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Hi Everyone.
I appreciate the help I have received from this forum. I bought my 1984 GL1200 Interstate from the son of a biker who had passed away I have always wanted one and it is a big step up from the 1968 CB77 305 SuperHawk that I had in high school and college. The bike had been stored for sometime and would not start. The son had run a new battery down several times trying. And when I finally got her going with a lot of coaxing and fuel cleaners, the starter went out. I read about the engine needing to be removed in my Clymer manual. Thought about laying her on her side to remove it and hope to keep the gear in place. Ask Honda and they wanted $800 to replace. My engineer friend was going to help me cut the back left corner of the engine cover with a Dremel Drill to hold the gear in place. I read about the side stand method on this forum, and it worked great. It is hard to believe that the splines of the gear line up well enough. THANKS for the help with this and cutting my job to $175 for a new starter bought online.
She has 41000 miles on her and I have replaced the spark plugs and fuel filter, but she still lacks power. Max speed is 80 mph. She back fires in the cylinder occasionally, especially below 2000 rpm. Leaving the choke on a little helps this, and the back firing has become less and less after I have run about 4-5 tanks of fuel clearner tanks through her. And when the tank is below 1/2 full she has only enough power to just idle, full her back up and the power is back. Thought of fuel pump, it tests at 600cc per minute with full tank, Clymer says to replace if less then 630cc. Could this be problem? Thought also of rebuilding carbs.
Hope to get her running stronger so I can really ride her.
Thanks again for the help with the starter and appreciate any help with this. Also enjoy reading the forums the commemoratory on here is great. So nice to read about others who love the occasionall wind in their face and all the joy of biking.
Hi Everyone.
I appreciate the help I have received from this forum. I bought my 1984 GL1200 Interstate from the son of a biker who had passed away I have always wanted one and it is a big step up from the 1968 CB77 305 SuperHawk that I had in high school and college. The bike had been stored for sometime and would not start. The son had run a new battery down several times trying. And when I finally got her going with a lot of coaxing and fuel cleaners, the starter went out. I read about the engine needing to be removed in my Clymer manual. Thought about laying her on her side to remove it and hope to keep the gear in place. Ask Honda and they wanted $800 to replace. My engineer friend was going to help me cut the back left corner of the engine cover with a Dremel Drill to hold the gear in place. I read about the side stand method on this forum, and it worked great. It is hard to believe that the splines of the gear line up well enough. THANKS for the help with this and cutting my job to $175 for a new starter bought online.
She has 41000 miles on her and I have replaced the spark plugs and fuel filter, but she still lacks power. Max speed is 80 mph. She back fires in the cylinder occasionally, especially below 2000 rpm. Leaving the choke on a little helps this, and the back firing has become less and less after I have run about 4-5 tanks of fuel clearner tanks through her. And when the tank is below 1/2 full she has only enough power to just idle, full her back up and the power is back. Thought of fuel pump, it tests at 600cc per minute with full tank, Clymer says to replace if less then 630cc. Could this be problem? Thought also of rebuilding carbs.
Hope to get her running stronger so I can really ride her.
Thanks again for the help with the starter and appreciate any help with this. Also enjoy reading the forums the commemoratory on here is great. So nice to read about others who love the occasionall wind in their face and all the joy of biking.