this...I now own at least one of the Fab Four

            Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and now the addition of the Honda ( again ).
            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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              #36
              Steve, Dale, anyone else with a wing...need an opinion. I "think" I know but I need your opinions here.

              So I get the bike this afternoon and trailer it home. I want to do the look over..oil level, coolant etc etc. All looks good so I decide to remove the plugs and crank the engine over to get some oil sloshed around to the top end. Put the socket on the first plug to snap it loose and not one bit of resistance..so i think WTF!!!!! Dont tell me he stripped the threads. Nope thats not it..not 1 of the plugs was tightened down even remotely..all started but never seated.

              So now I turn on the petcock...little drips but not a gusher by any means. Hit the button and not one squirt or gush of fuel from the bowls, cross overs, or fuel lines. I crank the bejesus out of it while looking for a leak..nothing. All I notice is the bottom of the plenum has gotten wet with fuel. This makes sense to me as the plugs are out and the fuel pump is pumping but the cylinders arent creating vacuum because the plugs are out...sound right??? So now I am thinking that the guy put new plugs in, forgot to tighten them, then noticed the engine was wet but not realising it was from the petcock!!

              So he gets all paniced and takes the airbox off and sees the plenum full of fuel..because the cylinders cant suck any in without the plugs sealed!!! Guys...could this be all that simple?? Really??? Really???

              And now that i think of it, if the floats are closing the float needles shouldnt there NOT be any fuel getting into the plenum whether or not the fuel pump is creating the line pressure? ever had a bike with a fuel pump, so that why I ask. Seems the floats should shut off flow and there would be a pressure bypass somewhere???
              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                #37
                Chuck,
                If you are just looking to get it running for a flip, then give it a go. If this bike is something you may want to keep, I'd pull the carbs and replace the O-rings and do it up right.
                Ed

                To measure is to know.

                Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

                Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

                Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                  #38
                  Probably gonna keep it a while, but right this moment the focus is on getting to started first. Cant really tell squat till shes spinning under her own power.

                  My post was Just about what I have found so far and what my summations are...and if they seem like a plausable scenario. Decisions will be later coming.
                  Last edited by chuck hahn; 09-13-2014, 08:35 PM.
                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                    #39
                    Just finished working on one of these only red, possibly the smoothest running 40 year old bike I have ever been on. BTW Chuck the carbs are a beast to work on, more jets than a DFW runway!

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                      #40
                      Chuck, I've never worked on a bike with a fuel pump. Tons of vehicles with them but not bikes. On vehicles there isn't any sort of bypass system in the carbs themselves, only in the fuel pump to regulate the pumps pressure output. No, the only thing that stops fuel from continuously flowing past the needle and seat is the upwards pressure from the float. The normal fuel pump output pressure on vehicles was in the range of 4 to 6 p.s.i. It probably will be less on your bike but the principle is still the same.
                      Last edited by rustybronco; 09-13-2014, 09:27 PM.
                      De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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                        #41
                        I " aint skeert" Joe. Guy even ponied up a REAL ( not repro or Clymer / Haynes ) direct from Japan factory service manual. And god as my witness, there arent even a greasy finger print in it..I swear!!
                        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                          #42
                          Thanks Dale. By the way guys, I just got done using some Maquires Scratch X 2.0 compound and hand rubbed down all the body panels. They are in the back of the Durango right now. Pics will be posted soon as the sun gets good to take pics. Got a lot of grey oxidation on the rag from off the clear coat and man what a difference that made.

                          PURE BIKE PORN i tell ya..stay tuned.
                          MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                          1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                          NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                          I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                            #43
                            BIKE PORN!!!!!!!
                            Gimme!

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                              #44
                              Tomorrow morning when your having your coffee Jeepster. I promise..sometime around 8 AM or so it should be good pic taking light
                              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                                #45
                                I do not drink coffee
                                but whn I do not its after 2 pm atlantic standard time

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