I've just bought my first bike, like so many on here it would seem a Honda GL 145, I've struggled to find any specs on these at all. Does anyone have any info? Thanks heaps, now all I have to do is rereg it...
Hardcore Biker
I've just bought my first bike, like so many on here it would seem a Honda GL 145, I've struggled to find any specs on these at all. Does anyone have any info? Thanks heaps, now all I have to do is rereg it...
Forum whore
Sell it for an outrageous profit to a Bucket Racer and go buy something that you can find specs on.
That's a serious comment too.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Obey the hosebeast
I've got a GL145. What do you want to know?
There is SFA on the web about them because they're an unloved orphan that was sold in one english speaking country.
Hardcore Biker
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...p-70000454.htm
It would probably be too expensive to sell as a bucket racer! I bought it for 1k, info I'd be interested in would be to do with power output etc. more or less anything at all...
Obey the hosebeast
IIRC 16hp, not sure about torque. I'm just over 100kg in bike gear, it's good for 120km/h (eventually). I've seen some bullshit figures on trademe for fuel consumption, mine is about 3.5l/100km, based on motorway travelling 75% of the time.
Obey the hosebeast
Loncin make a copy of the GL engine, these figures are from that:
# Power : 11 Kw @ 9500RPM
# Torque: 10.2 Nm @ 8000RPM
Hardcore Biker
looks too good to be bucketedOriginally Posted by Willdat?
very nice
Hardcore Biker
Thanks, it rides great, I'm just preparing it for rereging, is there any tricky parts I should look out for, or is it going to be similar to WOF requirements?
Also is there anywhere I should go/avoid, was thinking of going to VTNZ...but am open to advice!
So far all that has needed fixing is the brake light switch (front), replacing all the bulbs in the instrumentation, adjusting the idle speed. Not too bad for a bike that has been off the road for 10 years.
Still need to fix a dicky hi/lo beam switch
Obey the hosebeast
No, there's nothing special to look for. It doesn't need a brake declaration which is a bonus. Looks nice, good luck.
Keep an eye on the oil level and change it often. It doesn't have a filter, only a screen.
Hardcore Biker
Having come from the cage/two stroke scooter world, is often 2000ish kms, or more often?
Obey the hosebeast
I've been doing about 2,500 to 3,000km between changes.
Hardcore Biker
Hi/lo beam switch ended out being a circlip that had rotated 90 degrees, love the fixes that are free!
It's in for rereging today...hopefully will be ready to ride this weekend!
Attached is a brochure that I found online at econohonda (zoom in so you can read the text)
Hardcore Biker
Sweet, now I'm road legal! (only took 4 1/2 weeks at VTNZ...) Out of interest, can you get tyres for 18" rims that are a little 'fatter'? At the moment the 2.75 x 18s seem a bit small in the wet
The instructions are simple...
It's not the size that is important. Teehee.
Tread pattern will determine how well water is repelled and therefore how well your tyre/s grip in the wet.
Perhaps you can get Bridgestone BT45s to fit. These are awesome tyres for smaller bikes.
Last edited by MSTRS; 9th September 2008 at 10:00.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Hardcore Biker
so with 2.75 x 18 originals I should go for 80/90 or 90/90 profile tyres?
The speedo seems hopelessly optimistic, will I run into any problems going bigger?
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