I is now a bikesexual

[WD Forte]

I do now haz got a new bike again
It's a 41 year old Honda GL500 and that makes it tax and MOT exempt
It ran out of tax and MOT in 2016 and has been stowed away ever since in a mate's garage
He's been living in Vietnam ever since and came back to clear out the garage and on a whim I bought it from him.
It was too cheap to say no to TBH.

The clocks say a mere 14,500 mile and the MOT history supports this
so it could have a lot of life left in it.
AFAIK it was running fine before failing the mot running out of tax
and him going away

https://i.postimg.cc/BnFbmxFs/GL-in-van.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9CpBgvv/glunload.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QNPjvFhM/gland-yp.jpg
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bikers smell of wee

[WD Forte]

Note that these models have the genuine Honda Mono shock
'Prolink' suspension unlike the cafe boys shabby fucked up version done on too many earlier ones.
When you compare them, one is rugged and fit for purpose....
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bikers smell of wee

[Polarbear]

Is that an original 'Windjammer' fairing?

I never could decide if I likes or disliked them back in the day. Course they got a good rep for courier bikes having shaft drive and being reliable.

Have fun getting it back up to scratch.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[panrider_uk]

I had one of those back in '81

Lovely, comfy bike. Handled surprisingly well I thought.

I really wanted a Goldwing but as i was only 20 at the time I couldn't afford the £500 insurance.

The Silverwing (GL500) insurance was £400 so I bought that instead.
Sold it a few years later to pay for some decorating work the (ex) wife wanted doing
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Current bikes: Hondas - Forza 750, ST1100 Pan European

[blurredman]

Despite your protestations, I somehow knew you wouldn't be able to help yourself going back.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 39k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50k.

[TravisBickle]

Wow

Nice find

Never knew Honda ever done a longitudinal V-Twin

Every day is a school day

Keep us posted with pics and updates please
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2024 BMW M1000XR
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[struan80]

Have fun with refurbishing that. What bike is under the cover?

[TravisBickle]

[A100man]

[A100man]

[panrider_uk]

[struan80]

[WD Forte]

[A100man]

You could try a 'Bogata rake' to pick the fuel cap (I managed to do this once) then see of the lock has a number on it.. You can make your rake and a tension tool from an old hacksaw blade, a bench grinder or file and a heat source (for tempering).

It's fun but harder than teh pros make it look.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[WD Forte]

[WD Forte]

[Polarbear]

[WD Forte]

Same fairing and clocks as the GW's of that era,
Honda named some of them the Silverwing and it was intended as
a lightweight tourer/commuter.
The engine is fundamentally the same as the earlier CX500
but was upgraded with the better TI ignition, more power output from the G8 stator (same as the GW used ) and auto cam chain tensioner.
the suspension is better than the CX too which used skinny Superdream forks

I was never a fan of the looks CX or GL but beneath the plastic
they were a reliable workhorse if not neglected and many clocked up big miles.
The cam chain was the worst thing as it was often neglected
until it was chewing its way out of the casing and by then it had often polluted the oil ways and galleries with alloy slurry.
A worn chain could also thrash about so much it broke the tensioner
manual or auto and all these problems could have been avoided with proper attention and maintenance.
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bikers smell of wee

[A100man]

[B1N]

Nice find.
You gonna be like easy rider, man.

[B1N]

[ThunderGuts]

[Nobby the Bastard]

A pint? Thats a bloody armful!
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[A100man]

[blurredman]

I like reverse comstars
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 39k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50k.