HockeyFan
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So Dads had this Goldwing for as long as I can remember. Used it to commute to work mostly but I do remember a few times he went out just for giggles. He retired in the early '90s and moved to the mountains of VA. He soon got bored and got a part time job with a company car so the bike was parked in a shed. I've been after him to let me have it for a while and last time I was there we noticed the roof was caving in. He gave in and said he doubted he could hold it up anymore so I might as well take it. This is what it looked like.
The plan is to get it back on the road add a sidecar and give it back to him this spring. It would make a nice fathers day surprise I think.
I've been hitting ebay and finding most of the the stuff that needs replacing but so far everything looks solid.
It came apart nicely and I wasn't going to pull the motor or the swingarm but once I found out the gas tank wouldn't come out unless i did, well....
I've started cleaning and so far I'm pretty happy.
Are the rubber pieces supposed to slide off the intake runner like that?
Anybody have an extra one of these?
Here's another question, how hard should it be to run it through the gears sitting on the bench? I turned the motor with a wrench and had a hard time getting it in gear and now I can't seem to get it back out.
The plan is to get it back on the road add a sidecar and give it back to him this spring. It would make a nice fathers day surprise I think.
I've been hitting ebay and finding most of the the stuff that needs replacing but so far everything looks solid.
It came apart nicely and I wasn't going to pull the motor or the swingarm but once I found out the gas tank wouldn't come out unless i did, well....
I've started cleaning and so far I'm pretty happy.
Are the rubber pieces supposed to slide off the intake runner like that?
Anybody have an extra one of these?
Here's another question, how hard should it be to run it through the gears sitting on the bench? I turned the motor with a wrench and had a hard time getting it in gear and now I can't seem to get it back out.