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Thank you for the inquiry, but that video was years ago. I'm semi-retired now. Don't really do a lot of that. Less than half of what I used to. Thanks again.

Thank you for the questions. We hang out on evilbay 1313_mockingbird_lane.

You may have not seated your rubber diaphragms correctly.Once your carb top is on raise your slide then while holding the slide in the up position cover the air port that accesses to the top of the diaphram. With a good seal possibly from your thumb covering the air inlet let the slide go and see how it travels.If it goes down fast your diaphragm tops are nor seated or you have tears .I also pull my springs out a little before installing the diaphrams. Over time they can get weak and lose some resiliance. Hope this helps.

@@coolmonkeymc8268 it's a mixture problem, I’m old school like you and in my 40 + years doing this the rule has always been your main jets go +4 when running pods or stacks and another +4 for open exhaust then subtract 1 for every 1000ft of elevation which is 2000ft in my situation, then for pilot jets it’s +1 for every +3 in mains. With all that said in my case the jetting should be 116 for mains and 42 for pilots but at those numbers the bike runs so sloppy fat that it causes the slides to bounce uncontrollably making the bike totally unrideable it’s these Hitachi carbs, unlike other CV carbs these Hitachi’s have no accelerator pumps, power valves, adjustable needles or diaphragms to adjust to compensate for the modifications even the ignition timing is fixed on this bike. After months of trying every combination possible Yesterday I went back to the stock size jets and added a restrictor in the exhaust and all the slide flutter disappeared, rideability wise the bike is perfect but mechanically the bike is running lean as hell even with going down 2 heat ranges on the plugs After months of dicking with this, 2 complete sets of rebuild kits and trying every trick I’ve learned in the last 40 years of twisting throttles I am back to square one and have no idea how to fix this problem other then spending an obscene amount of money for dyno time which this old bike isn’t worth….

@@quadflopper1012 I have used washers in air pods for years,I recently found out that they call them lollipops who would have thought. Anyway they do in some appl. seem to work very good you will have to experiment with size openings. In the cb900 video thats what I used and that bike was impressively fast.Thanks for the update.

Thank you for the inquiry. This particular bike sold on Ebay for $3,444.00.

Thank you for the inquiry we are in Texas.

This looks like El Paso Tx

WOW, thank you.

Thank you very appreciated !

Thank you and thank you for taking the time to message us.

Thank you !

Thank you for taking the time to message us.

They're the Chinese ones on Ebay. If you're in a hurry, 4into1 has them on Ebay. They're out of San Francisco.

It takes about 20yrs of tinkering,thanks for the question.

Thank you for the comment.

Thank you very much for taking the time to message us and share your thoughts. Really, we don't do that style of Goldwing anymore. The market, as far as value, won't support it. The interest is still there, but the monetary timing has left the building. Thanks again.

I agree. Usually, around here, it's Harleys and Ford Mustangs. Sometimes you can't even have a conversation outside until they pass. I have a few bikes that are personally mine that are race bikes and are inherently loud, but I only take them out a couple of times a year. Thank you for your comment.

Thank you for taking the time to message us. I, personally, don't like this posted bike at all. It all started with someone else's idea, and then the guy bailed half way through it. He's a really nice guy, but he hangs window treatments for a living, and I'm sure he does a really good job, but you really can't extrapolate that into customizing a bike. Nothing about this bike was really worth mentioning, but I will tell you, do not attempt to put a mono-shock on one of these. I told him that it would not work. These motors are very heavy and the shock has no room to slant forward or even to try to use a dual setup. It is very tight for space. I had to end up putting a stopper on that shock. It had about a 1/8 inch of play. If not, on deceleration it would slam down to the ground. As far as your slow jets clogging, I don't remember if this model had the Hitachi carburetors. I think those were the ones that had the pressed in jets. You can try using a first string from a guitar to clean through there. That may help. Thanks again.

@@jdc2597 - I was going to message about the shock setup - do you know what the shock itself came from?

@@RicksGarage As I mentioned in the last message, a mono shock set-up does not work. The shock itself is irrelevant. Other than length of the shock or length of travel. The spring is another matter. That is a Hypercoil 1800 lb. tension, if I remember correctly. All you had to do was sit on the bike and it would slam directly to the ground. Two things causing that. One is the motor on that bike was one of the heaviest in production that year, other than the XS1100. Second, there's really no room to slant your shock forward. When you have a close to a straight up and down set-up, you're giving too much axis advantage to the swingarm.

@@jdc2597 I have a couple of additional questions - could you provide me with your email address or could you email me at rickthewelder17@gmail.com please?

Thank you for taking the time to message us. I wish I could tell you more on the qualities of the paint, but that was on the close-out shelf from the paint supply that I get my products from, so I don't remember any particulars. But, as far as the color, personally, I think the Goldwing motor is the only one that you can get away with using the color wheel. For some reason, any other motor would look gimmicky. Maybe it's the flat 4 design. You probably have a good point on your choice of product. As I said, it was on the clearance table, so I tried it.

