I've got 3 wings in the garage. I had one of them running good when I was diagnosed with cancer. I'm 71 and in better health now but it took several years so I hope I can get the old bike cranked up.
I must say that you have given me hope I just got a 86 and it sat in front of this house chained up for 12 years! Front breaks locked up but got them loosened with a tap of the cylinder with a rubber mallet tank was empty the last time it rode was 2010 but I’m going to do the same thing as far as cleaning the tank with that mix might be a little different because it was outside but hopefully will get her back up and running I do have a carb Rebuild kit so I will be able to rebuild them again I’m watching your video long and hard to see what I can do as well I guess thanks man
Sir - It's not running right nor will it. If sitting that long stop running it this way you're abusing the engine. I all but guarantee the carbs will need to be cleaned or rebuilt, pilot jets are going to be blocked. Revving the crap out it and seafoam won't fix anything. I agree timing belts should be replaced. Check for proper charging voltage at the battery. Low charging rate can indicate a wiring fault, inoperative regulator/rectifier, fried stator or combination thereof. Check the stator connector at the main harness they typically overheat/melt from corrosion & high resistance. Same issue can occur at the regulator/rectifier connector. If not already needed, you may have already killed the solid state regulator/rectifier cranking it on a battery charger. Check that the stator windings aren't shorted and test for proper stator AC voltage output on the 3 yellow wires. Ultimately change all fluids including rear diff, brakes, clutch & bleed. Highly likely the bike will need all brake masters & clutch master & slave rebuilt, same for brake calipers, due to brake fluid gone bad in these systems from years of being parked. Cooling system should be drained & flushed. New thermostat will likely be needed. These bikes are very robust & reliable but pardon me for saying you're going about it the wrong way.... I'm not a hater on your video, just an experienced tech rendering opinion and advice. Good luck & Take care.
This is one of the most polite and helpful "you're wrong" comments I've ever seen! I plan on getting an oldwing once I have some more riding experience and this let me know some of the tings I'm in for, thank you!
I totally agree! I'm amazed it started ... but it did ... maybe sweet talking to them does work. But, in my experience, what you are saying is the correct application of love. Also, those brake and clutch lines all need to be taken apart, and all the cylinders - I guarentee there is a bunch of goo everywhere. Just go through the whole bike. Or, put seafoam and ether to start, and ride it like you stole it. Its an old honda - might not run perfect, but will limp along just fine for many miles.
I’ve got a 1984 that I’m getting close to trying to start after 12 years of sitting. Hopefully I have the same luck you have. I’ve put new timing belts on, and rebuilt the carbs.I also put a new stator in it. Which means I had to pull the motor out. 2-3 hours, I’m hoping to turn the engine over . Wish me luck
Used to work in Honda shop in those days and spent hours adding accessories to gold wings. The early 80s models didn't come stock with radios and those were the worst to install. Honda line equipment was good though. It's funny, I did all the gold wings and motocross bikes.
If the stator is still good you should go buy a lottery ticket. If it's working pull the left side cover and look for a plastic plug with 3 yellow wires. You must cut out that plug and solder the wires together. The plug melts and shorts out the wires, which burns up the stator. As for the carburetor's, you can make an intake from 1 inch PVC pipe and use a single air cooled VW carburetor. The engine will run better and get increased fuel mileage. There are lots of videos here on RUclips showing how to do it. You MUST replace the timing belts. They age out and if one breaks while the engine is running the engine will be destroyed.
@@jpmcmotor6890 Yes, if you can't change the stator yourself the cost of paying a shop do it exceed the value of the motorcycle. The GL1000, GL1100, and GL1200 Goldwings had to be completely stripped and the engine removed from the frame to change out the Stator. Very time consuming and very expensive if you pay a shop to do that for you.
@@jpmcmotor6890 I used to flip GL1200's, too. I still have two '84 Standards. I'm familiar with the 1200's and for me, it's perfect. Especially after removing the SAS. So far never had to, but to me, would be well worth swapping out, or repairing a stator. I love the GL1200!
@@GlennsSpeedShop yes, I had the original GL1000, before that, bought that 2nd hand I think in 79, then 2 of the GL1100, mk1 and mk2, Then the aspencade in summer 84. A few years ago I got a 1500 which I kept for a few years, nice bike but needed a lot of tinkering to keep it 100%. I was king of the road :-)
Love the bike but complete HillBilly mechanic. He might as well have completely destroyed the engine with this stupid "lets start it and revv it up hard" attitude. You check it all FIRST, before you try to start a bike that has been standing for 28 years......sorry but that is not how to do it
Yeah I was just saying the same thing these guys will stand there and press the starter button until smoke comes out of the damn starter. And did he even bother checking the oil did he pull a plug to check for spark? I must have not seen that part
And did you see how much smoke was coming out of the exhaust like in revving the engine to 9000 RPMs says to Telltale little button LOL maybe if he had actually pulled the plugs and sprayed the cylinders down he may have been able to save the Rings and stopped all that smoking before it started.. I love this guy this guy is like a real Guinness
As owner of 85 limited its a love /hate relationship. Love to ride it but hate to work on it.most oem parts discontinued and Chinese aftermarket don't last a year.but it's still a goldwing. 100-200 miles in day is what these bikes were made for.
