Oh howdy. I commented on your reddit post
< 79gw


Your bike is what makes me want an 84 naked!

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1979 Honda GL1000 - Lake Charles, La - Newbie
http://79gw.blogspot.com/

Very nice! Looks like we have the same exhaust. Sawzall special! I love the speedo.

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"Life is hard! It's even harder when you're stupid!"

Nice Job, Street fighter look!

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Troy -- 1975 GL1000 (Low Number)

Tell us more about the speedo, the picture does not tell the whole story I bet.

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Proud member of the NGW Cartel
1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

For my shelter, I started by cleaning up the surface where the fiberglass would be laid. In retrospect, I should have allowed for more overlap from the new glass to the original glass. I later stripped the whole tank before panting. I built up some rough cardboard with tape and hot glue.



I then built up plaster and shaped it using rasps and sandpaper.



I brought the plaster surface up to the same level as the original tank, then feathered the edges of the glass once I laid it. For a release, I used paste wax first, to fill the pores of the plaster, then a little vasoline cut with mineral spirits for a greasy barrier.



At this point, it took a fair amount of Bondo to smooth this sucker out, since I wasn't the best at laying the glass.



Primed with self-etching primer and good to go!

I'll do a post soon with my gauges and speedo process.

Glad this sight has inspired you cause you sir have inspired me.

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76 gl1000

WOW!!!

Love it! Love it! Love it!

Dang, what a great lookin' bike. You really should do more.

Zacsdaddy

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1981 GL1100 That Mama found and bought for me.
1975 KZ400D That I found for Her and brought back to life.
"If the Women don't find you handsome, they ought to at least find you handy" - Red Green

Love the glass tutorial, very descriptive and inspiring.

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Proud member of the NGW Cartel
1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

Looking good, working on my 84 X-Aspy now. I'm trying to find a speedo now myself. Looking forward to your next update.

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77 GL1000 (parts bike),
84 GL1200 aspy (now undressed)
83 GL1100 aspy (MBS in full swing)

Its encouraging to see someone overcome the false shelter issue on the 1200s. And you did it very well. Like the bike

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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

Very innovative and what a dang nice lookin' sled!

Well done, Sir.

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

A Majestic looking machine indeed.
Nice lines, good colors, Glad we could help!

No seriously, very nice job.

Please post more photos.

HOTT

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If we can't fix it, we can fix it so no one else can.

http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/v/wingmans/HOTT/



____the CONDOR 2011 BOTY_______________________________ Ol' Sparky - Dec. BOTM
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'76 GL1000 the Condor
'80 GL1100 Black Dress
'81 GL1100 Red Dress(in worx)
'81 GL1100 Lucky #13(in worx)
'83 GL1100 Ol' Sparky

Sweet. I feel more and more inspired to "personalize" mine every day I read this forum.

Good Morning Folks;
As one who is possessed by three 1200's, that is a nice job.
Mike
'84 Wing-Lite (ex-Aspencade)
'84 un-Terstate
'84 Standard (as yet un-named)

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Mike Coleman
North Lancaster, Ontario
Canada