Arnold
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I bought this GL1100 on Craigslist for half a grand. PO had crashed it the morning of the sale, so was anxious to sell. I repaired the cracked windshield with clear epoxy, and the windjammer fairing with black ABS cement from Lowes hardware store. The original black paint was well worn, so I sanded, primed and painted the parts white. I ordered the yin/yang vinyl decals on line, had the checkered tape leftover from the red 1981 GL1100 Interstate I rehabbed last year. My friend helped me blow compressed air through the idle jets, so now it idles quite nicely with all the pilot screws turned out 2 and 1/4 turns. I replaced the choke cable and speedo cable with parts from Canyon Honda here in Idaho. I cut 2" off the top of the windshield with my scroll saw, so now it is 19" tall and I can see over it. Also, in the front view, you can see how I painted checkers in grey and white on backside of the windshield to conceal (from a distance) the big expoxied crack across the bottom. My next job is to rebuild the shock and fork seals. The springs are saggy, but I'll leave them that way because my legs are short and it keeps the bike low.