The Mule has been traded!

[Redman]

. . . . . Aspencade or Interstate. .........

I am not that well versed, but based on experience with my friends bike (a few years ago) the Aspencade had the on board compressor and accompanying push button panel, front/rear and increase/decrease.
Steve might be able to point out other remaining tell-tales.

 

[Gorminrider]

Haven't run the numbers yet to see if it's an Aspencade or Interstate. It's been repainted so that's not telling me much, that metal side cover is the key I'm guessing without running numbers.

some opinionated people tell me the Interstate is the one to get. You likely have it judging by the dials and the ease that it was stripped of fairing and "stuff" . Apparently the Aspencade came with electronic doofunnies and the 80's were not a good era for them...

 

[LAB3]

After running the vin number on the Goldwing and also doing some deciphering of the evidence, here's what I've come up with. Neither the grey nor the maroon is a stock 1983 color. It appears that it's probably a bit of a hodge podge of parts put together to make a motorcycle, just as the Second Harley I bought and turned into a bobber (For it's time) Looks like it may have caught on fire at some point, my guess is a hung float on a carb or perhaps some spillage igniting while refuelling.





The gas tank on a Goldwing is merely a cover, the actual tank is below the seat to keep the weight lower. The gas fill cap under a lid in the false tank allows you to fill it, here's no kind of guard or anything to keep some gas that dribbles out of the spigot from splashing down onto the hot engine. On most bikes, you can hold it at a 90 degree angle to keep this to a minimum, on the Goldwing it has to point straight down to get the gas where it needs to be.




So the vin says 1983 Honda GL1100I, meaning Interstate. The metal side covers on it now, near as i can tell, are off an Aspencade most likely from a different year. This pic is an approximation of what it looked like coming from the factory.




http://veh-markets.com/motorcycles/honda/210162-1983-honda-goldwing-gl1100-interstate.html

Turns out the spark plug caps are resistor type and both banks tested the complete opposite! The right side was dead on close enough to 5k ohm to not worry about, did the 1/4 inch clip and back on they went. The left side on the other had had NO continuity! Did find a site about taking an old resistor out and replacing it with a piece of 12 or 10 gauge wire then running resistor plugs. Mine don't want to seem to come apart so I'll see what the auto parts store has, something THAT simple makes it a lot more likely to not backfire, snort or buck, which sounds even more horrid with open pipes!

 

[LAB3]

Well that took longer than it needed to! Two weeks ago I discovered both caliper bleeders where stuck and two extractor sizes did get them out, that was my last job on the list. Had to order a pair of front calipers, turned out the seals I ordered where not the proper size. Waited a week for that to clear up and as of yesterday it's on the road. Did some tweaking and tuning and with some glass packs in the straight pipes there's nothing else that sounds like it. Will probably put all the racks and luggage on it tomorrow just to try it out, it'll be amazing how much more I'll be able to carry and more importantly, keep dry

 

[Rob S.]

...it'll be amazing how much more I'll be able to carry and more importantly, keep dry

We're moving on up
To the east side
To a de-luxe apartment
In the sky, aye, aye

Mazel Tov

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Would like to hear that with the glass packs. Can you post a video? If it sounds anything like when my dad put a pair on his ‘76 Int. Scout Traveller, it’ll sound bada$$

 

[LAB3]

Would like to hear that with the glass packs. Can you post a video? If it sounds anything like when my dad put a pair on his ‘76 Int. Scout Traveller, it’ll sound bada$$

Definitely a percussive rasp to it. I'm going to have to wait til morning to get the electric choke set right on it then I can properly tune it. Put a VW carb on a single carb intake, that four carb rig looks like a real nightmare to work on and I figured out it had carbs from at least two different years on it, one set has pressed in jets the other two removable. There's a definite advantage to simplifying as well, I can get a carb kit or air cleaner darn near anywhere, I'll get some audio posted when it's dialed in.

 

[Rob S.]

I'll get some audio posted when it's dialed in.

We'll need more pics. You know what they say: If we can't see pics, we may not agree with it.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

It'll lose some power and responsiveness with a single carb, and those conversions can be a pain in the @ss, too.

 

[LAB3]

It'll lose some power and responsiveness with a single carb, and those conversions can be a pain in the @ss, too.

After 27k miles on a 450 the last two plus years a loss of power doesn't phase me much. Knowing I don't need to downshift going up hills is plenty fine by me, I often forget I have another gear to shift up to going 60mph if I want it.

 

[LAB3]

Here it is as it sits right now. To tell you the truth I like it better naked, the bags that are on it now are the ones I had on the GS450. There's a set of stock bags and a trunk which are all a different color, I'm going to patch up the holes on those the next couple of days and put a coat of bed liner on them. Still have my National Cycle Plexifairing to go on too, in 90+ degree weather it's off for good reason.

 

[Gorminrider]

ah! looking good! I like the naked Goldwing- quite attractive...I'd be watching out for some $30 Harley mufflers though, if they're not too long to jam on after the bend....

 

[LAB3]

Did some horse trading and have a set here, the pipes would need to be reworked to get them to clear the swingarm. Glass packs may not be the right term here, they're 10" baffles wrapped in fiberglass. So far with it being 90+ degrees out I've been riding without the windshield or a helmet, the volume isn't hardly noticeable on the interstate running 75 mph. It's a bit loud for my liking in town, the neighbors don't need to know when I'm coming and going but for now I'm going to run what I've got. After over a month of wrenching and fiddling, I've had enough for the time being.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

You ride without a helmet?

 

[LAB3]

Yep, although most of the time I do wear it. Since I travel as much as I do it's easier to get used to it than worry whether or not Barney Fife wants to pull me over and write a ticket to help fund the police department.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

I'd say getting used to it is a matter of self-preservation.

 

[LAB3]

Funny thing about not being afraid of dying, you become not afraid to live by proxy.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

Funny thing about not being afraid of dying, you become not afraid to live by proxy.

Funny thing about not wanting to live as a vegetable: We're not plants.

 

[LAB3]

I'll just leave this here:

 

[Who Dat?]

You ride without a helmet?

Yep, although most of the time I do wear it.

I'd say getting used to it is a matter of self-preservation.

Funny thing about not being afraid of dying, you become not afraid to live by proxy.

Funny thing about not wanting to live as a vegetable: We're not plants.

I have met LAB3 in person. I am happy to say that he is an adult, and has evidently made an informed decision.