I sold this recently and said in my ad that it needs restored, including brakes and timing belts. Some people think the belts are some fragile rubber piece that will fall apart after 15 years. That is not the case. Now it's true that they should be replaced, I have replaced many that were 20 plus years old and they were still fairly soft, not cracked, and in tact. I wouldn't roll down the highway at 75 mph all day with them but for storage and running the engine once in a while, they are fine. When your ready to start riding it again, new belts!
Wow. That thing is loaded down with about 100 pounds of junk. The 1200 Goldwing only had a 400 pound load capacity, and all that crap took up about 100 pounds of it. I never understood why so many owners turned their Goldwings into rolling junkyards. I see it has a trailer hitch on it, so it has obviously been abused. I would never try to start a Goldwing that has been sitting for a while without first pulling the plugs and soaking the cylinders in oil, change the oil and filter, and replacing the cam belts. if one breaks, the engine is toast. Goldwing engines are also prone to stuck valves after sitting for a while, and if a valve sticks open a piston is going to hit it. Always turn the engine over by hand first. I'd start by removing ALL the non stock junk. The fuel tank can be removed by removing the rear wheel and swingarm. DOT 3 is just fine, and is completely compatible with DOT 4. But it needs to be from a new, unopened container. The floorboards and heal and toe shifter should be removed and trashed, and replaced with the pegs and normal shifter it came with. Open the bleeder screw on the clutch master cylinder and let fluid dribble through it for a while. It's easy to gravity bleed. The primary seal on the plunger is probably bad. The HORRIBLE combined brake system can be converted to a normal brake system using parts from a late '90s Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic. DO NOT use starting fluid. It is ether, and burns hot enough to burn holes in pistons. Use gasoline in a spray bottle. You're burning up the starter. Don't forget to check the coolant. Water pump seals are prone to fail on 4 cylinder Goldwings. That is not the stock exhaust. Goldwings only have one pipe on each side.
I had an ‘85 GL1200i Interstate that I put over 120K on, and did all the work myself including changing the stator, which involved tearing the whole bike apart and dropping the engine out. I sold it with 160K on it and drove it 300 mile to the new owner in LA. There were SO MANY things you should have done to that bike before you even touched the starter button that you are super lucky it didn’t just grenade on you. Good luck buddy, you need that because you sure are no motorcycle mechanic!
The 1200 line of goldwings were an improvement over the 1000 and 1100 models except when they got around 50K mile mark. Then the stator burns up and you have to pull the motor, remove the rear housing, install a new stator then hard solder it to the chassis “INFAMOUS” 3 yellow wires behind the left side cover. It is actually easier and a better fix to install an external alternator and do away with the stator altogether. Cam belts on this old girl were also a maintenance item they were generally replaced due to age of the belt and not by mileage. This is true of all of Hondas GL models. What amazes me with this video is the carbs didn’t need to be cleaned…..(a mutha to do). The full dress GL1200 were made to look pretty but when problems come up (and they did) it was a nightmare to fix. All of that plastic had to come off. Maintenance was not for the faint of heart. This guy got lucky just to get it to run. When the GL1200 ran, it was a wonderful tour bike, comfortable, predictable, and beautiful. It was capable of carrying a couple of heavy-weight people, loaded saddlebags and tow a trailer from Boston to Los Angeles and back without breaking a sweat.
Spoken from experience. Rode 10,000 miles on 85 limited bought for 1200.00 with 116,000 miles ,previous owner installed led headlight and first day riding got stranded,installed aftermarket regulator and rode 3 more years 8000 miles before charging problems resurfaced. Changing back to oem bulb but that's not as easy as sounds and need to take output readings from 3 blue/ stator wires before moving forward.
That’s not just some ones house 😂 that all the crap u poured into it too. 😂 that’s spot son. It’s a carb. Stop putting seafoam in them. You’ll destroy lines. Non ethanol. That’s what u put in. In case some one didn’t know. Lubing the cylinder is the oil rings job. Seafoam does absolutely nothing but make a mess inside the motor. It’s a waste of money. Makes more work. There’s more carbon insid that head now 😂 dump a little oil down the cylinder before u turn it over. Fine. That’s a great idea. But seafoam and 2 smoker oil. No. Every thing that isn’t flammable 😂
Great job...😍! This bike is a time capsule and the motor sounds Purrrfect !!! God only knows how many times I smoked my own garage fixing lawn mower tractors, bikes, chainsaws and anything else that wouldn't crank.
Hey Glenn, my bet is every rubber hose needs newerized. What it sounds and looks like is all the main jets are mostly clear, but the smaller idle circuits are maybe plugged up on one or two carbs.
cleaning the carbs after so many years standing is probably compulsory, it would have been a lot easier on that starter motor. A lot of comments about timing belts (horrible car things), running the engine without replacing those would have scared the heck out of me.
