The pictures show a BMW fairing I have tacked on with zip-ties and paint stirring paddles just to see how it looks. I may or may not use it for the finished product.
The bike-
I bought it from a long time friend who became disgusted with the troubles he was having with it. I bought the failed project and a collection of pieces that may or may not help.
The extra parts on the side included-
a spare engine with rain water in it, probably totally junk,
two HEAVY Vetter Windjammer fairings
a bare aluminum single-carb manifold with water heat passages (I'm keeping it)
a spare set of one-piece aluminum spoke wheels unknown year (probably NOT comstar, correct?)
One pair of black painted 1978 Comstars. (I think that's what they are)
extra air filter housing (maybe I had better check if it is really a spare)
a box with points and small parts, an empty DYNA ign box with instructions.
And last on the inventory is a bike that looks great at 10-15 feet, but has plenty of problems up close.
He said he put new tires on it, BUT I now see something wet seeping from the front rim. I think the first thing I must do, UN-do actually, is remove the front tire and clean off any soap or whatever was used to put on the tire and hopefully save the nice aluminum rim from corroding fast, and then remount the tire. That means the rear tire needs it too even though I don't see wet spots.
This is the info I managed to catch a bit at a time-
(dont you hate it that asking for info from some people is like pulling teeth? and then you get a puzzle to decipher?)
I was told that another bike+frame was scrapped and discarded. I did not like hearing that.
The story I heard was that the engine needed a head gasket. I do not know how he arrived at that diagnosis. water? compression? stains? noises? false diagnosis handed down from owner to owner? what???
After the head gasket change, it was reported that the engine had one cylinder that compression tested at 80 lbs, but he tried to get it running anyway.
I asked if the valves were checked or replaced.-- answer- NO.
I asked him to squirt oil into cyls and re-check compression. vague answers- I still don't know.
I don't know the comp of the other cyls.- haven't checked yet.
He says it ran for a time with the Dyna ign, got a ticket for loud pipes, put on pipes, drove, then went dead. called me- "hey want to buy a bike?"
He wasn't sure if he missed a tooth on the timing, but it did run for a time before dying.
He said the bike ran not long ago, but the week-old Dyna ign died.
Wires hanging out at several places, but it supposedly ran...
I do NOT want to do a comp check until I put in my own oil (he swears by an absolutely awful wally-world brand that overheated the bearings on his other car), and make sure there is no water in the engine. I will remove timing cover to see that belts are in place before rotating. I will first rotate slowly to make sure no valves are contacting pistons. Only then will I make a compression check, and then put air into the spark plug holes to see where the air exits.
If the spare parts are any clue, there may be three different years of parts on the bike. Possibilities- one cam on one side, a different year cam on the other. I hope that didn't happen, but I need to keep an eye out for strange things.
Since I have never worked on a Wing before, I am not sure whether I can easily detect an incorrect combination or not. I will have to be careful and watch close. The last thing I want to do is backtrack to fix something stupid.
If anyone has any GOOD 1977,1976,1975 camshafts for a low price or a trade (not the manifold), let me know.
For right now, I don't know what else I need yet.
Knowing my friend, I think there is a very high possibility that the timing belts looked good, so the old old belts were probably re-used. fix that.
The wiring is hanging out in several places. I guess I have a mess to untangle and trace down.
This was also a Vetter faired bike. I will need to get some headlight parts and put something together. I probably have the parts. I think.
Note the wood block under the kickstand. He told me the stand was welded and repaired.
There is no center stand. That means I need to check closely for rust and damage.
The bike sets pretty darn high compared to other bikes I've been on. That might account for some of the kickstand "shortness". My friend is not as tall as I am, so standing on tip toes likely played a part in his decision not to spend more money on it.
I think I have covered just about everything for the moment.
Now to install some pics around the page.
I need some paint design ideas. I want to make the GL1000 stand out at night. Here is what I did to my Suzi. I am looking for ideas on paint schemes for the Wing that I can use. In my photo album-
I have a few shots of a couple other ideas I have used before. I will add more as I rediscover where I have them.
ALBUM ADDRESS-- http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/DJ
MY SUZI AT NIGHT without any lights on.
REALLY COOL, EH?
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