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<blockquote data-quote="SteveA-wing" data-source="post: 115473" data-attributes="member: 321"><p>Well, well, well......Due to some leg issues, I started looking around for a lighter alternative for my GL-1100i as my daily rider. I happened on a low mileage '81 GL-500i on Ebay not too far from me that needed some love. Bike hadn't been on the road for 4 years, brakes were shot, tires were shot and had started to be used as a donor bike, but luckily only plastic parts. The bike had no fairing, front turn signals but had the wiring harness for the fairing. Long story short $280 later and a tank of gas for the truck, I had bike number six to join its brothers and sisters. Picked it up on a Saturday and had her purring on Sunday. I picked up most of the parts to put her back into shape. After an oil change and a carb rebuild, I bought new tires but I still have to mount them. I have had her ot on some short shakedown rides and fixing little things as I find them. I must say that she seems quite nimble and very smooth. I'll post some decent pictures once I get it the rest of the way together.[ATTACH=full]8231[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]8229[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]8230[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveA-wing, post: 115473, member: 321"] Well, well, well......Due to some leg issues, I started looking around for a lighter alternative for my GL-1100i as my daily rider. I happened on a low mileage '81 GL-500i on Ebay not too far from me that needed some love. Bike hadn't been on the road for 4 years, brakes were shot, tires were shot and had started to be used as a donor bike, but luckily only plastic parts. The bike had no fairing, front turn signals but had the wiring harness for the fairing. Long story short $280 later and a tank of gas for the truck, I had bike number six to join its brothers and sisters. Picked it up on a Saturday and had her purring on Sunday. I picked up most of the parts to put her back into shape. After an oil change and a carb rebuild, I bought new tires but I still have to mount them. I have had her ot on some short shakedown rides and fixing little things as I find them. I must say that she seems quite nimble and very smooth. I'll post some decent pictures once I get it the rest of the way together.[ATTACH type="full" alt="81 GL500i - 4.jpg"]8231._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="81 GL500i - 1.jpg"]8229._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="81 - GL500i - 3.jpg"]8230._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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