Revving the crap out of a cold engine that's been stood for 28 years isn't the way to go in my opinion, unless you're looking at breaking a few piston rings along the way?
Your clutch slave cylinder is probably gummed up while it was sitting and the plunger is stuck forward. Not that big of a job to clean it up the piston is easy to grab and remove, clean up the inside of of the housing area and reassemble, not parts needed. You will have to remove center kick stand, one cross bracket, and drive shaft. Test it & reassemble. Took me a hour, and I'm slow. 🤔
My friend sold his house quickly and moved to Florida and gave me the bike as he had to move out fast. I got it running and sold it a few months ago. It will live on!
leave throttle alone..it is raised slightly by the Choke control....and 'Pumping' the Twistgrip on and Engine without an accelerater Pump is pointless.
The sparks are rusted out exhaust pieces. If it doesn’t clear out you might have a bad head gasket or a cracked water jacket caused by corrosion from sitting.
It never fails to astonish me how these RUclips mechanics will just stand there and keep pressing the starter button until smoke starts to come out of the damn starter. If it doesn't start pressing the starter button until you fry the starter ain't going to work. There is obviously something else wrong from when I can hear it's only firing on two cylinders
Sorry for all previous insults sincerely, Imola school and cannot stand hearing a starter motor crank ridiculously like that however you do know a thing or two about a thing or two
Good for you Glen. Nice old bike. Honda’s want to run. Big congrats on your retirement. Start counting down the months. Soon you will be counting down the last days. Have a long retirement.
First thing I am doing is buying a complete carb rebuild kit, buying new intake boots, all new seals, clean that tank completely out,buy a new fuel pump, replace the timing belts, because you know those are dry as hell, new tires. Flush the radiator, replace all the hoses. And it should be good.
The first seven minutes of this video was you constantly talking and repeating yourself, then when you did some work on the bike, you didn’t film it. What’s the point
Picking up an 83 aspencade in a few days. Have you ever installed a water pump in one of these? The one is out of the 83 with the engine still on the frame. everything up front is removed but included. Wish me luck. the bike has 68k miles.
i had a 85 Interstate miss it I dont really like the Shadow ace that much but i got me a 79 Wing im getting restore but not rebuilt just bringing it back to life no paint no rebuilt none of that just a new seat took the Vetter tour pack off tho.
@@GlennsSpeedShop I have one here that has been sitting since 87, but I am pulling the plugs and soaking the cylinders in oil for a few days first, then hand cranking, by hand first to make sure no valves are stuck. But, unlike yourself, I know I am already going to have to pull the carbs, so I may as well just tear it down and start proper. Mine only has 19,000 miles.
Love that you got her back to running sir but you sure rough on a old engine. Revering that engine so high I though you was gonna blow her up. I would never do that on any engine new or old. But great job on saving her.
You Have an SEI. Special Eddition Injected. As far as I am concerned, one of the most beautiful bikes ever made. My wife and her dad both had one. If it's not too far gone, I hope you will restore it!
I have had about 10 Gold Wings, every year as the bike aged, I would add a couple pieces of chrome to keep in sharp. We used to call it safety chrome....lol
Love the bike! Goldwings have a place in my heart right next to old Mustangs! I would love to have a 1200 but my legs won't allow me to ride one. I own a 93 Goldwing trike and I love it! Ride safe!
Good question... A 50 to 1 ratio of gas to oil is not going to foul plugs. This engine being flat, and putting oil in each cylinder won't do much as the oil will just sit in the bottom of the cylinder. The other 95% of it is still dry. Sending oil down with the fuel will FOG the cylinder, and valves, providing some lubrication. You can buy Fogging Oil to run in your engine prior to llong-termstorage, boat , and airplane engines, especially bennifits from this. I have had old cars that burned a quart of oil every 10 gal of gas, that's a 40 to 1 ratio with no fouling. I just mixes a few ounces in a gallon or so, better than no oil. Cheers Glenn
I just picked up an 85 1200 limited addition with 8000 origional miles. I have decent level of mechanic skills but haven't worked on a bike in decades and never a honda. Any resources that anyone can recomendthat I can tap into ? I don't think this bike has ever been kept out doors because the condition of the paint and seat are like new. I couldn't find any sign of mice and the bike was roadworthy in 17
What a find. My wife and my father in law both had 1986 SEI. They are fuel injected so clean, fresh, non Ethenol fuel. Hard wire the stator connector, 3 yellow wires located beside the battery. Timing belts, and service. Good luck.
I don't know anything about how to work on motorcycles but I am always impressed and grateful to watch people that can take something that is not running and bring it back to life. Good job sir!!
Hi - I have a 2009 GOLD WING GL1800 Audio Comfort Navi XM, that has been sitting (garaged) for a few years. I just installed a brand new battery. I went to start it. There is plenty of juice, it turns over great, it just does not start. Any suggestions?
