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Thanks for the responses, I'm anxious to give this a try.

Where can get an electric fuel pump? (probably a dumb question). I would really like to try this as I have not been able to get my floats right. Thanks for the great info.

Well, I found the problem. The bolt that secures the fairing framework to the motorcycle frame was not tightened. I tightened it down and now my fairing does not move at all. Thanks for your suggestions. Lucky for me it was just caused by my own stupidity when I put this bike back together.

I have noticed at highway speeds that my fairing on my 1983 GL1100i does not shake but at low speed it moves alot. Is this normal? If not what can I do to fix it?

I'm taking it back to the paint shop on Friday to have striping added.

This is after 6 months of working on it after work 4 hours a night. Just got it back from being painted by a custom paint shop here in St. George, Utah.

Bringing it home. I traded a 1988 yamaha yz125 dirt bike for this bike. It was running on only 3 cylinders and was full of spider eggs. Only the left front brake was working. It had numerous cracks in the bags and fairing.

Hey Littlebeaver, I looked at your photo album and I hope my professional paint job looks as good as your spray can job. Looks great to me!

I bought my adapters at Home Depot in the plumbing section and my die at Hurst in St. George.

It is being painted by a professional shop. Hopefully it will be done by the end of this week but then I need to let it cure for about a week before I can reassemble it. I will post before and after photos. Your bike looks great.

I was unable to find a way to connect my vacuum gauges for syncing the carburetors so I purchased 1/4 inch brass hose connectors and an 5mm die. I use the die to put 5mm threads on the the brass hose connector. I was able to connect my vacuum gauges along with an aquarium valve and sync my...

I have been restoring a 1983 GL1100i since November. It is to the point where the bags and fairing are out for custom painting. I'll post some pictures when I have a little more time.