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Big Latino74
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 03:21 pm | 61st Post |
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To much talk little action !!!1
I got 100 $ worth of gas, on the brown Gl1100 park out side my house
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Silverfox
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 03:30 pm | 62nd Post |
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Big Latino74 wrote: To much talk little action !!!1
I got 100 $ worth of gas, on the brown Gl1100 park out side my house
That's funny Big Latino, because that is about how much gas I have got on the inside of my tank!!! Well maybe nearer $50 
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rollen dean montoya
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 09:33 pm | 63rd Post |
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| this morning after i did a tune up i took the LTD out on I-15 from stoddard wells road to dale evans parkway and was cruising at 120mph with no problems. the beast still seemed to have plenty of go left.but at 16mpg it needs a bigger tank
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 09:54 pm | 64th Post |
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Motorcycle Pete wrote: (snip)
I seem to recall that, once I got used to it being a "big bike", the GL1000 didn't have much "oomf" until it hit about 4000 rpm? and the engine seemed designed to run out of power well before one got to redline at 8500rpm? It would be screaming like a banshee and not really accelerating anymore! I actually liked that; you didn't really need a tach; you could sense from the noise and lack of acceleration that it was really time to shift! 
That's interesting Motorcycle Pete. Must be the 79 torque tuning maybe. That is the year you had correct? I find just the opposite. When I hit 7000 and up to the red she pulls like crazy. That's where all the power is. I find that I have to shift not because it's out of power, but because if I don't that bike is going to leave me behind. Freaked out horse analogy comes to mind.
But I do agree completely that there is no low end oomph at all. Terrible tractor motor that GL1000 is. 
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 10:19 pm | 65th Post |
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Ok I read all the posts here and I look at this way, my 82 Wing only has an 80mph speedo on it and if it will run fast enough to stay out of the way of those crazy cagers then 80mph is plenty fast enough for me......Back in 1978 I bought my GS-1000 and found out REAL quick that even with a vetter fairing tour boxes and saddle bags that it would out run any stock bike built that year or for several years after....From 1/4 to flat out as long as I had the "guts" to twist that throttle it would go.......Now I'm more into getting from point A to point B without killing my self or any one else....
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 10:38 pm | 66th Post |
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| I "had" to pass two semi trucks on a nice flat stretch of road yesturday,,,,, got the ol GL1000 to 110mph I dont really know if it had any more left too busy looking at the road tho check the numbers too much, and I eased of the throttle pretty fast when I saw the numbers, its kinda hard to lean that thing at those speeds!
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Motorcycle Pete
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 01:48 am | 67th Post |
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nomados wrote: That's interesting Motorcycle Pete. Must be the 79 torque tuning maybe. That is the year you had correct? I find just the opposite. When I hit 7000 and up to the red she pulls like crazy. That's where all the power is. I find that I have to shift not because it's out of power, but because if I don't that bike is going to leave me behind. Freaked out horse analogy comes to mind.
But I do agree completely that there is no low end oomph at all. Terrible tractor motor that GL1000 is.
Oops- I should have clarified....my first GL1000 was a 1976, so it should be virtually the same as yours?  I came back from Speed Week (Daytona) in March of 1978, and by God, I was one "power hungry" young (18 yr old) buck!
I test drove a 76 with 2000 miles on it, at my local Honda shop; I'd known the guy who owned it....he was incredibly experienced, but very small. The story is that he bought it, rode it for a few months, fell over in front of multiple witnesses, and couldn't pick the beast up without help, and said "F*** It- I don't want the humiliation" and traded it back. I, of course, was an adrenaline charged youth...
So....I got the screamin' deal! (2000 miles, $2300 in 1978) It was a naked bike of course...I suspect yours still may be?  I remember basically "streamin' off the handlebars"....on my test ride, I got that beast airborne, at least twice! Pennsylvania railroad bridges are great for that! Yippee! I'm young! I'm havin' fun! I'm stupid!  I put 135,000 miles on it, and it would still be alive today had I not grown extra "stupid cells" at age 23.....
I immediately added a Vetter Fairing and bags, since long-distance travel was my immediate goal. I do remember that took some of the "zip" out of it! I still recall that the "power band" seemed to be between 4500 and 7500 rpm- it kept accelerating after, but not as quickly, and my "super-quiet" Wing started growling like an angry bear! I sensed that it was speaking to me- "Shift, you moron....SHIFT!" 