@@GlennsSpeedShop Any idea of the estimated cost of a fuel system cleaning, to get a non-starting (always garaged, but sitting for 5 years) 2009 Honda Gold Wing 1800A, with 2,400 miles and a brand new battery, to get running again ?
I went to your channel to see what a perfect video looks like and see how many views you get from your perfect channel.. Not a single video! Howl do you have any idea what makes a good youtube video? How about I continue to make successful videos my way and you can review them!
@@GlennsSpeedShop Well, I don't have to "make videos" to know what is a good, interesting video made by someone who knows how to make one and who knows what they are talking about and then proves that they do when they stop talking after constantly repeating themselves. Just because you "make videos" doesn't mean you know what you are doing, and you don't. I won't be reviewing any of your so called videos, I have a life and don't like vomiting which is what your so called videos induce.
I had the identical bike. Loved it. Bought it in 98 for $1500. Rode it for literally 15 years.
I've got 3 wings in the garage. I had one of them running good when I was diagnosed with cancer. I'm 71 and in better health now but it took several years so I hope I can get the old bike cranked up.
I am also a Cancer Survivor. I wish you continued good health and miles of smiles!
Glenn
@@GlennsSpeedShop thank you and continued health to you.
@@JamesCouch777 so how’s the health?
I must say that you have given me hope I just got a 86 and it sat in front of this house chained up for 12 years! Front breaks locked up but got them loosened with a tap of the cylinder with a rubber mallet tank was empty the last time it rode was 2010 but I’m going to do the same thing as far as cleaning the tank with that mix might be a little different because it was outside but hopefully will get her back up and running I do have a carb Rebuild kit so I will be able to rebuild them again I’m watching your video long and hard to see what I can do as well I guess thanks man
Do you pay extra for punctuation?
Awesome I just picked up one of these for free! thanks for the insight excited to try and get this one running
Sir - It's not running right nor will it. If sitting that long stop running it this way you're abusing the engine. I all but guarantee the carbs will need to be cleaned or rebuilt, pilot jets are going to be blocked. Revving the crap out it and seafoam won't fix anything. I agree timing belts should be replaced. Check for proper charging voltage at the battery. Low charging rate can indicate a wiring fault, inoperative regulator/rectifier, fried stator or combination thereof. Check the stator connector at the main harness they typically overheat/melt from corrosion & high resistance. Same issue can occur at the regulator/rectifier connector. If not already needed, you may have already killed the solid state regulator/rectifier cranking it on a battery charger. Check that the stator windings aren't shorted and test for proper stator AC voltage output on the 3 yellow wires. Ultimately change all fluids including rear diff, brakes, clutch & bleed. Highly likely the bike will need all brake masters & clutch master & slave rebuilt, same for brake calipers, due to brake fluid gone bad in these systems from years of being parked. Cooling system should be drained & flushed. New thermostat will likely be needed. These bikes are very robust & reliable but pardon me for saying you're going about it the wrong way.... I'm not a hater on your video, just an experienced tech rendering opinion and advice. Good luck & Take care.
This is one of the most polite and helpful "you're wrong" comments I've ever seen! I plan on getting an oldwing once I have some more riding experience and this let me know some of the tings I'm in for, thank you!
Hey Joe I'm just a poor oldschool fella been on a 79 cb750 for 10 yrs preping to help a bro figyre his mess out any other main pointers ?
@@skeevnation655 Hi. No not really. Any further comment depends on what yr/make/model and what kind of "mess" it is you're working to repair?
I totally agree! I'm amazed it started ... but it did ... maybe sweet talking to them does work. But, in my experience, what you are saying is the correct application of love. Also, those brake and clutch lines all need to be taken apart, and all the cylinders - I guarentee there is a bunch of goo everywhere. Just go through the whole bike. Or, put seafoam and ether to start, and ride it like you stole it. Its an old honda - might not run perfect, but will limp along just fine for many miles.
I’ve got a 1984 that I’m getting close to trying to start after 12 years of sitting. Hopefully I have the same luck you have. I’ve put new timing belts on, and rebuilt the carbs.I also put a new stator in it. Which means I had to pull the motor out. 2-3 hours, I’m hoping to turn the engine over . Wish me luck
Did it run?
Did it run
Did it run?
best of luck .
@@blackblaze1996 yes it did
Used to work in Honda shop in those days and spent hours adding accessories to gold wings. The early 80s models didn't come stock with radios and those were the worst to install. Honda line equipment was good though. It's funny, I did all the gold wings and motocross bikes.
If the stator is still good you should go buy a lottery ticket. If it's working pull the left side cover and look for a plastic plug with 3 yellow wires. You must cut out that plug and solder the wires together. The plug melts and shorts out the wires, which burns up the stator. As for the carburetor's, you can make an intake from 1 inch PVC pipe and use a single air cooled VW carburetor. The engine will run better and get increased fuel mileage. There are lots of videos here on RUclips showing how to do it.
You MUST replace the timing belts. They age out and if one breaks while the engine is running the engine will be destroyed.
