Goldwing Question about old wings

[Old Geezer Richard]

 I have a 1980 1100 Goldwing with a worn out engine .... I have a friend who has a 1200 engine just dying to be used .... My question is does anybody know if I can fit that 1200  motor into a 1980 1100 standard frame and work ..... will it bolt up or will I have to change the motor mounts .... and will the drive shaft work on my rear drive unit  , I'm kinda thinking that 1200 is wider than the 1100 .... the 1200 engine is cheap and running with fairly low mileage ( free to me ) just come and get it out of the garage if its too much bs than I'll just shop around for a descent 1100 engine .....  I need some  VRCC wisdom ..... Thanks Old Geezer Richard

[Bagger John - #3785]

In a nutshell:

No, you can't.

Too many differences between the model years, and it'll be cheaper to buy a used 1100 motor and put that the '80.

Describe "worn out" to me...how many miles on the GL1100 engine?

[Old Geezer Richard]

 Hey BaggerJohn my old wing had 225,000 miles on it before it gave up the ghost .... I had oil pump up into the radiator over flow container with oil for some reason .... I think the the water pump  seal must have gone out , and believe it or not there was no water in the oil  ....  well anyway I'll just keep an eye out for a low mileage 1100 engine that I can put in this summer after the Inzane ... Thanks Old Geezer Richard

[Bagger John - #3785]

You have a PM...

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