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:waving:Welcome and Hello to the SaundersGoldwing Forums . Lots of good folks here . As mentioned the search button will take you to many threads . Being new here you might not have seen that . Its located about midway down the right side of the page .
But I will start out here with a few things from my 83 experience . The 1100 series of Goldwing is a very reliable bike . As you already know its a bit heavy. You dont mention if its been set up a long while or has been in steady use. They are much better when run on a regular basis .
ITs 26 yrs old and rubber parts dont age well . Be sure to look at the tires ,not as much if they have good tread but look for the date code and weather cracking . If you did not recieve any type of maintenance history PLEASE consider replacing the timing belts . This engine is known to run several hundred thousand miles with proper care . That said , it is whats called an interference fit engine . That means if a timing belt breaks , so does your wallet . Bent valves and possible piston damage . A pair of Gates T 274 belts will solve this worry . If you do your own wrenching with some reading here you should be able to do this on a Saturday afternoon . Here is a link (found with search ) to an excellant tutorial for the belts
Changing timing belts tutorial - Reference and FAQ Forum - Steve Saunders Goldwing Forums - Steve Saunders Goldwing Forums
Please enjoy the forums here and visit often . Come back and ask questions as you need. With a little work you will have a bike that gives you many years / miles of good service .
The 1983 Aspencade has a lot of parts specific only to this one model and year , especially when it comes to the brakes . So watch what you read about that and again we are here to help .
May you ride with the sun to your back and face in the wind :action:
