I must say that I have had a good time on this Forum and a really good time riding an '01 LS650P for the last 19,000 miles. I am 63 and have led a life of hard work and suffered back pain most of that time. Lately, the Savage has been causing bad pain in my elbows and hands. So when she quit I decided to not fix the starter AND an overdue timing chain replacement. I just watched her leave for Oklahoma an hour or so ago. I made the deal over a month ago, so when my wife gave me the ok for something just to keep the tremors at bay, I bought a 1981 GL500 SilverWing naked. 10,880 miles--original paint--runs mostly on the right cylinder. Already found a melted wire connection. This thing is like working on a car. I love it! Rides great on Pro-Link (no Shocks).

Anyway, this isn't a Honda site, so you guys can type in GL500 and either admire or laugh--either is fine with me.

Guess who bought it. Boofer

I'll laugh.. I laughed when Reelthing gave me the price for my bike. I like the GL500. I'll laugh because you're still riding. Kinda like a Guzzi.

Good Luck with the GL, boofer. Theres a lot to like about those bikes. I'm helping my daughter's boyfriend build a cafe racer from a cx, pretty much the same thing. I guess you've found the cx500 forum. They seem like a good bunch too.

Appreciate the kind words. Gizz, I have the '81 model with the transistorized ignition and timing chain problems fixed. The stator is also more of a problem with earlier models. Look up www.Genebit Systems. Check out ignition problems and charging problems. VERY detailed instructions, photos, and breakdown between the CX of every year and the GL, even up to the 650. I rode a CX a few years back in what has been a long search. I passed a couple up waiting for an '81 or newer. This one is unmolested with original paint and 10,880 miles. The 500s have 48 hp and have good power for passing but not drag racing.

Mine cranks at a touch but continues to run mostly on the right cylinder. Battery problems show the same symptoms as a clogged carb, and I will be replacing the battery Thursday and ride around with a little SeaFoam in the tank. Have not had time to check 35 yr old coils or even plug wires, but I expect the problem to be fairly simple.  Boofer

Bot, Where I live it's easier to get parts for a 35 yr old Honda than a new Guzzi!  

Great to meet you and Versy. It's good to have a design engineer to figure out how to get 3 bikes on a 2 bike vehicle. I've had so many surgeries lately my mind is in slow motion. I wanted to show you my mint 1873 Springfield .45-70. Forgot it. Hope the route to Jackson, Tn worked for you guys.

My research showed that the Honda GL showed the same symptoms as a clogged carb from a weak battery. Versy's advice to use a little SeaFoam is exactly what I tried today just to get it in the bowls. New battery will be in tomorrow. Then I'll dig deeper after a shakedown run. I think I bought my last bike, one way or another. Since so many are being snapped up for cafe racers now, I want to leave it unmolested and original. I don't miss the Savage, because she was really hurtin' me. But boy she was great for a long time--even saved me once when I got the dreaded left turn in front of me. Rode her like a dirt bike. Somehow came out on the other side.

Versy, Lancer, ya'll come back, now.  Boofer

Antique guns and watches always seem to be valued by collectors for so much less than I think they should be worth. I do like seeing those things.
Antiques Roadshow and Pawn Stars are fun to watch sometimes. I think it's great when someone buys something at a garage sale for five bucks and it's worth fifty thousand..

Who's laughing...now get to work.