14 YEARS Untouched? NEW OLD Motorcycle Restoration Pt 1! 1988 GL1500 Goldwing 

Thank you! It's an easy and cheap way to make a parts washer! Haha!

You're exactly right! Little more taken care of😅😂

Thank you for the comment John!!

@@octanerestorations Thank you for doing the videos. I am redoing an 88 1500 myself and its cool to follow along. Be sure to check the vacuum hoses under that black rubber heat shield as well. Mine were toast and cause the PO to send the carbs to Bear to rebuild and it still didnt run right. I replaced all the vacuum lines (the quote of "a ridiculous number" in your video made me laugh) and now it does. But I managed to open a split in one of the two carb coolant lines so now the radiators and fans have to come out. I also bought a complete set of those "O" shaped long needle nose pliers so I wont do that again. Big pain but now she has fuel and cooling systems rebuilt. Also used your link to the fuel pump on the older vids you did as the PO had bought a new one (genuine Honda) and it died on me. No dirt on the thing, it just quit till you gave it a tap. Anyway thanks for doing these, not hard to repair for those of us patient enough to do it. Best to ya!

@@JohnStruemph Yeah those vacuum hoses are most definitely a pain, glad you got it sorted! I really do hate chasing vacuum leaks. Very much so. And dang that's bad luck! Luckily I was fortunate enough to not poke any holes or split the coolant lines going to the carbs, but who knows maybe the next one will get me. And thats frustrating that a honda one would quit. Like I said in this video, Ive had 50/50 luck with them, but for the price it's definitely worth it. Thanks for the comment John!

It will be but it should be worth it!

Thank you very much for the comment and kind words TheMamonti1! I try to keep it entertaining, gotta get yall back somehow! Haha!😂

@@octanerestorations just noticed my typo... was to be "sounds like an old drunk when you slow it down.... oh well

@@TheMamonti1 I understood!😂

Facebook market place, and suprisingly craigslist! And they sure are gems! Thanks for the comment Sluggy!

I do as well! When they run they run great!

@@octanerestorations I have a 1989 gl 1500 that I bought from a storage unit about a month ago

@@edselbobpacer Hopefully it is an easy job to get it back on the road!

@@octanerestorations all I know it's been sitting 12 years

@@edselbobpacer Sounds like all of the ones I have been buying!

Lucky you never had to touch the carbs! They can be a pain. I will make tutorials that are normal speed! My idea was that these restoration videos in the series I did not want them to be too long! But I will make full length tutorials, might break them apart into different pieces! I did take a look at them in a later series to check timing! Sounds like we are alike! Thanks for the comment bill, safe riding!

@@octanerestorations i know i commented earlier but a full length carb tutorial would be amazing, or just a non sped up clip of you disassembling/ reassembling. i know at minimum the one i picked up will need carb work and a tank flush

@@Razatan99 I have one in the works! I only did time-lapses when I filmed, but in the editing portion I slowed down the tear down and rebuilding to around 25% speed so hopefully it is more useful!

Hey Gilbert! It could be normal for your motorcycle, or it could be the clutch bearing. Here is a forum about the noise, has some good info. www.goldwingfacts.com/threads/gl1500-clutch-noise.376839/

You're right again! I did not realize it said that in the owners manual, but clear as day it does. "This motorcycle was not designed to pull a sidecar or trailer. Handling may be seriously impaired if so equipped." I bet it was a CYA by honda to save themselves from getting sued, but interesting none-the-less. Thank you!

@@octanerestorations very likely your right on it being a CYA approach, but In Honda’s defense the amount of torque caused on the frame and related components by pulling a trailer is tremendous, especially with large vehicles passing you on the highway, I followed my riding buddy pulling his and watched a tractor/trailer blow him clear past the white fog line and dang near the soft shoulder of the road. Would I personally pull a trailer behind my Goldwing…yes…under these conditions (a) short distance (b) I absolutely would not tow one with a ball/hitch combo. I’d do a dedicated frame mount with a gimbal style trailer connection,this style can really save your bacon in an emergency maneuver.

@@Mr.Innovator961 I definitely would not pull one in the west texas wind! I could see a semi causing a pretty big problem passing them most definitely. I will have to look into that, right now I am using a 1 7/8" ball and it has been fine, but I have not had any emergencies yet when I pull it. Will look into it!

There is a decent back story on it! I actually only paid around 500 for it with a clean title, which like we discussed earlier is a fair price in this condition! And I will keep you updated, hopefully will get it rebuilt. I now understand why there are no tutorials doing it, it is a pain! But I believe it can be done. Thanks for watching!

Can you list and show where you got the actual parts for the air shock rebuild, I may decide to rebuild my factory one later.

@@Mr.Innovator961 I sure will when it gets to that point!

The white trailer is a trailer I got for the goldwings! My job makes me carry a decent amount of stuff around with me occasionally, and this trailer really helps!

@@octanerestorations Awesome. I noticed because it matches my Goldwing's color.

@@JohnStruemph It was a complete match for my fathers goldwing, but he did not need the trailer so I kept it! Its been a good trailer!

Thank you very much terry!

You're right! I now use an ultrasonic cleaner!

Yeah it could be any of those! Due to how big the fairing is the smoke could be traveling from somewhere else. If it has been sitting a while and there is caked up oil it will smoke till it burns that off! But if it is a significant amount I would check the seals around the valve covers as well, it can leak from that onto the hot exhaust!

Thank you very much! Normally I keep them, I am in texas! Really appreciate your comment!

Cool, thank you for the comment!

Man I love those Valks, its on my list!

Here in the USA I bought this one for $800 USD. A running one is about $3000 here!

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