Finally turned the engine over on the GoldWing again this weekend, difference being that this time the exhaust wasn’t belching out white smoke and the radiator didn’t start weeping bright green coolant all over my driveway. It shouldn’t be long now until the bike is completely done, dressed, tuned, and ready to ride. All that’s left to do now is wire in the air horn and voltmeter, sync the carbs, then put all the plastic back on. It may be my excited imagination and pride at this restoration project, but the engine definitely sounded much stronger and smoother. I think the combination of new plugs, adding the relay to the ignition coils, wiring in the new harness to give the plugs a full 12 volts, and putting on new timing belts has given new life to a classic engine. I’m hoping to have the bike completely finished in a week or so (with a new windshield I plan to cut to size) and ready to ride. I’ll also submit a total write up with all of the tips, tricks, and hard lessons learned.
