Recent content by flyboy667

Thank you all for the advice. I will open the moth eaten wallet and purchase a meter and learn how to use it . cheers

could learn how but dont own one. would have to take it in to an auto electrician. which costs here in a small town.

I Just purchased a lovely 79 Honda GL500. All is great till I switch the lights on. After a 10 min ride with lights on I dont have enough power to turn the motor to start up if I stop. I have been forced to ride to work and back with lights off and then she holds a charge. I charge battery every...

I have been running a cowley 4 into one and bike ran great . Just put on a reverse megaphone muffler and bike is alot louder and I am sure the power has dropped a bit mid range 4000rpm and power is there low and high rpm .I could live with it. Does it need to be re jetted or is there anything i...

No. I dont smell gas in the oil. It seems to have stopped leaking quite a bit now. I can almost live with it. thanks

I have a great runner Gs550. Just leaking a minimal amount . After checking the oil level it is way too full, is there possibly an overflow that is giving me the oil leak ? Is head gasket replacement a huge job? Thanks any info appreciated.

I have an almost unrepairable Cowley 4 into 1 system on my 81 Gs 550. I have tried ebay and have one option that is way too pricey for me and battle to get parts shipped to Cape Town SA reasonably. Are there any other sets i can try that will fit like honda cb550 as these are more easily...

Hi, the bike is looking great!! what clocks did you use? i am looking for ones like those for my GS450. thanks

Fantastic Build thread. I am working on an almost identical project. Keep it up. Any info on replacing the speedo and Tach? I will check out Acewell but my problem is that i need the speedo in KPH.