Recent content by la-river-rat

I am done. Been trying to restore bike and it fell off lift into a van which I now have to fix. I have a complete bike except for plastic covers and a mostly fame. Guys I am the woman who joined a couple of months ago, so I don't know the name of a lot of the parts, you would have to send me a...

oops sorry it was a gl1100 goldwing. can't type today

I have built the crabs on a 77 gl100 and thought I would shed tears. I have to pull my carbs on 83 maxim 400 tomorrow. Please tell me it will not be worse than the Goldwing

Too funny. I don't feel so bad now

Sorry. You guys just told me I have a maxim and the ones you have will not fit. Didn't mean to waste your time

Here is my new toy.

Thanks going to get the filter tomorrow.

Great thanks guys. Now I know what I have Just need to round up the plastics. Really thought about painting a lime green. You know how we ladies are, gotta be different. But I guess red would be a better color. Started on mustang in the pictures 6 years ago for my daughter. All that left is...

Trying to get side covers. Is this a special , maxim or seca? Does bike look good enough to work with?

Here are pictures can you tell me for sure

I am looking for plastics for my 1983 xs400k. On ebay I see plastics for a special, maxim and seca 400 they all look a little different. How do I know which I need

Will get them Sunday and try to figure out how to post. I am worse at computers than bikes... man that is sad

how much for side covers

Hi Guys, Just joined yesterday. I am a semi-retired female who loves bikes. Have messed with them since age ten. I feel I am too old to ride now( plus my daughter ask me to wait until she is grown before start riding again), but love to put the old girls back to as close to original as...

Thanks for all the info. I will start back on it Sunday and see if I can get it started