Vintage Hondas like early GoldWings and CBXs have fairly robust starters. They do have wear issues that can lead to sluggish starting…especially when the engine is very hot. More on that issue later. A weak starter can cause hard starting…even if the bike is perfectly tuned. More on hard starting here.
March 21, 2007 Update: A weak starter can cause hard starting in a perfectly tuned bike if does not spin fast enough. Details here
Is your GL1000 hard to start after sitting idle for only a week or so? This is a very common complaint … even for specimens that are perfect in every mechanical, ignition and carburetion respect. My own bike does this too. Here’s why.
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