Yep, I,m a dealer in Ireland. Everytime I got offered one that was parked up was because the stator was kaput
@@jpmcmotor6890 Yes, if you can't change the stator yourself the cost of paying a shop do it exceed the value of the motorcycle. The GL1000, GL1100, and GL1200 Goldwings had to be completely stripped and the engine removed from the frame to change out the Stator. Very time consuming and very expensive if you pay a shop to do that for you.
@@n4zou Indeed, but I sold hundreds of them and only ever saw the problem with the 1200
@@jpmcmotor6890 I used to flip GL1200's, too. I still have two '84 Standards. I'm familiar with the 1200's and for me, it's perfect. Especially after removing the SAS. So far never had to, but to me, would be well worth swapping out, or repairing a stator. I love the GL1200!
Old tractor carbs work good too
that poor starter! This was hard to watch, but I couldn't look away. What a mess.
I'm in the uk, back in 1985 I was 16 and bought a Honda PXR 50, remember looking at these brand new at the dealer..............
My 1st new motorcycle was a 1986 Gold Wing, then a 1989 GL1500.
I just bought one and I will get it tomorrow. I'm going to watch a lot of videos to see what to do to it. It's been sitting for several years.
Is that an RCA record player on the dash for music!😂😂😂😂
Wow great video.
I had one of those back in 85, great bike. The LCD display :-)
We had an 86. SEI back in the day too, there was nothing like it when they were new!
Glenn
@@GlennsSpeedShop yes, I had the original GL1000, before that, bought that 2nd hand I think in 79, then 2 of the GL1100, mk1 and mk2, Then the aspencade in summer 84. A few years ago I got a 1500 which I kept for a few years, nice bike but needed a lot of tinkering to keep it 100%. I was king of the road :-)
Love the bike but complete HillBilly mechanic. He might as well have completely destroyed the engine with this stupid "lets start it and revv it up hard" attitude. You check it all FIRST, before you try to start a bike that has been standing for 28 years......sorry but that is not how to do it
I totally agree! I’m like WTF are you doing!
Yeah I was just saying the same thing these guys will stand there and press the starter button until smoke comes out of the damn starter. And did he even bother checking the oil did he pull a plug to check for spark? I must have not seen that part
And did you see how much smoke was coming out of the exhaust like in revving the engine to 9000 RPMs says to Telltale little button LOL maybe if he had actually pulled the plugs and sprayed the cylinders down he may have been able to save the Rings and stopped all that smoking before it started.. I love this guy this guy is like a real Guinness
Exactly
Yeah let's start a bike that has not run for 24 years and rev the living shit out of it, what a asshole the poor goldwing
It kills me to see someone with no to little knowledge of Goldwings try to work on them! Dude…Hydraulic slave! Gotta rebuild it first! Geezzzzz!
Before you run it any longer, change the timing belts! Nice to see another wing in your shop Glen but go easy on em!
30 years old cam belts and you rev it lika an nascar.why you stress an engine like this after all this years i dont know
There are certain things I will never understand. Revving the hell out of it.....
Because dumb.
He left the engine working for a few minutes and then he was reving
@@kkkevan ay Rs da z a so a
The good o rookie reminds of the guys who rev. Then up thing it gonna fix it
I love watching people work on gl-1200 goldwings very few guys doing that these days.
I agree .. i own one .86 aspencade 1200..
1985 Honda Goldwing SE no start condition
@@ronaldwheeler1197 did you get it started yet .
As owner of 85 limited its a love /hate relationship. Love to ride it but hate to work on it.most oem parts discontinued and Chinese aftermarket don't last a year.but it's still a goldwing. 100-200 miles in day is what these bikes were made for.
Amazing to watch ! Did you consider checking the timing belts ? You done good
I sold this recently and said in my ad that it needs restored, including brakes and timing belts. Some people think the belts are some fragile rubber piece that will fall apart after 15 years. That is not the case. Now it's true that they should be replaced, I have replaced many that were 20 plus years old and they were still fairly soft, not cracked, and in tact. I wouldn't roll down the highway at 75 mph all day with them but for storage and running the engine once in a while, they are fine. When your ready to start riding it again, new belts!
Your talking way to much!!
Did you check fuel pump, replace fuel filter, drain carb., should not run starter that long, it will burn out.
