Newbie with ’80 GL1100

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Neat_GL80
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Newbie with ’80 GL1100

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Hi all,
Just wanted to say hello! Just got my first Wing and going for somekinda Café look. Bike has been resting for some years, so starting with proper maintenance - belts, carbs, fluids etc. She’s a runner, so hopefully nothing major issues :) but okay, some smoking from left side when testing, but learned that’s quite standard when cold.

Looking forward!
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Welcome to the site!
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Thanks!
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And here’s the machine little dressed down already. Garage feels a bit more tight again :-D

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...hmm, cannot make the link work :oops:
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Welcome from Wisconsin. Enjoy the ride!
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Here you go! May not last, google does some weird things sometimes.

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Re: Newbie with ’80 GL1100

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Welcome to the club. Start a build thread and share plenty of pics...

For pics: go to "full editor and preview" (button below...)

Look below again, see "attachments." Click that... Then click "add Files" Then select where the image is stored. Click the desired image. Then Open. Then click "Place In Line". Make sure to Preview. Then post. Good luck
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Wonderful, thanks!

Here’s current situation after short test drive :8)

Still some stripping to do in front, but otherwise getting in the right mood.
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Welcome from the UK. Any problems you have just ask and someone will help.

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Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
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Cheers Chewy!
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Welcome to the 'Wingdom.

Nice old Buick too ....

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Thanks! Yep, Buick has been around little longer, relationship started ‘97 :)
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Cool anti-gravity bike!

If you make sure that the pictures are correctly oriented on you computer (saved that way too) before uploading then they will display properly.
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Re: Newbie with ’80 GL1100

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welcome to NGW. My grandfather left Finland at age 14 in 1904.
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Re: Newbie with ’80 GL1100

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Hi OCR, I posted that from mobile, so probably iPhone did it thing again. I’ll check that in future.

Thanks Rodger! So you’re one part Finnish, nice!
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