Hello, thanks for taking the time to message us. We are 1313_mockingbird_lane on Ebay. Please keep an eye on us. Hopefully, in about 3-4 weeks we should have another listing.

Hello Quadflopper101. Nice to hear from you again. What is the bike that is giving you the trouble and what is it doing or not doing? Be careful on the Suzuki Bandits. Fantastic bikes, but resale is not that strong.

Hello. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We really appreciate it.

Many thanks.

Thank you for taking the time to message us. No website, just whatever is posted here on You Tube, and some bikes on Google Images. A lot of chopped Goldwings.

Make it your own,even new bikes guys alter right out of the gate.I have no issues with that.

Yes. The sub-frame has been completely removed. You can make a battery carriage where the center stand used to be, and if you have a kick-start model, you can use a smaller security type battery with a Joe Hunt capacitor.

Cool Monkey MC did you have to remanufacture the frame or did you just delete the sides? Seems like the sides are none existent anymore and the motors attached differently. These motorcycles are seriously something else, completely genius!

Thank you for the interest. That bike sold a few years ago on Ebay. I think it went for $3,400.

Cool Monkey MC wow please I want something just like this if you have anything coming up please know me know

@@yin-sparkayoubami5604 Thank you for the message. If you would, please, keep us in mind in the future. Our Ebay handle is 1313_mockingbird_lane. May have something soon in about 3-4 weeks.

I have a front end, complete. I have a rear end, complete, with swingarm, and I may have the header pipe.

Cool Monkey MC Awesome thanks! Could I email you?

@@samtheman1458 Give me your email and I will contact you.

Cool Monkey MC samaccoll@gmail.com

If I remember, those were Cokers. You can get on their website. They have a lot of different types.

Ha Ha!! That's funny. The front end is off of a late model Vulcan Classic. The ones with the big swooping fenders. I liked it because it's a 16 front. It's not a bolt on and go. You will have to change out cups and bearings. I've got a big box that I keep. Nothing is marked. It's just mix and match. If it wasn't for that, I probably wouldn't have attempted it.

@@coolmonkeymc8268 Brother you must have one hell of a parts source to pull of the builds you do in fact everything you do is pretty amazing, i watch all your vids very intently and always here you mention something about the shipper picking up the bikes it amazes me that people are willing to spend that kind of money on older bikes, i haven't been able to find you listings on ebay but it's looking like you are one of the most under the radar custom bike builders out there, you're starting to become my hero.....

@@quadflopper1012 Ha Ha Ha!! I like the way you think. Thank you for the kind thoughts. You're right about under the radar. I have tried hard to be the invisible man, and I'm at the age now to where I just try to do my own thing. As far as working on bikes, I have pulled back quite a bit, as far as time spent and money asked. Pretty much keeping the high bar under $4,000 for a while. A lot of guys still don't get it. They put way too much time and money into a bike, and then they end up supporting Ebay by relisting over and over. These aren't really the times for that right now. Yeah, I agree with you, to me right now getting $3,500 or $3,700 for an older Asian bike is pretty darn good, especially when you see late model Harleys trying to do the same numbers. If you have time, look on Ebay, my handle is 1313_mockingbird_lane. You may be able to view some completed listings on Ebay. Click on my handle, then click on Items for Sale, then click on Completed Items. Thanks again.

It's a good thing I didn't know that. I wouldn't have done it. LOL. Honestly, I'm trying to remember what I did. I had the 4 into 1 hanging in my shop for years. I don't know what brand it was, and when I redid the carbs, I don't remember if I changed the main jets on it. I remember changing all of the air cut-off valves. One of the biggest things is you can bench tune your carbs pretty close to being right, before you install. Back out about 3 turns on the mixture screws. Then, with your carbs level on the bench, set your idle to where the butterflies barely open. Then, get a can of Brakleen with the straw and squirt in an even amount on all 4, and watch the run-out. With a little practice, you can get very good at that and, then, adjust your butterflies accordingly. Of course, all that means nothing if your carb holders aren't air tight. A little cheat you can do: You can put washers in your air pods, common hardware store type, for reducers, to draw more mixture into your motor. You will have to buy a step bit, and drill the center hole a little bigger, if need be. I have been doing that for years, until I recently found out those are actually on the market, and they call them lollipops. Who'd have thought. One last thing. Those carbs have pumper jets in all 4. Make sure those are working. That has a lot to do with your throttle response.

@@coolmonkeymc8268 Thanks for the reply. I'm going to hold on to this video for inspiration.

It's under where the center stand used to be. You want at least a rating of 110 CCA.

@@coolmonkeymc8268 Tkanks 😉