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First of all Hi everyone, first time posting here and hopefully many more. I live in Long Island, NY. Been riding for a long time now.
Can anyone help me out with some common things to look out for with an '87 1200 interstate?
I've been researching hard and am going to look at one later today which appears from the pictures to be in great shape. It'll be my first 'wing.
I'm pretty knowledgeable about generally what to look for in an older bike (the bike I just sold and rode for 3 years was an '85 Honda Shadow 1100) but if there are any specifics it would be greatly appreciated.
One thing I have seen is to look out for the rectifier, if it hasn't been replaced at least do the wiring mod immediately (I know this all to well as the 85 Shadow also came oem with the undersized connector which I had to do the mod to)
Fork seals are probably another issue, but I've changed plenty of seals before so not a problem to me.
How hard is it to change the timing belt(s) on the '87? Does it require an engine pull? If this person doesn't have record of them being changed I'd probably just do it myself first as long as it doesn't require an engine pull.
Any common items I should look out for?
If all goes well I will new member to the world of Wings tonight.
Chris
Can anyone help me out with some common things to look out for with an '87 1200 interstate?
I've been researching hard and am going to look at one later today which appears from the pictures to be in great shape. It'll be my first 'wing.
I'm pretty knowledgeable about generally what to look for in an older bike (the bike I just sold and rode for 3 years was an '85 Honda Shadow 1100) but if there are any specifics it would be greatly appreciated.
One thing I have seen is to look out for the rectifier, if it hasn't been replaced at least do the wiring mod immediately (I know this all to well as the 85 Shadow also came oem with the undersized connector which I had to do the mod to)
Fork seals are probably another issue, but I've changed plenty of seals before so not a problem to me.
How hard is it to change the timing belt(s) on the '87? Does it require an engine pull? If this person doesn't have record of them being changed I'd probably just do it myself first as long as it doesn't require an engine pull.
Any common items I should look out for?
If all goes well I will new member to the world of Wings tonight.
Chris