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axelwik
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Posted: Sun Nov 28th, 2004 06:07 pm | 21st Post |
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Still a lot of the old Goldwings here in the states... waiting for restoration. I didn't restore mine for it's historical or collector value, I rebuilt it to ride. Being a student and studying for a second career (as a geologist), I didn't have the money for a newer bike.
The older Goldwings are a great value, especially if you're willing and able to do the restoration work yourself. They don't have the handling and niceties of the newer bikes, but they still have just as much power (maybe more, especially the '75-'77), and are just as capable of touring as the newer one's.
Marco,
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Posted: Sun Nov 28th, 2004 07:50 pm | 22nd Post |
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Well done axelwik, Full marks.  Thats how you save money, by using your head. That  is a credit to you. 
 
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JDuggan
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Posted: Sun Dec 5th, 2004 10:53 pm | 23rd Post |
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| Very nice Axel. Thats using your head.
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Posted: Tue Dec 7th, 2004 12:34 am | 24th Post |
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Great job Axlewik . Very neat clean looking ride you have and nice to see another older wing going strong . I myself have a 82 GL 1100 standard custom . The exhaust I used is a 19" Harley slip on muffler mated to a 77 GL 1000 hearder . Runs great , not loud but a nice low throaty tone , Plugs run light to a mediam brown , no rejeting , no throttle lag . Later Axelwik .
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axelwik
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Posted: Wed Dec 8th, 2004 05:37 pm | 25th Post |
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Zryder,
Good looking bike... the reliability and handling of a touring bike with the look of a cruiser. I'll bet you get some double-takes.
Marco
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Last edited on Wed Dec 8th, 2004 05:37 pm by axelwik
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Zryder
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Posted: Mon Dec 13th, 2004 04:03 pm | 26th Post |
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Thanks Axelwik , I've had three ask me what year my ( Harley ) was . I like what you've done to your ride also , in keeping it clean , very nice .
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N5HQ
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Posted: Sun Jan 29th, 2006 07:14 am | 27th Post |
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I’m looking to replace the mufflers on my 79 GL1000. It has the Jardine setup now but the left muffler is destroyed. Question is, do you know if the Sporster mufflers will work with the Jardine headers and how did you hang them? Could you maybe post a photo of the hanger you made?
Thanks for the grat idea.
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axelwik
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Posted: Sun Jan 29th, 2006 07:28 pm | 28th Post |
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N5HQ wrote: I’m looking to replace the mufflers on my 79 GL1000. It has the Jardine setup now but the left muffler is destroyed. Question is, do you know if the Sporster mufflers will work with the Jardine headers and how did you hang them? Could you maybe post a photo of the hanger you made?
Thanks for the grat idea.
If you look closely at the photo of the bike you'll see something at an angle, linking the top of the muffler to the passenger foot peg. I used galvanized steel from the hardware store, about 3/4" by 3/16" cut/drilled to fit.
I think as long as your Jardine headers point toward the rear of the bike you'll be able to fit Sportster mufflers. Take the mufflers and headers to a good automotive muffler shop and have them make an S-shape 2-3 inch offset/extension (just an offset, no change in direction) about 12 inches long. They should be able to make the extension perfectly fit your headers and mufflers. My local shop charged $22 to do this.
My Sportster setup has been on the bike for 10,000 miles now and I haven’t had to touch it at all. It works well, and it’s not too loud (if you use OEM mufflers with the baffles still in place).
I see by your user name that you’re a ham. I’m not on the air much because I’m back in school, but if you hear W7WIK give me a call. I’m usually pounding brass at the bottom of the bands.
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N5HQ
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Posted: Mon Jan 30th, 2006 01:27 am | 29th Post |
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Thanks for the reply. I’ve been doing some research since I posted the message and I see what you’re talking about now. At first I didn’t realize that the Sporster mufflers had a bracket on them. Couldn’t see one on the photos I was looking at. Looks simple enough to do. Thanks for the great idea.
I burned the chrome off of a brand new Jardine muffler with a set of carbs off of ebay and my wife is baulking at me buying a second set. Jardine won’t break a set and sell me one so I’ve been trying to figure something and this is just the answer I was looking for. I’m not trying to create a showroom bike just a nice looking ride. I’ve been having a blast ridding since I bought it.
Don’t do that finger talking myself. Once I made Extra I put the key away, never did get into CW but I’m on SSTV once in a while. Check out my web page at http://www.n5hq.com and look at the SSTV web cam. Maybe see you on Slow Scan sometime.
Thanks again es 73
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axelwik
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Posted: Mon Jan 30th, 2006 05:54 am | 30th Post |
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N5HQ wrote: Don’t do that finger talking myself. Once I made Extra I put the key away, never did get into CW but I’m on SSTV once in a while. Check out my web page at http://www.n5hq.com and look at the SSTV web cam. Maybe see you on Slow Scan sometime.
Thanks again es 73
I like the "Finger talking" myself. That's how I started as a novice so many years ago and it's what I'm comfortable with. And it's the reason I got my extra ticket... more room to play at the bottom of the bands!
I've done almost all the other digital modes... Maybe someday I'll try the soundcard version of SSTV... easy enough to do I suppose. 73, Marco
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Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 06:40 am | 31st Post |
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cool..............what are you gonna do with that little leaf?
Got any plans fer that
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Posted: Tue Mar 18th, 2008 07:10 am | 32nd Post |
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| Hi.Glad to see your post. I have these exact mufflers and a 78 gl1000 and have been wondering if they would work on it.Thanks for showing me.
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axelwik
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Posted: Wed Mar 19th, 2008 04:47 am | 33rd Post |
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boxer 1000 wrote: Hi.Glad to see your post. I have these exact mufflers and a 78 gl1000 and have been wondering if they would work on it.Thanks for showing me.
