82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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The bike looks great esp the Webers! Couples of questions: Where did you buy the seat and is the front fender off a 78 or 79?
Was there much modding to get it bolted up? I always have liked that style of fender vs the OEM one on my 83.
Hope spring gets here soon for you (and me). It has snowed here 3 times already really didn't have a fall season this year.
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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Jonesz wrote:The bike looks great esp the Webers! Couples of questions: Where did you buy the seat and is the front fender off a 78 or 79?
Was there much modding to get it bolted up? I always have liked that style of fender vs the OEM one on my 83.
Hope spring gets here soon for you (and me). It has snowed here 3 times already really didn't have a fall season this year.
If you look in the forum Goldwing Tech Discussions I recently put a post up titled Modified Ducati Monster seat on a Gl1100 that details what I did. The front fender I actually can’t remember what it originally belonged to but it wasn’t Honda. The bracket to mount it is off a 79 Gl1000. I had to do some cutting and bending to get it all to work.
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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Thanx Boxer that seat looks GR8. Well done and thanks for the instructions in the Tech Discussions.
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1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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have you sat on the bike with the webers mounted yet?
I look at bikes with them and think..my knee would be right on the carbs..
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5speed wrote:have you sat on the bike with the webers mounted yet?
I look at bikes with them and think..my knee would be right on the carbs..
You know what. I actually haven’t. I’ll do that tomorrow and report back.
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Boxer4 wrote:
5speed wrote:have you sat on the bike with the webers mounted yet?
I look at bikes with them and think..my knee would be right on the carbs..
You know what. I actually haven’t. I’ll do that tomorrow and report back.
thanks. I'm 6'4" and I've always wondered about this.
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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Jonesz wrote:Thanx Boxer that seat looks GR8. Well done and thanks for the instructions in the Tech Discussions.
Thanks!!
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5speed wrote:
Boxer4 wrote:
5speed wrote:have you sat on the bike with the webers mounted yet?
I look at bikes with them and think..my knee would be right on the carbs..
You know what. I actually haven’t. I’ll do that tomorrow and report back.
thanks. I'm 6'4" and I've always wondered about this.
It looks like I wont be riding with my knees against the tank. I'm 6'1" and don't think it will take much getting used to. Im going to use a short domed air cleaner that will add a tiny bit of width. I'm sure I will be happy with it.
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that was my concern..my knee's hitting the carbs.
tks for posting the pic.
on another topic..where did you get that gear head plaque?
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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5speed wrote: on another topic..where did you get that gear head plaque?
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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I did a Weber 40 conversion on my '78 recently. I loved the look. Was frustrated with tuning. Like you, I was disappointed with the legroom issue. Plus, on the '78, the shelter clearance is even tighter than on the 75-77. Forced either velocity stacks (and no real filter) or scalloping or otherwise modifying the shelter.

I probably put less than 500 miles on my setup before deciding it wasn't the way I wanted to go. Thing ran like stink. Idled well, but I never got rid of a bit of an off-idle bog. I threw a number of combinations at it along with various accelerator pump thrust settings - plus a couple of by-pass settings. If I'd been more patient, I'm sure I could've solved the slight bog, but the other factors were more pressing to me. I went back to the stock rack.

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5speed wrote:that was my concern..my knee's hitting the carbs.
tks for posting the pic.
on another topic..where did you get that gear head plaque?
Haha. It was a belt buckle I had.
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desertrefugee wrote:I did a Weber 40 conversion on my '78 recently. I loved the look. Was frustrated with tuning. Like you, I was disappointed with the legroom issue. Plus, on the '78, the shelter clearance is even tighter than on the 75-77. Forced either velocity stacks (and no real filter) or scalloping or otherwise modifying the shelter.

I probably put less than 500 miles on my setup before deciding it wasn't the way I wanted to go. Thing ran like stink. Idled well, but I never got rid of a bit of an off-idle bog. I threw a number of combinations at it along with various accelerator pump thrust settings - plus a couple of by-pass settings. If I'd been more patient, I'm sure I could've solved the slight bog, but the other factors were more pressing to me. I went back to the stock rack.

There is no doubt that these babies attract attention. And they sound wild, too. But, they're not for everybody.
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Wow, It looked awesome with the Weber's. I was thinking if I went with the stacks of going with 4 or 6 inch and using microphone foam covers as filters.i think I'm going to use the air filters that Randakk's used though.
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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Boxer4 wrote:
5speed wrote:that was my concern..my knee's hitting the carbs.
tks for posting the pic.
on another topic..where did you get that gear head plaque?
Haha. It was a belt buckle I had.
that is huge. Calgary Stampede huge. :mrgreen:
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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Re: 82 Gl1100 Cafe Racer, Dual Weber idf 40's.

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5speed wrote:
Boxer4 wrote:
5speed wrote:that was my concern..my knee's hitting the carbs.
tks for posting the pic.
on another topic..where did you get that gear head plaque?
Haha. It was a belt buckle I had.
that is huge. Calgary Stampede huge. :mrgreen:
Ya, I never actually wore it as a belt buckle. lolol
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