Wow. That thing is loaded down with about 100 pounds of junk. The 1200 Goldwing only had a 400 pound load capacity, and all that crap took up about 100 pounds of it. I never understood why so many owners turned their Goldwings into rolling junkyards. I see it has a trailer hitch on it, so it has obviously been abused. I would never try to start a Goldwing that has been sitting for a while without first pulling the plugs and soaking the cylinders in oil, change the oil and filter, and replacing the cam belts. if one breaks, the engine is toast. Goldwing engines are also prone to stuck valves after sitting for a while, and if a valve sticks open a piston is going to hit it. Always turn the engine over by hand first. I'd start by removing ALL the non stock junk. The fuel tank can be removed by removing the rear wheel and swingarm. DOT 3 is just fine, and is completely compatible with DOT 4. But it needs to be from a new, unopened container. The floorboards and heal and toe shifter should be removed and trashed, and replaced with the pegs and normal shifter it came with. Open the bleeder screw on the clutch master cylinder and let fluid dribble through it for a while. It's easy to gravity bleed. The primary seal on the plunger is probably bad. The HORRIBLE combined brake system can be converted to a normal brake system using parts from a late '90s Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic. DO NOT use starting fluid. It is ether, and burns hot enough to burn holes in pistons. Use gasoline in a spray bottle. You're burning up the starter. Don't forget to check the coolant. Water pump seals are prone to fail on 4 cylinder Goldwings. That is not the stock exhaust. Goldwings only have one pipe on each side.
This guy had no idea what he was doing, but it's a honda It'll be fine
"it has a trailer hitch on it, so it has obviously been abused" Jackanory, Jackanory.
@@markrskinner Motorcycles are NOT designed to tow trailers. Doing so drastically increases wear and tear on the bike. Plain and simple.
You know darn well if a Harley sits for 28 years they're not getting it running in one setting lol
LOL.....
Should have pulled the plugs first and sprayed the cylinders. Just me maybe.
Absolutely correct!
You're doin a great service bringing that old hind back to life. Thanks for the video
Reminded me of my old 1200 , lovely bike . Ride a 1500 now but still like the sound and looks of the 12
All the way back in the 50's gas stations had a gas called Ethel which had alcohol in it
"Ethyl" was shorthand for "tetraethyl lead", a valve lubricant and octane improver that was eventually replaced.
I had an ‘85 GL1200i Interstate that I put over 120K on, and did all the work myself including changing the stator, which involved tearing the whole bike apart and dropping the engine out. I sold it with 160K on it and drove it 300 mile to the new owner in LA. There were SO MANY things you should have done to that bike before you even touched the starter button that you are super lucky it didn’t just grenade on you. Good luck buddy, you need that because you sure are no motorcycle mechanic!
What should he have done before he hit the starter button 🎉
The 1200 line of goldwings were an improvement over the 1000 and 1100 models except when they got around 50K mile mark. Then the stator burns up and you have to pull the motor, remove the rear housing, install a new stator then hard solder it to the chassis “INFAMOUS” 3 yellow wires behind the left side cover. It is actually easier and a better fix to install an external alternator and do away with the stator altogether. Cam belts on this old girl were also a maintenance item they were generally replaced due to age of the belt and not by mileage. This is true of all of Hondas GL models. What amazes me with this video is the carbs didn’t need to be cleaned…..(a mutha to do). The full dress GL1200 were made to look pretty but when problems come up (and they did) it was a nightmare to fix. All of that plastic had to come off. Maintenance was not for the faint of heart. This guy got lucky just to get it to run. When the GL1200 ran, it was a wonderful tour bike, comfortable, predictable, and beautiful. It was capable of carrying a couple of heavy-weight people, loaded saddlebags and tow a trailer from Boston to Los Angeles and back without breaking a sweat.
Spoken from experience. Rode 10,000 miles on 85 limited bought for 1200.00 with 116,000 miles ,previous owner installed led headlight and first day riding got stranded,installed aftermarket regulator and rode 3 more years 8000 miles before charging problems resurfaced. Changing back to oem bulb but that's not as easy as sounds and need to take output readings from 3 blue/ stator wires before moving forward.
That’s not just some ones house 😂 that all the crap u poured into it too. 😂 that’s spot son. It’s a carb. Stop putting seafoam in them. You’ll destroy lines. Non ethanol. That’s what u put in. In case some one didn’t know. Lubing the cylinder is the oil rings job. Seafoam does absolutely nothing but make a mess inside the motor. It’s a waste of money. Makes more work. There’s more carbon insid that head now 😂 dump a little oil down the cylinder before u turn it over. Fine. That’s a great idea. But seafoam and 2 smoker oil. No. Every thing that isn’t flammable 😂
Real awesome.
Great job...😍!
This bike is a time capsule and the motor sounds Purrrfect !!!
God only knows how many times I smoked my own garage fixing lawn mower tractors, bikes, chainsaws and anything else that wouldn't crank.
Killing the starter 😢
That's amazing! They just don't make things as dependable nowadays. Those things are like old tanks. Give it what it needs and you're good to go.
Hey Glenn, my bet is every rubber hose needs newerized. What it sounds and looks like is all the main jets are mostly clear, but the smaller idle circuits are maybe plugged up on one or two carbs.
Yep, do doubt. The idle jets are very small and plug easy. I have gone through dozens of GL1000 carbs in my day, same issue
Cheers from Oregon!
Glenn
cleaning the carbs after so many years standing is probably compulsory, it would have been a lot easier on that starter motor. A lot of comments about timing belts (horrible car things), running the engine without replacing those would have scared the heck out of me.
