Nice work Mike! Man that makes a huge difference, just starting to rip it down. Thanks for the shout out too 👍 really looking forward to seeing how this build shapes up.
I am just starting the restoration of a '82 GL500i. It is a little rougher than yours but I am happy for what I got for the money. I love the turn down section of the exhaust you just removed. Would want to sell them?
Thanks for watching and good luck with your project. The only part of the exhaust I have left are the mufflers/tips, if that is what you are looking for - happy to sell them. Email me at mikeb@acecafebikes.com and I can send you some pictures Mike
i know what your style is and i like that being a Honda guy for many years i actually like the Stock 82 Honda SilverWing set up i have not owned one yet but i had a 82 650Four for 35 years and i personally thought that was a great Power to Weight Motorcycle it had enough to ride Highway and Passenger but the negative was it needed extra shifting for some of that ? but Riding that’s kind of part of the Fun these days the Silver Wingsof that Era and the Gold Wings can be picked up very Handsomely finacially IMO the only problem i’ve seen on the Japanese bikes of 82 is that was when the United States changed to daylight headlight riding and the manufacturers just kind of hot wired the Lamp to stay on without upgrading the Charging Systems so they constantly drained the Battery and didn’t run worth a crap on a dead or Discharged Batteries some of the Builders did have Electric and Kick start on those bikes that meant you could usually kick it started and ride a short distance for me i bought a brand new Yamaha that i often had to walk home with a dead battery then go get the Bike the next day it wasn’t horrible as lived inFlorida then and that bike was my daily Commuter for a Bartending job my roomate used to,laugh in the morning when he saw my Battery on a Charger inside the house my Helmet and no Bike the Shop kept telling me BikewithinSpecs everytime it went in Eventually on that Motorcycle and the Honda i had from the same era i just spliced a switch into the Harness and rode with it off in Daytime if a Cop questioned me i just acted Dumb and turned it on i forgotbOfficer when i began Riding we didn have that Law this Old Bike has a switch here ? they never knew or questioned it i was on my way to work and Completely Sober with a Clean Liscense record so i never even got a written Warning or a Ticket riding that way
This was a great story. Thanks for the info on the daytime running lights, that makes sense as I have seen many after market controls that have the ability to turn the light completely off. I sympathize with you for having to walk it home, but I would agree - living in Florida does not sound that bad :) I really like the Silverwing due to having the monoshock - I think, for me, having a design that already had a monoshock, made more sense than going with the CX and then convert it. I hope this finds you well and thanks so much for watching. Mike
Working on sort of a tear down on my 82 gl500 interstate. Right now I'm basically looking to take the trunk and front fairing off. On another note, that seat is incredibly different then mine. My trunk came off and the seat stayed
The trunk on mine was bolted to the seat, however I had two seat options, perhaps your seat is that version. The front fairing was more of a challenge to get off, lots of bracketing.
Looks a thousand lbs lighter. I wonder if there’s any value in the parts that came off. I’ve always seen that stuff for sale at some of the big swap meets like davenport Iowa or mid Ohio but not sure if it sells. Sure could help the build by recouping some money back
I've wondered that too. Its actually in great condition, seems wasteful to just throw it out, at the very least just give it away. Im sure that there are some people that like to restore them as much as others like to modify them. Definitely something to look into.
Hey! Enjoyed your video. Just wanted to mention that I could use the whole front faring if you have no plans for it. DM me if you're interested in discussing. BTW, where about are you located?
Thanks for watching, I'm glad that you are enjoying these videos. I actually have been contacted by a few other people about some parts I've removed from the bike. Unfortunately, I have given most of these away, including the front fairing. I'll keep this in mind for the future as I have a plan to do more bikes. Do you have a GL500? Oh, I'm located in Minnesota, where are you located?
I have the same bike. But instead of a custom build, I'm trying to restore it. Are you selling the old parts by chance? Lol I need the hardware to mount everything to the bike
HI Zach. I have someone that I've already committed the seat and luggage compartments too. What items are you looking for? You can message me at acecafebikes@gmail.com as well Mike
Good afternoon I've only just found your channel. I wanted to know if you only fix motorcycles to sell. I just acquired a '82 GL500 that was in running condition. That said, its torn down completely to the frame because the owner was going to turn it into a cafe racer. He lost interest and gifted to me. I would like to bring it back to it's original glory. I wanted to know if you've offered assisting services. I would like to work on it myself but I've never assembled a motorcycle before so I wanted to know if you could help me.
Thanks for your vote of confidence - that means alot. I have never thought of doing this, I'm not an expert, but I have done this a couple times with this bike. The challenge that you are going to have is picking up where someone else left off. There will be something missing/forgotten to give to you, missing bolts, cables, etc. Where do you live? I live in MN. I'm happy to help with what I can...the best advice I can give you is download the owners manual - you can find it online for free - or order one from Amazon. They are always a great tool. Thanks Mike acecafebikes@gmail.com
Thanks, I'm sure there are more differences than these, but I know two main things are monoshock instead of dual and a better rectifier/regulator since these bikes had more electrics to support, like a radio.
