'82 Gold Wing Aspencade -- $500

[sail4free]

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Dunno' if anyone here is interested, but this looks like a lotta' bike for 500 bucks:
https://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/4860822343.html
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It's close enough, I could go look at it and take some pics if you want? If I wasn't already DEEP into getting my '79 XS1100 SF going again, I'd be interested my own self.
JIM P. ~ Boise, Idaho
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[motoman]

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Dunno' if anyone here is interested, but this looks like a lotta' bike for 500 bucks:
https://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/4860822343.html
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It's close enough, I could go look at it and take some pics if you want? If I wasn't already DEEP into getting my '79 XS1100 SF going again, I'd be interested my own self.
JIM P. ~ Boise, Idaho
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Decent ole' scoots, and have ridden them. Lots of fiddlin' if they're needin' work though. Motors gotta be pulled if alt. goes south on ya'.

[sail4free]

What?

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You have to pull the motor if the alternator goes south?
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There will come a time (soon) when I'm no longer intimidated by the prospect of having to dig so deep, but I'm not there yet -- bills to pay -- J-O-B to play along with -- and get back and forth TO, flags to fly, etc. I am encouraged, though, that Honda was onboard with the car-engine approach to motorcycle power even before our beloved Yamaha caught up with them. Doesn't mean we have to love Yamaha any less.
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[jetmechmarty]

It could be made into this:

[IanDMacDonald]

Sexy as hell!

[Lucien Harpress]

Not quite sure what "No vacuum on No 1 cylinder) means, but that's a decent price. Low for an 1100, but about normal for a non-runner. These 'wings have their pros and cons (own a '77 GL1000 and '84 GL1200, Naked). Alternator and clutch are at the rear of the engine, and while clutch work CAN be done with the motor in place, it's not fun. Alternator craps out, you pull the motor (or bolt on a car alternator off to the side). Still, bad alternators were really not a HUGE problem. This comes from two places- the GL1200s had the alternator problems back in the day, and most of those were recalled and fixed shortly after the problem arose. You also get those people who buy a GL1000 and think they can load it up with all kind of lights and radios (because "IT'S A GOLDWING!") when the puny alternator of the first model couldn't handle it. The 1100 alternator is pretty solid. Camshafts are run by belts, and it's an interference motor. Belt snaps? Bye bye motor.

Carbs are also a nightmare. Push fittings (which means millions of O-rings), two main jets rather than one, and the 1100 still ran solid slides in the carburetors rather than rubber diaphragms. Carb sync is also REALLY important- you're off a bit, and it really affects the motor.

I was also never a fan of the 1100. Owned an '83 for a little while, and wasn't blown away. The 1000 is a fun little bike when you strip all the bags off, and the 1200 has plenty of grunt and is probably the best 4 cylinder 'wing Honda made. The 1100 didn't have THAT much more power than the smaller 1000, and all the fairing and bags reduced the performance into nothing to write home about.

THAT BEING SAID:

Valve and head work on these bikes are a breeze. Valves are screw-adjust rocker arms, so no shims or special tools needed. Water cooling isn't a big deal- if if doesn't leak, it's usually bulletproof. Lots of parts are still available, both OEM and used spares (Honda made plenty). Dialing it can be a pain, but once you do, she will run for miles and miles and miles, all as smooth as butter. 100,000 miles is considered broken in. Gas tank is under the seat, so the weight is balanced VERY well, most of it way down low. And there's no denying the curb appeal of that giant flat-4 motor.

[MindWebs]

i have a brother in law that rides very hard.

he's owned 2, 1100wings and an xs1100

the wings both had catastrofic engine failures (he's a certified honda mecanic)

and the xs has been a top notch runner and handled every bit of abuse he has dished out.

the moral of the story, don't use wing's as a rocket, it won't tolerate it.

he has no chicken strips on his tires. (crazy fool)

as far as using it as a normal cruiser, they are good machines.
they are an old bike that requires maint. just like the xs11's

they just have they're own issues, like any other vintage machine.

[sail4free]

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Just now getting back to this . . . kewl that there is so much love out there for other machines . . . and yet the XS reigns supreme, eh?
JIM P.
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