Is a Honda Gl500 Easy to Work on Written By Martin Gairtial sábado, 30 de julho de 2022 Add Comment Edit hi i'm preparing a long trip all around south america on my gl500 right now i don't have any problem with the motor but before i leave i will like to make some changes in the motor just in case and to be ready... but im not sure on whats spares of the motor should i put my attention i read something about the cam tensioner, timing chain, stator, electronic etc etc i will like to read more opinions from the experts n old motorcycles :) Not nearly as long of a trip, but here's a similar thread I started. It has some great suggestions for your spares, tool kit, pre ride checks etc. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=898753 Most importantly have a great trip! Tarka Strangely strange. Oddly normal. Seeing as it's not giving you any trouble right now,leave it alone and don't bugger about with it. Just give it a full and proper service and go on your trip. I had an aquaintance who was a complete idiot, not even capable of changing oil without a owners' manual. He got a CX500 as his first bike, rode it from Minnesota all over the western USA and then to Texas, not one bit of work except oil changes. It easily survived several minor crashes too. Then in Texas on the Rio Grande he sold it for nearly as much as he'd paid for it, $500USD. You can do it. If I were going to travel in rough places with bad or no roads, I might make a skid plate and good luggage holders, maybe an extra large bright headlamp. Big Tank too, perhaps. Checkout the Cheap bike challenge thread. Hugemoth rode the 500 gl to Deadhorse and back. Other than hitting a moose, he seemed to think it was no big deal. I remember reading about a long ride to Alaska from Iowa or Michigan maybe 10 years ago. The guys on the KLR's were envious of the GL500 guy cause so much of the road trip was paved road and that the GL500 was so much better for that task. As I recall, the only problem was that the GL500 broke a peg mount and had to be welded in Deadhorse and that was done for free. Best to post here and on local forums so that others "watch" your trip and can help. The only problem I had with the 81 GL500 on my 9000 mile Alaska trip was an aftermarket voltage regulator/rectifier that went bad, and a front engine cover gasket leak. Made a new gasket and ordered a used OEM reg/rect from eBay which took 4 days. Hitting the moose wasn't the bikes fault of course and didn't cause any real damage to the bike except a crunched fairing. The bike rode great, had plenty of power, and averaged 47 mpg. Unless your bike has over 50,000 miles I wouldn't make any changes to the engine besides adjusting cam chain, adjusting valves, and an oil change. That's assuming it's running well now. ..rode a 75 CB500T from NYC to Alaska to Patagonia. with the stock tool set, needle nose pliers, and a vice grip you can pretty much fix anything that doesn't require machining. I would also take along an impact driver. It's heavy but a really important tool to have. used it a million times and would have been screwed without it. maintenance man..make sure you're always in tune and you probably won't have any problems. hondas are awesome. This's what I took, and I used most of it by the time I got to Tierra Del Fuego. vice grips tire irons, tube patches, etc. needle nose pliers stock tool kit (will handle 99% of fix-its) chain breaker/press volt/ammeter extra bulbs extra clutch ball bearings (real easy to lose (CB500T model specific)) assorted screws/nuts fuses spare cables extra points/condenser wire duct/electrical tape JB Weld/Epoxy Peru So you are the one!! I saw a pic of you and your 500T somewhere near Ushia... And I was amazed that the 500T did it!! I always had CB450 and it was a given that her younger brother was gutless and fragile!! Can you tell us how was the bike? What broke (if anything?), etc. Thks. I wouldn't bother with an impact driver on the GL500 because unlike many bikes of the day (including Goldwings) the GL has VERY few philips screws. The engine and pretty much everything else is held together with hex head bolts. Carb float bowls and band clamps use philips (JIS) screws but no need for an impact driver on those. I would carry a spare regulator / rectifier, spare front brake and clutch levers, JB Weld, High temp RTV silicone, spare OEM air and oil filters and the usual assortment of tools and tire repair stuff. I also would carry feeler gauges to do valve adjustment if its a long trip. Change all your fluids beforehand and put fresh brakes in before you start. I also would run a Hi Flow inline fuel filter to keep fine sediment out of the carbs. If you get some metal hand-protectors[bark-busters] you won't need spare levers. They also provide a mounting place for handguards, which keep your hands dry in most rain as well as out of the cold wind blast. The ones you see here on this bike , I made from car mirrors from a wreck. They're big enough but, there are bike specific ones that are even larger. sanchezvichingre.blogspot.com Source: https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/preparing-a-long-trip-on-a-honda-gl500-1982.907503/ Share this post
hi i'm preparing a long trip all around south america on my gl500 right now i don't have any problem with the motor but before i leave i will like to make some changes in the motor just in case and to be ready... but im not sure on whats spares of the motor should i put my attention i read something about the cam tensioner, timing chain, stator, electronic etc etc i will like to read more opinions from the experts n old motorcycles :)
Not nearly as long of a trip, but here's a similar thread I started. It has some great suggestions for your spares, tool kit, pre ride checks etc. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=898753 Most importantly have a great trip!