My 1979 1000 also has the Vetter package, but it still has some "gummy bears" in the carbs. I have the full Randaak kit, but I've been otherwise occupied and a bit intimidated; once you disconnect all the linkages and un-bolt the carbs from the plenum, you pretty much are up to your elbows....re-synchronization is definitely required! I'll keep you advised.....
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 02:15 am | 68th Post |
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Motorcycle Pete wrote: nomados wrote: That's interesting Motorcycle Pete. Must be the 79 torque tuning maybe. That is the year you had correct? I find just the opposite. When I hit 7000 and up to the red she pulls like crazy. That's where all the power is. I find that I have to shift not because it's out of power, but because if I don't that bike is going to leave me behind. Freaked out horse analogy comes to mind.
But I do agree completely that there is no low end oomph at all. Terrible tractor motor that GL1000 is.
I immediately added a Vetter Fairing and bags, since long-distance travel was my immediate goal. I do remember that took some of the "zip" out of it! I still recall that the "power band" seemed to be between 4500 and 7500 rpm- it kept accelerating after, but not as quickly, and my "super-quiet" Wing started growling like an angry bear!
I'd have to agree with this, my '78 pulls strong from about 4000 till as high as I wind her up. Below that there isn't much more than "sensible acceleration" and where's the fun in that? I generally keep it between 3000-4500 if I'm just cruising, but she doesn't really wake up until 4500 and above.
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 02:27 am | 69th Post |
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Motorcycle Pete wrote: So....I got the screamin' deal! (2000 miles, $2300 in 1978) It was a naked bike of course...I suspect yours still may be?
YOOUUUUUUUUUUU BETCHA!
As naked as all of us, including the bike, were when we were born.
Yep, there's only one cure for that intimidation of ripping those carbs apart: Doing it over, and over, and over, and over... again! Thanks for the story Motorcycle Pete. I look forward hearing how the gummy bears are being shooed from that honey jar.
I agree with that too JackNJ. I just hadn't experienced the high rpm "falloff" that Motorcycle Pete seemed to have experienced. I'll have to test it out first thing tomorrow when the rain is supposed to stop and the heat wave hits!
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 02:46 am | 70th Post |
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Derek- that's what I was afraid you'd say! I'm fairly expert at doing the "quick and dirty" carb rebuild, on the original GL's- in July 1980 I was at language school in Cuernavaca Mexico, and had to clean my carbs in front of my long stay motel room. If you unbolt 'em as a unit, the "synch" is preserved, and back then they were all new enough that the donuts that linked carb to plenum were not an issue..... (hint to current owners....if you smell gas/see it in the plenum below the air filter....your "donuts" are shot....refer to the Randaak website).....
You could basically just unbolt the whole assembly (4 carbs, manifolds, and plenum) as a unit, blow the crap out of it, with carb cleaner, and bolt it back on the bike, thereby making up for 3000 miles of bad Mexican gas, which back in the day, was like 50 octane, (optimistically?) with special additives, like, say, dirt? My apologies to any Mexican members....that was cruel, and unusual, and undeserved (I think?)
I'm hoping I can rebuild my carbs, (totally anally, I'm sure!) just once....???? Well, we live in hope......
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 03:49 am | 71st Post |
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Wolfman wrote: SEE? wrote: They are all Fast enough, but not they are not partiucularly fast compared to bikes that are supposed to be fast.
But......I would race about any zoom splat from Texas to California and back, while I'm out of the wind and drikin a cold/hot drink, and listening to the radio
It's funny you say that. I often kid around with crotch rocket riders and tell them I'd be glad to race them, as long as I get to pick the course. Then I say, Los Angeles and back, just give me a few minutes to load it into my GPS. 
Or...........let me fill up my drink.....get my cooler loaded........and get some stuff to eat on the way......oh...........and make sure my satellite radio is programed
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 09:00 am | 72nd Post |
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| I can tell you this ....Dont race the new ford taurus from 65mph .. my wife flat left me!! we both romped on it and she was gone !!!! I had ZERO chance .. I was shocked .... from zero I can win to 80mph then she flys by ...
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 10:32 am | 73rd Post |
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Bartlett wrote: I can tell you this ....Dont race the new ford taurus from 65mph .. my wife flat left me!! we both romped on it and she was gone !!!! I had ZERO chance .. I was shocked .... from zero I can win to 80mph then she flys by ...
The wife wasn't heading towards the shopping mall with your credit card at the time was she!!!!!?
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