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  1. Technical Help Forum
    I recently completed a partial triple bypass on my 1980 Honda CX500c (engine out, front and rear covers off, replaced all seals, chains, springs and tensioner guide/blade). I also did a carb clean and rebuild since I was taking things off the bike. I got the engine and carbs back on the frame...
  2. Technical Help Forum
    Hey everyone! I recently "completed" my first rebuild and It was running fantastic! ... for about 4 days, until I bottomed out my suspension because I forgot to double check the PSI in the rear air shock. Long story short, it completely obliterated my new tail light as well as all of the wiring...
  3. Technical Help Forum
    Hello everyone I’m having an issue where when I press the starter to try and start the bike nothing happens. I’m getting a click every now and then from my starter relay (it’s new) but nothing else is happening. Wondering if it could be a ignition thing or starter motor. I have banged the...
  4. Technical Help Forum
    Hello- it pains me to write this as it was such clumsy thing to do. After charging my battery, I was putting it back on, I accidentally touched the positive line to the frame of the bike before grounding it. (Yeah, I know) The bike worked perfectly fine prior to this happening. Now, nothing...
  5. Technical Help Forum
    Hey Guys!! Appreciate any help I can get here. So I have a 1980 cx500 cafe racer build. The air filter box has been removed and there's a filter on each carb like most cafe builds. I've had a tear in the right inlet for a few weeks now, so the bike has been spitting and coughing a lot. But...
  6. Technical Help Forum
    I'm working on a 81 CX500 and turning it into a cafe racer. See image. Getting there. Had that little strip of metal located in the small fuse box by the battery break into pieces. Suggestions for a replacement would be great.
  7. Technical Help Forum
    Good afternoon! Yesterday the bike decided to pull a new trick: Staying Alive all night! When I turn the key to the off position the bike's electrical system doesn't shut off. I took apart the ignition switch and tested all the positions. There is good and lack of continuity everywhere as...
  8. Technical Help Forum
    So, tried starting my CX today. It was a cold foggy morning, so I knew it wasn't going to start on the first go, but I wasn't quite prepared for this shit storm. When I pushed the start button, the starter motor turned lazily over a few times followed by nothing. Now when I push start, it makes...
  9. General Discussion
    So I've read a lot of the threads on here about sorting out electrical problems, but need a bit of guidance on ignition switch problems, and can't find much diagnostic stuff. My main fuse blows out the instant I turn the ignition to on. I've rigged up an LED across the fuse gap, which stays lit...
  10. Technical Help Forum
    Hi there, I am new to this forum thing... i am working on a 1982 honda gl500 silverwing. The bike was running and starting fine a few days ago. The owner melted the battery (due to a loose neg connection) and now with new battery there is no spark in either of the plugs. Not sure if this is...
  11. Technical Help Forum
    Please help! I picked up my first Motorcycle a couple of months ago (an 82 GL500i) and I am having what I believe to be an electrical issue with it. It started the other day when I rode two-up for the first time. After traveling a couple of miles the bike started to run funny, would not make...
  12. Technical Help Forum
    Sorry if this topic is posted somewhere else already, but I tried for an hour and couldn't find it. I've got a 1982 gl500 that's pretty much stock with some new incandescent turn signals installed. The original two prong flasher relay went bad so I replaced it with a new one that also had two...
  13. Technical Help Forum
    I have a 1982 GL500 with 35k, I've owned it since 1998 and put 30k of those miles on it. It has had no problems other than the water pump seal because the wrong kind of coolant was used. fixed that in 2006. Last week my head light went out, rode to town in daylight , light was out when I went to...
  14. Technical Help Forum
    Went to start bike, turned key to on, and lights came on strong. When I hit start I heard a tiny click and all the lights went out. Looks like the main fuse is not burnt out. The bike had not shown any signs of low battery and has always started and ran great. Battery is 1yr old...
  15. General Discussion
    My bike had a turn signal malfunction, which I amended. The rear signals stopped working and the front signals would simply shut off instead of blinking (right turn signal switch on: left turn signal on/right turn signal off. vice versa). After checking my fuses and bulbs, I literally pressed...
  16. Technical Help Forum
    Hey everyone, Im running a 1982 gl500. I have had a short problem for a few months now. When I use my turn signal, the front ones work but the back ones both flash, no matter which direction. This I could live with because i didn't have much time to troubleshoot. If anyone knows how to isolate...
  17. Technical Help Forum
    Hi everyone, Long time reader of the forum, first-time post. I've got an '81 GL 500 Silverwing Interstate that I picked up a few years back... was in decent shape, but had been neglected for a couple of decades. It was nursed back to health and ridden weekly for about the last 12 months, and...
  18. Technical Help Forum
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