CCRider
Coast to Coast
This isn't much of a restoration, just a clean it up and get it running.
My Dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last August, and although he was in good shape when he died, he had ridden his Goldwing very little in the last few years. When he did ride, he complained that it wasn't running well and would only idle with the choke on, so it spent a lot of time sitting in the garage.
About a month ago, I decided to tear into it and get it running right again. (Which of course I regret not doing while Dad was living)
It took about three afternoons to get through all the plastic and get the carbs off, but once out, they were pretty dead simple to work on. It's a '96 GL1500 BTW so there's only two carbs to deal with. I didn't replace anything in the carbs, just cleaned them up and checked float levels. The battery was dead and wouldn't take a charge, so I installed a new AGM battery. The tank was drained and refilled with fresh gas.
After another afternoon or two fighting the carbs back into the bike, she fired right up and ran great. I finally got all the plastic reinstalled yesterday, and took it out for a ride.
Here's a pic of her after the ride, running great but still needing some cleaning and basic maintenance.
My Dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last August, and although he was in good shape when he died, he had ridden his Goldwing very little in the last few years. When he did ride, he complained that it wasn't running well and would only idle with the choke on, so it spent a lot of time sitting in the garage.
About a month ago, I decided to tear into it and get it running right again. (Which of course I regret not doing while Dad was living)
It took about three afternoons to get through all the plastic and get the carbs off, but once out, they were pretty dead simple to work on. It's a '96 GL1500 BTW so there's only two carbs to deal with. I didn't replace anything in the carbs, just cleaned them up and checked float levels. The battery was dead and wouldn't take a charge, so I installed a new AGM battery. The tank was drained and refilled with fresh gas.
After another afternoon or two fighting the carbs back into the bike, she fired right up and ran great. I finally got all the plastic reinstalled yesterday, and took it out for a ride.
Here's a pic of her after the ride, running great but still needing some cleaning and basic maintenance.