That is going to be so neat. Are you going with stainless radiator hose . Maybe a steel tractor seat . JB

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jbz

Using that grill on the rad is one cool idea. Looks great.

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83 GL 1100 bagger mongrel
ALL WE WANT TO DO IS DRINK OUR ESPRESSO, RIDE OUR MACHINES, AND NOT BE HASSLED BY THE MAN
Owning a motorcycle is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that.
"Don't sweat the little things, guys, take care and appreciate all that you have around you!" - Fewman

Monowi, NE
My Big Summer Adventure 2010
LTD Migration

Me like the radiator cover... very cool idea, and you even showed the box it came in.. I may give that a shot on Brain Damage.

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I found the end of the internet

---- Bradshaw Bikes offers polishing and upholstering for your Wing!

Gord

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"I'd rather Ride than Shine" -
'80 GL1100 Interstate, 'R2B' (RAT TO BE)
My Original 'RAT' was an '82 CB900/1100F
And now Team 898

If I can figure out how to make them instead of buying them I'm on a budget and saving every nickel for the couple parts I'm still missing and all the seals and gaskets the engine/head swap will require.

Sunnbobb, here's a link to the grill topper
http://doitbest.com/Grill+Racks+and+Gra ... 838950.dib



If anything I think I'll be warmer and the engine cooler? Guess we'll find out?

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Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)

Wow! That radiator looks great. I plan to pull my engine to paint it next winter and when I do, I may just have to paint the fan blades. What a great idea.

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Andy B
2008 VFR800
1983 1100 Black, Gray and Red (used to be Interstate Regal Brown)
2000 Suzuki Bandit 1200 Candy Maroon-gone
http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/v/wingmans/Andyb/

Rain said:

Don't know where you are at but down here keeping the rider cooler is of prime importance. I'll follow this with great interest as I have always thought removing these plates would boil the fuel in the #2 carburetor.

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Jack
1982 GL1100I
2004 GL1800A

Long Gone: 1975 GL1000; 1974 CB450

Flint, MI where keeping the rider warm is dam near impossible. Never ride out without a coat strapped on somewhere! If it does cause fueling problems I'll cut an acrylic panel to replace it, but I'm a long way from finding that out Like I said before, wouldn't be any fun if it was easy!

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Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)

love that tank idea... looking good

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1975 CB550F
1978 GL1000 (building, cousin's bike)

it has GL bars, does that count?

Your project is looking great. I check in every couple of days to see if you've posted any new photos. Keep up the great work.

Thanks, going to be a few days for an update, working on the final drive and deciding what to do with the wheels. The rear looks like someone took a wire wheel to the aluminum and they are pretty corroded. I'm pretty anxious to get the rear end together to make sure the lines match my vision?

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Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)

I've got a 17" rear that's in pretty good shape. You can have it for shipping and handling (costs involved with boxing it up).

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Dean Spalding
Raleigh, NC

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." - Albert Einstein

'82 Yellow GL1100
'81 Blue GL1100

My Gallery
My 1100 Build Thread

Thanks for the offer sagebrush, but after a little work tonight the rear can be saved. I used a well worn flap sanding wheel on my angle grinder and it took off all the severe scratch lines from the wire wheel. I spent 5 minutes on a 6" section with 220 then 400 grit then neverdull and got a 90% polish. I don't know if I'm going to polish the strip along the tire I just wanted to see how much of the sanding lines came out. Going to take a couple days but I have more time then money

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Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)

Adventures in sandblasting the sequel went pretty well. Still have the other side and a little cleanup to do but I can see where I'm going now. Going to leave everything just like it is sandblasted and polish the rim next to the tire and the outfacing edges of the rim. Should give a good contrast and just enough to catch the eye.

didn't do a full polish, just a 90% test strip

Another couple nights and she'll be on the bike for a vision check

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Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)

Looks pretty good!

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Enjoy life,
Cookie


A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad.
Owner of 4.4 76s and one lone 75 Wings (does a spare engine make .2?)