Questioni bought this bike used i belive it has been setting for about 2 yrs ,,,i cleaned the carbs and put new coils ,plus and wires on it with an oil change ,,,it ran very good ,,,on its maiden trip i went up the road ,,,went into 1st ,2ed ,3erd,4th,and 5th and ran strong,,i stop at a stop sign and lost all gears,,it acts like it goes into gears but does not move or make any grinding noise
AnswerYou have either the model or the year wrong - Honda made the GL1100 from 1980-83 and the GL1200 from 1984-87. But the possibile causes of this problem are the same for GL1000, GL1100 and GL1200.
A few possibilities come to mind:
- You didn't mention the mileage, but u-joint failure wouldn't be unheard of on a bike that is over 20 years old - my GL1000 was only 14 years old when it happened to me.
If you pull the rubber boot away from the front of the swingarm and bunch it up close to the back of the engine you should be able to see the condition of the u-joint. Mine was so badly worn that the loops that hold the bearings had broken through.
If yours is in similar condition, you will need to replace it. The GL1000 and 1100 have the u-joint permanently attached to the driveshaft but the 1200's u-joint can be replaced separately. In either case, the price of a new part will be in the $150 range - about what a decent chain & sprockets would cost for a chain drive bike, except that the shaft/u-joint can last 200,000 miles or more.
- If the u-joint looks good, put the bike on the centrestand and watch the u-joint while you turn the back wheel. If you don't see movement, either the splines where the shaft assembly engages with the final drive are worn out or the final drive gears have failed. To determine which is the problem you will need to remove the final drive from the swingarm. This procedure should be covered by your shop manual.
- If turning the wheel makes the u-joint move and the u-joint appears to be in good condition, the problem is probably in the clutch. The first thing to do is adjust the clutch as described in the shop manual. If that doesn't help, you will probably need to rebuild the clutch.
I would like to invite you to join the Naked GoldWings Club http://www.nakedgoldwings.com/
NGW is an online club with no dues or fees and no, we don't promote riding without appropriate clothing - we're a group of people who mostly have GoldWings that don't have fairings. But you are welcome to join even if you have a fairing and don't intend to remove it.
The NGW forum is a good source of information about whatever you may need to fix or want to change on your 'Wing.
