20 Most Recent 1983 Honda GL 1100 Aspencade Gold Wing Questions & Answers

The pick-up module located on the stator is on its way out. That is normally the symptoms right before they stop working.

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take your side cover to the paint store have them color match

check the wires of the ignition switch for loose connection .and check misconnection, inspect fuse box .

Repack the bearings annually or at each 10,000 mile service. Also a good idea to repack them every time you change the tire.

the starter is the tensioner, there is an internal besides that as well. This is one of the most difficult out there that is for sure. You may have to rotate the engine or starter gear subtly to get everything to line up. Let me know if you have any other concerns.

The factory pressure is on a sticker on the frame by the side cover. If you run 35 PSI front and rear you will have less trouble with tire cupping, better cornering, and longer tire life.

Yes , the oil seal is available from Honda. If too much air pressure is put into the shock it is not uncommon for the seal to pop. A 5wt or 10wt shock oil should work just fine. Consider changing the oil in the other shock also.

The switch has a connector on the back where the bundle of wires plugs in . If it does not have a connector directly on the back of the switch, follow the wires for a few inches and you will find a molex style connector that you can unplug to remove the switch.

whats it doing , if it smokes when running its piston rings , if smokes on start up its valve guides and seals, if it won;t start and u tried everything else than its the chain, all theses can be fixed but how bad do u want to keep bike? if u like to keep bike then u r looking at over 1000.00 fix plus parts .

Center stand the bike if possible high enough that you can drop the wheel out the bottom other wise you may have to take off the saddlebags , loosen the rear axle nut, take out the bolt, knock out the spacer , lift the caliper assembly out of the way and hang it by a wire, grab the wheel, and slide it sideways away from the final drive. The wheel should slide right off the spline of the final drive and roll out the back under the fender. If the wheel wont slide past the final drive let the air out of the tire. Be sure to coat the spline of the final drive with moly60 paste from your local Honda dealer when reassembling

Hi, That may well be the case, if you are useing a new set of valves in a new cylinder head, but like you have said how do you make them seal, when the engine runs, over time pitting will occur within the valve seat area, to reseal the valves, new or old, you will have to use the good old fashion way of laping in the valves, using valve grinding paste, and a valve grinding stick,

HI, FOR A BIKE OF THIS AGE IT IS EXPECTED, YOU CAN REMOVE THE SWITCH IF IT IS THE BOTTOM OF THE SWITCH YOU WILL FIND SCREWS THAT CAN BE REMOVED TO ENABLE YOU TO DISMANTLE THE SWITCH,YOU CAN OBSERVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER OF THE SWITCH, IF IT THE IGNITION BARREL WHERE THE KEY FITS IN THAT IS FALLING APART YOU MAY HAVE TO RREMOVE, AND REPLACE THE LOCK COMPLETLY.

Have you got the part number for the said part, because if you do you can sometimes just google the part number and it will come up for you