This set has been on my shelves since 2001, awaiting time to review them. They came from a great running, low mile late model 1978 GL1000. The drain plugs were pulled and the carbs drained, then stored high and dry. This pictures you see of the exterior are as they came off the shelf: not even dusted off. The interior had ZERO varnish. This is one excellent set. The freshness of them can be seen by the condition of the main linkage and the throttle cable retainer.
All bases were pulled to check: all jets were clean, all passages clean. All linkage is intact and excellent. All vacuum sliders, needles, caps, plastic cap-top, springs, base gaskets, base screw and carb bodies: excellent.
The air cut-off was dissasembled: the diaphram is supple, clean, mobile. I did not adjust the float height, but I did remove the floats to check the float valves: again, excellent. The float pins are tight and straight. The float-pin posts are in stock good condition, with zero corrosion. Three carbs were dis-assembled down to the body to check all passages and jets on three carbs, and I didn't waste my time on the #4 carb: they were all clean and clear. I suspect this set was overhauled very shortly before I acquired the bike in late 2000, but my only memory of it was that the engine was excellent enough that the Honda mechanic who placed it for a client commented on it's condition. In short: this is one rarely fine set of 78 or 79 carburators. Set the floats, synchronize the set to your bike, and other than that thiis a pop n' drop set. Note: the drain plugs are not present: they were misplaced at some pont over the years. Use yours, or let me know and I shall see if I can scrounge some up. If not, a standard proper-thread short (10mm) bolt with an 0-ring will work.
USA REQUIRED TARIFFS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE, NO duties due at delivery
PLEASE NOTE: Regardless whether the part attracts a tariff or not, we have REDUCED ALL PRICING by 35%, so there are some extremely good deals happening.Only about 350 of 2850 of our available parts require tariffs to be paid when shipped to the USA. Prices for GL1000 parts [made in Japan], any GL1800 parts produced after 2010 [made in Japan] are higher for my American friends, and this is why:
Effective August 29 2025: No tariffs on Goldwing parts from models made from 1980 to 2010: they were made in the USA. Prices on parts from pre-1980 and post-2010 Goldwing models, to US citizens (of which I have over 6000 really great people as customers), now include a tariff-tax, a customs brokerage fee, and a per item Customs document admin fee.
The costs, when they apply, must paid BY THE SELLER ON BEHALF OF THE BUYER, on ALL goods NOT MADE IN THE USA. That is the new USA tariff tax as of Aug 29th 2025: and it is USA law, and is effectively a tax on all products not *Made in the USA*.
OTHERS: PLEASE NOTE :
All customers outside of the USA who are buying "TARIFFED" items on the Straightwings site WILL BE REFUNDED 30% of the ITEM PRICE to remove those added costs, after purchase, based on your country which is not the USA.
Just buy what you need and we will refund the amount as above. We are working hard to encode the variances in our site-programming to segregate the pricing between the countries to account for the tariff taxes which may be due as is mandated by the US government but not other countries.
It is a very expensive and time-costly effort for us to help all *Goldwingers* to obtain often-rare parts when you are in the USA, but as well to be fair to all the buyers in outside the USA who are not subjected to that tax: but I will NOT desert my USA clients. I have worked hard for 25 years to make available quality parts which aid Goldwing riders. While the tariffs are most unfortunate between neighbours, the parts we sell are still great parts, properly assessed, at the fairest price possible. I hope all my USA customers understand this, and continue to patronize StraightWings, a premier Goldwing quality used parts site.
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