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My 85' GL1200 Project - AKA "Goldie"

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Hello all,
Just wanted to say this site is awesome. very informative. I just recently finished a little project on a GL1200 Interstate. First bike build so there are somethings I possibly would change here and there. I guess there is always the NEXT bike! Here are some pics of the bike when i first got it in pieces.
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Here she is once i assessed the situation and tried to piece her back together. I wanted to see what i was working with. I was surprised she cleaned up so nice.
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I immediately started to go to town on the bike. Figured it was old so i started tearing it down.
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Never made a seat before so i WINGED it...ok sorry no pun intended... Even now I am still unhappy with the seat but as for now i have a place to sit my butt.
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I had an idea to make a rear cowl but it went south for me quick. All trial and error...well mostly error but I am still learning as I go.
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Flush mounted turn signals in the side panels. I thought it looked cool and kept the body clean.
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Well the tank shelter wasn't whole on the gl1200. I had to shape foam to fill the void in. I covered it with Duct tape and a releasing agent. Over all it was a cool experience.
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Here is after it was fiberglassed
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Time for body work. Man the front of the tank was all wonky but it smoothed out over time.
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As you can see the seat is now covered (not the way I intended but the guy that did it thought speed was more important than actually what i wanted and asked for.). This will be re done once again. First time on a milling machine. Had to get used to that whole manual operation. Once again though I had an absolute blast with this.
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No! LOL I did not intend for it to look like a chevy bowtie. That will change eventually as well. I just want to enjoy the bike for now. It has been a long 7 months of weekend warrior'in it on this bike.
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Welcome to the 'Wingdom.

Great progress .... put timing belts on you 'to do' list ....

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Well here she is all mocked up. Had to see if she went together ok.
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RAT wrote:Welcome to the 'Wingdom.

Great progress .... put timing belts on you 'to do' list ....

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Oh yes. already done. I researched this bike thoroughly. Luckly I am a manager of a custom bike shop. So access to certain faculties helps a ton.
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Finally picked a color I normally wouldn't have picked but everything about this project is something I normally wouldn't do...
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