Using water will make it more aggressive. Cheap trick when using cutting polish.
he tried in 98?? That plate expired in 98. in Oregon tabs are good from 2 years. That plate was last renewed in 96
Brand new oil that has been standing for 28 years? You have to be kidding.
Revving the crap out of a cold engine that's been stood for 28 years isn't the way to go in my opinion, unless you're looking at breaking a few piston rings along the way?
Your clutch slave cylinder is probably gummed up while it was sitting and the plunger is stuck forward. Not that big of a job to clean it up the piston is easy to grab and remove, clean up the inside of of the housing area and reassemble, not parts needed. You will have to remove center kick stand, one cross bracket, and drive shaft. Test it & reassemble. Took me a hour, and I'm slow. 🤔
So every time i walked past the bike, i pulled the clutch lever a few times and soon, all the air was gone, and it worked as it should!
What a beautiful bike his it yours😢
My friend sold his house quickly and moved to Florida and gave me the bike as he had to move out fast. I got it running and sold it a few months ago. It will live on!
@@GlennsSpeedShop thanks very much for your response unbelievable nice 👍
Great video. I don’t think I have ever seen that many sparks come out the exhaust. Great Honda.
I cringe hearing that motor running under distress. Need to ask why the previous bikes never made it?
leave throttle alone..it is raised slightly by the Choke control....and 'Pumping' the Twistgrip on and Engine without an accelerater Pump is pointless.
The sparks are rusted out exhaust pieces. If it doesn’t clear out you might have a bad head gasket or a cracked water jacket caused by corrosion from sitting.
It never fails to astonish me how these RUclips mechanics will just stand there and keep pressing the starter button until smoke starts to come out of the damn starter. If it doesn't start pressing the starter button until you fry the starter ain't going to work. There is obviously something else wrong from when I can hear it's only firing on two cylinders
If you got mouse nest in airfilter it will plug the carbs fast
Gold Wing Barn Find - Your camera: Bargain.
Mice evicted..
For gods sakes why do Americans hang on starter like that no need
Absolutely a piece of art. I remember these back in the day, always wanted one, couldn't afford it.
Sorry for all previous insults sincerely, Imola school and cannot stand hearing a starter motor crank ridiculously like that however you do know a thing or two about a thing or two
Good for you Glen. Nice old bike. Honda’s want to run. Big congrats on your retirement. Start counting down the months. Soon you will be counting down the last days. Have a long retirement.
Thanks John...
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First thing I am doing is buying a complete carb rebuild kit, buying new intake boots, all new seals, clean that tank completely out,buy a new fuel pump, replace the timing belts, because you know those are dry as hell, new tires. Flush the radiator, replace all the hoses. And it should be good.
The first seven minutes of this video was you constantly talking and repeating yourself, then when you did some work on the bike, you didn’t film it. What’s the point
Reminds me of the day I got out jail . ❤❤
Not run for 30 years and you’re revving the arse off it. Glad you don’t service my bikes !
Picking up an 83 aspencade in a few days. Have you ever installed a water pump in one of these? The one is out of the 83 with the engine still on the frame. everything up front is removed but included. Wish me luck. the bike has 68k miles.
Remember it's just bolts and parts and gaskets, one piece at a time. You will do fine!
Glenn
i had a 85 Interstate miss it I dont really like the Shadow ace that much but i got me a 79 Wing im getting restore but not rebuilt just bringing it back to life no paint no rebuilt none of that just a new seat took the Vetter tour pack off tho.
Asapnya sprti asap gunung.
Be careful, the timing belts are fragile, change them!!
You trying to kill the starter and the battery
Yep... did not succeed.... I did sell this free bike for $800.00, and have some successful videos too . I WIN! How did you do?
@@GlennsSpeedShop I have one here that has been sitting since 87, but I am pulling the plugs and soaking the cylinders in oil for a few days first, then hand cranking, by hand first to make sure no valves are stuck. But, unlike yourself, I know I am already going to have to pull the carbs, so I may as well just tear it down and start proper. Mine only has 19,000 miles.
Brand new oil! Lol 28 years old
Absolutely legendary, and GORGEOUS ! The 1980's MIJ bikes were the pinnacle.
I think about 1999😊😊😊
Love that you got her back to running sir but you sure rough on a old engine. Revering that engine so high I though you was gonna blow her up. I would never do that on any engine new or old. But great job on saving her.
Yes, that guy is a mad idiot
It’s a testament to how good Honda engines are, even back in 85
I have a Barn find 86 Aspencade with the travel computer on tank cover. Is it worth restoring ?
You Have an SEI. Special Eddition Injected. As far as I am concerned, one of the most beautiful bikes ever made. My wife and her dad both had one. If it's not too far gone, I hope you will restore it!
Heaven help you if you have a flat tire. I've often wondered how anyone would get
to either wheel, without stripping down half the bike.
I hear you.. my air lift table had a removable trap door that allows the tire to drop down, would have to remove the hitch and such...
The normal idle will come back when you shoot the rest of the squirrel out......lol
LOL...
the starter is ok to keep holding it for that long?
