GL1500, ordering parts

Bike...and Dennis said:

Your local Honda dealer can be your friend. Give them a try.
There's nothing like having the part in your hand as you pore over the fiche trying to figure out what it is, and a good parts man can be very helpful at those times. Service people too, can help with damage assessment and such.
If your local shop can't, or won't help, then www.westernhonda.com is a good source.

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Yep a good Honda parts man is great to have around.
But be aware not all are so great.
When my 88 broke a throttle cable the Honda parts man was not sure if it was cable A or cable B and the cable was laying on the counter in front of him LOL
Big difference in cables! I knew which was which, but I did not tell him, I just went to another small cycle shop and they put a new cable in my old housing for like $10 total instead of buying all new from Honda for the $35!

I also had to explain to them what Honda Molly 60 was, and NO it was not the rear end 80/90 weight he suggested LOL

OnaWingandaPrayer said:

For the price of parts nothing included for your labor , I'd duggest looking for a late model replacement engine from flebay or a local breaker . Splitting this engine to repair is a time consuming tedious task . It requires a few tools most wont have in the home tool kits .
Wish you the best .

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If you can be certain your getting a good unit that is the best way to go , but with high cost of shipping often and some of the bad engines that get shipped, I worry about going far from home for such parts like on Ebay.
That's why I chose to ride to CA. and buy a wrecked bike I knew and haul it back home. I know the bike, I know the owner, I know it's a good engine!
I also wanted to ride to CA. and back anyway just to make the trip.