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Nothing wrong with the 1100s, dependable, fast, great looks, and you can work on it without spending hours removing plastic. You can order new gaskets for your bags from Honda Line direct. Here is the link:

http://www.hdlparts.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?category=Motorcycles&make=Honda&year=1981&fveh=3438

I used an 81 as an example, not knowing the year of yours, but the newer gasket if you use the 83, is one piece now instead of 2 piece.

Gene:waving:

 

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The newist bike I've ever owned was a Katana drag bike, think it was a 98 or 89 ?? Got the bike on a trade and gave it away because the wheelie bars made it over 11' long, it was allwas in the way.

I like old junk justdo not like picking up a wrench like I use to.

I like the 82 Aspecade I have but it is a money pit. I am a Honda guy and I'm thinking about a HD for some reason.

I do not like all of the tupperware and rev / speed limiters, Had a Plastic Coast 800 and hated it, I'm too big for the little PC and all of the plastic just turned me off.

Do not care for the look of the new Goldwing, thought about an ST till just a bit ago.

I guess I want it all, a chopper to bar hop with:toast:



A Wing to ride to the beach for coffey:shock:



And a town bike like a 919 quick and easy:cooler:



No idea why HD is on my mind, mid life thing?:gunhead:

 

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After owning a couple of Harleys, I like the GW better. All bikes require maintence, old bikes that have been neglected, will require more to fix the problems, but with the GW, once you get all the neglected problems fixed, you have a very dependable bike that will take you anywhere, at anytime and never leave you stranded, unlike the Hardley, which was either shaking itself apart going down the road, dropping parts off as I was going down the road, or just quiting for no apparent reason, and then 30 minutes later starting up like nothing was wrong. On both of my Goldwings, once I took care of all the neglected stuff, both bikes have been utterly dependable, the only money I've spent in several months on either have been bling stuff. My 81 has over 160000 miles and the 93 is right at 115000 miles, at 45000, a Harley needs a very expensive rebuild most of the time, it is extremely rare to find a Harley with 100000 miles on it, but very common for the wings, there are some with over 400000 miles on them. But of course, these are just my observations and opinions, I'm sure others will chime in.

Gene:waving:

 

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Depends on how you ride and how much money you want to spend.

For my style of riding, cost, comfort and freedom from troubles once set right, the 1500 is as good as it gets in my book.

There are older trouble free Goldwings out there that are already brought up to a level where you don't have to wrench them all the time.

But if you have a Harley hardon due to some type of mid-life crisis going on, you will have to deal with that with a counselor of some type. You won't need a wrench with a Harley. Just a bag, some loctite and towing insurance.

 

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SC, I have found only two bikes that I liked enough to buy. The GL500I, and the GL1500A. (Fact is, I wish I still had the Silverwing at times.) The only drawback to Honda is that all of their parts are made from the two alloys: expensium and non-obtainium. :shock:

Respectfully

Michael

 

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Kinda like slipping a single guy a Viagra just before he gets on a bus for a 4 hour ride?

Ido not know why HD got in the mind of a me, aHonda guy ?



I have 2 broken Honda motorcycles at the SAME TIME :?:X:barfer::whinger::headbanger:



I must be just looking for that HD excuse :baffled:



I just wannnnnn a RIDE:shakehead:



Or I need to buy another Honda:goofygrin::cheeky1: No way I could go wrong with a spare for the spare:cooler:

 

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If you don' tmind non oem stuff on yer bike. Strip all the old rubber off and toss it in the can. Then go down to yer local hardware store and get yerself some one inch foam window weather stripping at about 3 bucks for enough to do about 15 bikes worth of it.

It is self adhesive, just peel the backing off and stick to the insided of the lid itself. No one will ever know the difference.

 

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I took the gaskets out, cleaned the grooves out put a thin bead (about 1/4") of silicone in the groove. Let it sit for a few hours, put gaskets back and now nice & tight.:cooldevil::cooldevil::cooldevil::cooldevil:

 

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do not due the hd thing! if you must havea v twin, do the victory! much nice bike by a long shot! i really like my buddys vegas!

 

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Silicone in the groove sounds good but will it stay?



Thinking about an 88 Wing, keep my 82 Aspencade money pit and trade the V65Magna off for a round town bike, smething like a 2002Honda 919.



I think it is peer pressure when it comes to HD, all my buddies went out and picked up 07 rides and they look good but $19,000 is a little much to keep up with the Jones



3 oldHondabikes insted of1 HD and I'll still have gas money in the hand to go RIDE.

 

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SC wrote:

Silicone in the groove sounds good but will it stay?



Thinking about an 88 Wing, keep my 82 Aspencade money pit and trade the V65Magna off for a round town bike, smething like a 2002Honda 919.



I think it is peer pressure when it comes to HD, all my buddies went out and picked up 07 rides and they look good but $19,000 is a little much to keep up with the Jones



3 oldHondabikes insted of1 HD and I'll still have gas money in the hand to go RIDE.

SC, if the silicone is applied to a clean groove, it will stay there until it is removed. It is not intended to be a replacement for the gasket only to add some height in the groove. You only need a very thin strip.:waving::waving::waving:

 

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check out this other thread:

Looking at a Valkyrie Interstate

Nice looking performer without all the plastic.....