Manual says only 5 sec with 10sec break
When a free motorcycle that has sat for 30 years, a few seconds of starter is not going to get the job done. Don't overheat the starter...
What’s a choke? That bike has ghost in the bags trying to get out😂😂😂
Pushing a gold wing is like pushing a Honda Accord that only has two wheels !
Your right.
Glenn
Omg just bleed the clutch at the engine end alot easier
You think the previous owner got a good deal on reflectors? Hahaha
I have had about 10 Gold Wings, every year as the bike aged, I would add a couple pieces of chrome to keep in sharp. We used to call it safety chrome....lol
I have 3 wings, an 84 interstate, an 83 interstate 1100 and an 84 aspencade I bought at a swap meet for parts.
Love the bike! Goldwings have a place in my heart right next to old Mustangs! I would love to have a 1200 but my legs won't allow me to ride one. I own a 93 Goldwing trike and I love it! Ride safe!
S rew it ' going for a ride .😂
Why on earth did you use 2 stroke gas, to foul up the plugs, valves?
Good question... A 50 to 1 ratio of gas to oil is not going to foul plugs. This engine being flat, and putting oil in each cylinder won't do much as the oil will just sit in the bottom of the cylinder. The other 95% of it is still dry. Sending oil down with the fuel will FOG the cylinder, and valves, providing some lubrication. You can buy Fogging Oil to run in your engine prior to llong-termstorage, boat , and airplane engines, especially bennifits from this.
I have had old cars that burned a quart of oil every 10 gal of gas, that's a 40 to 1 ratio with no fouling. I just mixes a few ounces in a gallon or so, better than no oil.
Cheers
Glenn
I just picked up an 85 1200 limited addition with 8000 origional miles. I have decent level of mechanic skills but haven't worked on a bike in decades and never a honda. Any resources that anyone can recomendthat I can tap into ? I don't think this bike has ever been kept out doors because the condition of the paint and seat are like new.
I couldn't find any sign of mice and the bike was roadworthy in 17
Definately not willing to blow engine just to hear it run.
What a find. My wife and my father in law both had 1986 SEI. They are fuel injected so clean, fresh, non Ethenol fuel. Hard wire the stator connector, 3 yellow wires located beside the battery. Timing belts, and service. Good luck.
What a joke. Just rev the shit out if it, it will run like new.
Oh shit this hauled a trailer!!!!!!!!
Wat is that
2007 was the start of ethanol in gas.atleast that's what goggle is saying
I wondered how long ago that was.
Glenn
Stop talking so much and start the work
How about you make your videos your way, I'll make my videos my way? How is your channel doing?
I love gold wings had one says the five year 1000
I have had 6 GL1000s including a 1976 Limited Eddition
Just got my tags, insurance and first full tank of gas in the last 2 years of my girl 🏍 I can't wait to ride!
Did yours have the stator fix😊😊
Yes ..
I don't know anything about how to work on motorcycles but I am always impressed and grateful to watch people that can take something that is not running and bring it back to life. Good job sir!!
Thanks for the comment. Many of my videos are just that, fixing stuff that is broke and make it work good again ..
I think you like to hear yourself. talk.
DJs are like that.... lol
WHat a Masterpiece of Engineering ,awesome still!
Got a 85 wing..mint 40k miles..paid 1800.00
Gl1200 Interstate
how many miles on it when you found it?
56,000 as I recall. Sold it a couple months ago.
Glenn
Hi -
I have a 2009 GOLD WING GL1800 Audio Comfort Navi XM, that has been sitting (garaged) for a few years. I just installed a brand new battery. I went to start it. There is plenty of juice, it turns over great, it just does not start.
Any suggestions?
What gas did you leave in it while it sat? Even non Ethenol I wouldn't leave in more than one year.
I never emptied the tank of the gas that was in it.
There is still about half a tank of gas in it.
@@GlennsSpeedShop Any idea of the estimated cost of a fuel system cleaning, to get a non-starting (always garaged, but sitting for 5 years) 2009 Honda Gold Wing 1800A, with 2,400 miles and a brand new battery, to get running again ?
A lot less waffle and repeating yourself and more work earlier would make a far better video.
I went to your channel to see what a perfect video looks like and see how many views you get from your perfect channel.. Not a single video! Howl do you have any idea what makes a good youtube video? How about I continue to make successful videos my way and you can review them!
@@GlennsSpeedShop Well, I don't have to "make videos" to know what is a good, interesting video made by someone who knows how to make one and who knows what they are talking about and then proves that they do when they stop talking after constantly repeating themselves. Just because you "make videos" doesn't mean you know what you are doing, and you don't. I won't be reviewing any of your so called videos, I have a life and don't like vomiting which is what your so called videos induce.
I subscribed, love the video. I own the 86 aspencade. Great wing
Rev it up its just as weak today as it was in 85
OK...
I just got one today that I hope to get started. It will be nice if I can get it going in roughly 30 min as you have.