I completed one more thing on the TO DO list. I got the valve cover emblems painted black. I used a small brush and gloss black enamel. I wiped off the HONDA letters with a paper towel wet with laquer thinner and a small piece of wood. I was very happy with the results. I used four coats.

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

Ernie,

I was going through some of my old mufflers that were rusted out today, that I was going to throw out and I remember that you were looking for some baffles. So I manage to get two of them out with packing. It was not that easy. That screw is welded in and the srews broke but you can re-drill and tap them out. Also accidentally cut a 1/2 in off one (don't ask me how ) them but it will still fit inside the muffler slot. If your interested.

Here a pic.

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"The trouble with the world is not that people know so little,
but that they know so many things that ain't so." -- Mark Twain

Current bikes:
75 GL1000
76 CAFE GL1000
76 YELLOW GL1000
76 LTD GL1000
77 GL1000
VT1100 AERO
two CT90

PM sent. What held the packing in place while the baffles were inserted in the muffler tubes?

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

It was raped around the baffle. One side of the baffle hold one side and the muffler hold the other side were you insert the baffle.

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"The trouble with the world is not that people know so little,
but that they know so many things that ain't so." -- Mark Twain

Current bikes:
75 GL1000
76 CAFE GL1000
76 YELLOW GL1000
76 LTD GL1000
77 GL1000
VT1100 AERO
two CT90

That emblem looks better than when it came from the factory. Nice!

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

Sure does look like another job very well done Ernie. Time to ride.

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1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

I got my last piece of the puzzle today. I bought a nice set of baffles from Rod Willis. Thanks. I cleaned them up and they look great. I should have new packing Monday and then can install them. The bike is running good. I filled it up today and its getting 34.4 mpg. I know some of you guys get great mileage, but that is the best I have ever gotten on any gl or my Valk.

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

You are still doing too little riding and too much fiddling to get good mileage, but 34 is great miles during the fiddling period. So 45+ is in the works for her.

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Proud member of the NGW Cartel
1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

I got my baffles a few days ago and yesterday I got the packing I ordered. I cut a piece of telephone wire about a foot long. Then I stripped the insulation to leave a very thin copper wire. I wrapped three pieces around the packing to hold it in place while I inserted the baffles in the mufflers. The bike sounds the way it should now!






After the baffles were installed, I was going to re-time and re-synch. I have decided however to leave things alone for now because the bike is really running great. What that means is that I am down to one last task. I still have to mount the info tag on the neck of the frame. I have purchased some very small allen head screws that I think will do the job.



Otherwise, SHE IS GOOD TO GO! I really love this bike. I have had a blast with the build and she rides beautifully! Every time out I think she gets a little better.

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

How about duct tape...

Baffle install looks nice. Time to ride, nice weather today for sure.

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Proud member of the NGW Cartel
1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

I would use some good waterproof adhesive with the allen screw so the VIN tag would lay flat. Maybe a couple wire ties, if you can get them around it, while the adhesive dries.

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Shalom, Marc

1975 GL1000 "Dresser"
1976 GL1000 Project Bike
1979 GL1000 Naked
2007 Triumph Bonneville
1970 Norton Commando

Ernie, how did you get them off the cover? mine do not have a screw or something similar...just pry them out?

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Fil, Italian but now in the US..
Work in progress: GL1000'77 , a 76 LTD and another 75 being restored, a 76 750 four frame up ready to re assemble.
Riding a CB750 '72 and a blue GL1000 75 ;-)
left home in Europe: Blue 76 for sale, Red 77 (now sold), Black 78.

Yep. Just use a small screwdriver and carefully pry them out. I worked from the bottom and does not look like I left any marks. They actually came out pretty east. I used a couple dabs of permatex to hold them for sure.

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

The bike looks great!! Nice job...now hit the trails...

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Brian Crow
1977 gl1000, with California sidecar
"KBO"!! Keep bungling on! Winston Churchill
"Bound is boatless man"

Well .... we could ride up to the Gilmore show ....

Gord

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"I'd rather Ride than Shine" -
'80 GL1100 Interstate, 'R2B' (RAT TO BE)
My Original 'RAT' was an '82 CB900/1100F
And now Team 898