They should work fine. Just bring them (and the headers) to a muffler shop and have them make the "S" bends to keep the center stand from hitting the mufflers.
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MADDOG355
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Posted: Thu Jun 5th, 2008 01:42 am | 34th Post |
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| Has anyone tried this with a bagger? My 82 1100I sounds kinda wimpy and I have had to patch a gap where one of the mufflers has rusted half off. I might still have a contact in a Harley shop to get a deal on some pulloffs.
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Posted: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 05:01 am | 35th Post |
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Axelwik,
Nice bike. I have a 78 with sportster mufflers and am very happy with it.
I see that we are almost neighbors.
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axelwik
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Posted: Thu Aug 21st, 2008 01:27 am | 36th Post |
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purplegoldwing wrote: Axelwik,
Nice bike. I have a 78 with sportster mufflers and am very happy with it.
I see that we are almost neighbors.
Bill,
I think you're the one who contacted me about the seat when I was selling my Wing a month and half ago. I've seen you on your bike.
Marco
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Posted: Fri Oct 3rd, 2008 07:02 am | 37th Post |
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| i just had a 88 hond 500 rotting away and i cut the old muffs at the collectors bout an inch back and welded on free cheap and more power but good job to yourself
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Nightrider1
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Posted: Fri Oct 31st, 2008 11:19 am | 38th Post |
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Please tell me....What does it sound like now? A Hondly?
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axelwik wrote:
A few weeks ago I was in a dilemma. I needed a new exhaust for my ’77 GL1000. New one’s are no longer available from Honda, and aftermarket is still pretty expensive. Expensive to me because I’m a full-time student and money is certainly not a thing I have in abundance.
In abundance, however, is my ability (willingness) to turn a wrench. I was an Air Force aircraft mechanic for 21 years.
There sure are a lot of very noisy Harley Davidson motorcycles on the road these days. Most of them didn’t come from the factory that way – the owners took the stock mufflers off and replaced them with aftermarket pipes to make them belch even louder. They call them “slip-ons.”
The Harley model that is probably most common, is the Sportster. Sportster stock mufflers, with a little tweaking, will fit pretty well on a GL1000 (maybe others too). Since the owners of these Sportsters no longer have a use for their OEM stock mufflers, the mufflers end up on ebay.
I got a pair from a 2001 Sportster with 350 miles on them for $26 + shipping. When buying them, make sure that the original baffles are still installed – some Harley guys punch them out for more decibels. Also make sure they have mounting tabs welded on the sides… I think some don’t.
Here’s what I did.
The stock GL1000 header pipes are not an exact fit for the Sportster mufflers. I took stainless steel sheet metal .010” thick and made shims to fit between the mating surface of the muffler and the mating surface of the header. I used three .010” shims per side. If I were to do it again I would use one shim of .028”. Make sure the entire mating surface is covered (for a good air seal and clamping strength). The sheet metal can be found at art supply and hardware stores.
For clamps I used standard Harley parts. I got a pair for $5 from a Harley mechanic who had them sitting in his toolbox from all those “slip-ons” he installed. New they are $8.50 apiece.
To support the weight of the muffler, I used some galvanized steel ¾ inch wide and about 3/16 inch thick and cut and drilled to size.
Re-jetting… maybe. I re-jetted a little richer to compensate, but mostly to eliminate the off-idle glitch common with the early wings.
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axelwik
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Posted: Sat Nov 1st, 2008 06:01 am | 39th Post |
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Nightrider1 wrote: Please tell me....What does it sound like now? A Hondly?
Nightrider1
axelwik wrote:
A few weeks ago I was in a dilemma. I needed a new exhaust for my ’77 GL1000. New one’s are no longer available from Honda, and aftermarket is still pretty expensive. Expensive to me because I’m a full-time student and money is certainly not a thing I have in abundance.
In abundance, however, is my ability (willingness) to turn a wrench. I was an Air Force aircraft mechanic for 21 years.
There sure are a lot of very noisy Harley Davidson motorcycles on the road these days. Most of them didn’t come from the factory that way – the owners took the stock mufflers off and replaced them with aftermarket pipes to make them belch even louder. They call them “slip-ons.”
The Harley model that is probably most common, is the Sportster. Sportster stock mufflers, with a little tweaking, will fit pretty well on a GL1000 (maybe others too). Since the owners of these Sportsters no longer have a use for their OEM stock mufflers, the mufflers end up on ebay.
I got a pair from a 2001 Sportster with 350 miles on them for $26 + shipping. When buying them, make sure that the original baffles are still installed – some Harley guys punch them out for more decibels. Also make sure they have mounting tabs welded on the sides… I think some don’t.
Here’s what I did.
The stock GL1000 header pipes are not an exact fit for the Sportster mufflers. I took stainless steel sheet metal .010” thick and made shims to fit between the mating surface of the muffler and the mating surface of the header. I used three .010” shims per side. If I were to do it again I would use one shim of .028”. Make sure the entire mating surface is covered (for a good air seal and clamping strength). The sheet metal can be found at art supply and hardware stores.
For clamps I used standard Harley parts. I got a pair for $5 from a Harley mechanic who had them sitting in his toolbox from all those “slip-ons” he installed. New they are $8.50 apiece.
To support the weight of the muffler, I used some galvanized steel ¾ inch wide and about 3/16 inch thick and cut and drilled to size.
Re-jetting… maybe. I re-jetted a little richer to compensate, but mostly to eliminate the off-idle glitch common with the early wings.
It sounds like the old VW bug until you open the throttle - then it's a nice not-too-loud roar.
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