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Hey MoneyGuy,

Welcome to the forum! :clapper: :waving: :waving: :clapper:

I purchased a 1984 GL1200 Aspencade just over 4 months ago and love it very much. It had 14,100 miles on it when I got it and I have put on almost 3,000 since getting it. It always starts and runs and I have not had any problems wit it. A very good machine if you ask me.

 

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Hawker22 wrote:

Man, that is like about 700 miles per year for its 21 year life. What were the PO's doing with it?? At 14,000 miles, you should not have very many problems with ity for a very long time. Great find.

The PO had it for just over a year and only put on 1,000 miles. I think that leaving them set is harder on them than riding them.

I did have a few problems but they were minor. It had old fuel that stung very badly in the tank. I had to dump it and clean it and put in new gas. I also changed out the filter. I believe the carbs were pretty gummed up too. I went through a large bottle of MMO and2 cans of SeaFoam throughout several tanks of gas and alsoacouple more fuel filters and now she runs like new. I still believe the the carbs need rebuilt to get all the gunk out but for now, it is running fine.

This will make a good winter project. :clapper:

 

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MoneyGuy wrote:

If it's dropped can you pick it up by yourself? Or do you have to do lots of this

:weightlifter::weightlifter::weightlifter::weightlifter::weightlifter:

Funny you should mention this. I was over to a buddy's house on Saturday and we went looking for parts for his bike. We took his truck and I put my Aspy in the garage next to his bike. After returning and getting his bike fixed, I went to roll my bike out of the garage (he had went inside to wash up) and the antennas got stuck in his garage door. I held the bars with one hand while trying to get the antennas un-stuck. Needless to say, the bike started tipping and I managed to let it down on the guards very gently. Not wanting him to come out and see my bike laying on its side, I went around to the other side and lifted the bike back on its feet. I thought it would be much harder than it was, but surprisingly, it was relatively easy.

 

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exavid wrote:

Just keep eating your spinach!:goofygrin:

I Yam What I Yam! eck eck eck eck

 

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Redwing wrote:

MoneyGuy wrote:

Okay, you guys have me convinced to buy the Wing.:clapper:

Just make sure that you buy the fastest colour.
RED
:clapper:

:leprechaun::18red::leprechaun:

[Blur]Pssssst... MoneyGuy...All Goldwings are equally fast regardless of color. Redwing is just partial to the red ones...[/Blur]

 

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Pull off the left sidecover where the battery is. To the forward side of the battery, there will be 3 yellow wires. Now, if it is still factory, the 3 yellow wires will run through a small whitish 3 pin connector. This connector will be right forward of the battery. If it has been modified, the connector will either be gone or the wires will have been cut from it and soldered together.

Here is a picture of a bike that has had the "harness" installed. See the 3 yellow wires? They have been cut out of the plug, soldered together and wrapped with heat shrink.

 

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Brojees wrote:

1984GL1200A wrote:

Redwing wrote:

MoneyGuy wrote:

Okay, you guys have me convinced to buy the Wing.:clapper:

Just make sure that you buy the fastest colour.
RED
:clapper:

:leprechaun::18red::leprechaun:

Pssssst... MoneyGuy...All Goldwings are equally fast regardless of color. Redwing is just partial to the red ones...

Black ones are faster

No, No, No.... Metallic Beige ones are the fastest!!!!

 

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It appears so. Did you pull the wires out to see that they were soldered and shrink wrapped? If it were mine, I would want to check it over to make sure that the job wasn't botched up.

 

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Looks to me like it might be a quick connect for a battery tender.

Or a plug to plug ina pancake cooker :goofygrin:

 

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Ruaidh wrote:

(when finished discussing deer, pancakes, currants, spam, kilts and ball bearings)

You forgot the shrimps, buffalo and rabbits! :goofygrin: :grinner:

 

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you mean the loia and the stirea

 

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I'm retarted. Thanks Paul. That is what I meant to type but my fingers wouldn't cooperate.

Maybe it's because I am still stewing over the lid deal. :X

 

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rcmatt007 wrote:

1984GL1200A wrote:

Ruaidh wrote:

(when finished discussing deer, pancakes, currants, spam, kilts and ball bearings)

You forgot the shrimps, buffalo and rabbits! :goofygrin: :grinner:

don't forget haggis and kilts!

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