I am looking at a 1985 GL1200I that is for sale. It has 61,000 miles on it and
the owner wants $3000. It appears to have been well maintained with alot of
additional lights and chrome accents. I've had several bikes over the last 20
years but never a Goldwing. I rode it over the weekend and it ran great. I was
wondering if any readers could share any problems or concerns that might be
helpful to know before I make an offer. TIA

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Mark Olson says...
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>looking to buy wrote:
>>I am looking at a 1985 GL1200I that is for sale. It has 61,000 miles on it and
>> the owner wants $3000. It appears to have been well maintained with alot of
>> additional lights and chrome accents. I've had several bikes over the last 20
>>years but never a Goldwing. I rode it over the weekend and it ran great. I was
>> wondering if any readers could share any problems or concerns that might be
>> helpful to know before I make an offer. TIA
>
>Stators are a weak spot-- specifically the stator wiring connector melts
>which makes the stator itself fail. I would check to make sure that
>connector has been replaced or bypassed.
>
>I had an '86 with 90k miles that ran great but it had a head gasket
>leak antifreeze into a cylinder, twice. Another fellow at work has put
>three sets of head gaskets on his '85 for the same reason. I don't know
>if that's a common problem, it didn't turn up all that frequently in our
>searches, but it was a pretty inconvenient thing to have to deal with.
>
How would I know if it had a problem with the head gaskets? What should I look
for?