Seeing as it's not giving you any trouble right now,leave it alone and don't bugger about with it. Just give it a full and proper service and go on your trip.
I had an aquaintance who was a complete idiot, not even capable of changing oil without a owners' manual. He got a CX500 as his first bike, rode it from Minnesota all over the western USA and then to Texas, not one bit of work except oil changes. It easily survived several minor crashes too. Then in Texas on the Rio Grande he sold it for nearly as much as he'd paid for it, $500USD. You can do it.
If I were going to travel in rough places with bad or no roads, I might make a skid plate and good luggage holders, maybe an extra large bright headlamp. Big Tank too, perhaps.
Checkout the Cheap bike challenge thread. Hugemoth rode the 500 gl to Deadhorse and back. Other than hitting a moose, he seemed to think it was no big deal.
I remember reading about a long ride to Alaska from Iowa or Michigan maybe 10 years ago. The guys on the KLR's were envious of the GL500 guy cause so much of the road trip was paved road and that the GL500 was so much better for that task. As I recall, the only problem was that the GL500 broke a peg mount and had to be welded in Deadhorse and that was done for free. Best to post here and on local forums so that others "watch" your trip and can help.
The only problem I had with the 81 GL500 on my 9000 mile Alaska trip was an aftermarket voltage regulator/rectifier that went bad, and a front engine cover gasket leak. Made a new gasket and ordered a used OEM reg/rect from eBay which took 4 days. Hitting the moose wasn't the bikes fault of course and didn't cause any real damage to the bike except a crunched fairing. The bike rode great, had plenty of power, and averaged 47 mpg. Unless your bike has over 50,000 miles I wouldn't make any changes to the engine besides adjusting cam chain, adjusting valves, and an oil change. That's assuming it's running well now.
..rode a 75 CB500T from NYC to Alaska to Patagonia. with the stock tool set, needle nose pliers, and a vice grip you can pretty much fix anything that doesn't require machining. I would also take along an impact driver. It's heavy but a really important tool to have. used it a million times and would have been screwed without it. maintenance man..make sure you're always in tune and you probably won't have any problems. hondas are awesome. This's what I took, and I used most of it by the time I got to Tierra Del Fuego. vice grips tire irons, tube patches, etc. needle nose pliers stock tool kit (will handle 99% of fix-its) chain breaker/press volt/ammeter extra bulbs extra clutch ball bearings (real easy to lose (CB500T model specific)) assorted screws/nuts fuses spare cables extra points/condenser wire duct/electrical tape JB Weld/Epoxy Peru
So you are the one!! I saw a pic of you and your 500T somewhere near Ushia... And I was amazed that the 500T did it!! I always had CB450 and it was a given that her younger brother was gutless and fragile!! Can you tell us how was the bike? What broke (if anything?), etc. Thks.
I wouldn't bother with an impact driver on the GL500 because unlike many bikes of the day (including Goldwings) the GL has VERY few philips screws. The engine and pretty much everything else is held together with hex head bolts. Carb float bowls and band clamps use philips (JIS) screws but no need for an impact driver on those.
I would carry a spare regulator / rectifier, spare front brake and clutch levers, JB Weld, High temp RTV silicone, spare OEM air and oil filters and the usual assortment of tools and tire repair stuff. I also would carry feeler gauges to do valve adjustment if its a long trip. Change all your fluids beforehand and put fresh brakes in before you start. I also would run a Hi Flow inline fuel filter to keep fine sediment out of the carbs.
If you get some metal hand-protectors[bark-busters] you won't need spare levers. They also provide a mounting place for handguards, which keep your hands dry in most rain as well as out of the cold wind blast. The ones you see here on this bike , I made from car mirrors from a wreck. They're big enough but, there are bike specific ones that are even larger.
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