My 85' GL1200 Project - AKA "Goldie"

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Here she is. I showed her for the first time last night at bike night. The turn out was great. Most guys just stared at it wondering what it could possibly be. I have rear air ride on the bike. Makes it a very comfortable ride. Koso Digital Speedometer in tank shelter lid and the pump for air ride in in the shelter as well.
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lived in Fort Meyers Beach for a while. Interesting area,......good looking bike
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Welcome from Wisconsin. I'd say all the work was worth it. Very nice!
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There have been a few attempts to fill the 1200 tank openings here before. That is one of the better jobs I can recall. Should be a good scoot when you’re done. ( They’re never done)
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
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I am impressed. You really did a nice job. Congrats!
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Oh yes. That one is special. I'd say that was seven months well spent. I really like the experimental treatment under the headlight. Integrates really well with the look and feel of the motorcycle.
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What’s your rear fender?
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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
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beautiful work!
Thank You ThankYou for taking the time to post photos and tell us the story
Congratulations on your success at the show!
I really like the rear turnsignals and fiberglass work on the shelter
Needs something different for a headlight instead of a (ho-hum) round one
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ericheath wrote:What’s your rear fender?

That is the original goldwing fender. I just cut it way back. here is a pic of a similar fender. The white line is where i roughly cut it.

I did the front fender as well. I kept the bottom flare on it though. I thought it would match up nicely with the tank shelter and side panels.
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fish wrote:beautiful work!
Thank You ThankYou for taking the time to post photos and tell us the story
Congratulations on your success at the show!
I really like the rear turnsignals and fiberglass work on the shelter
Needs something different for a headlight instead of a (ho-hum) round one
it has a halo on it but it stopped working for some reason. I was thinking something different too. One of the original ideas was to have a dual projection headlamp but I didnt want to take the risk of buying one and not liking it.

The brake light and front turnsignal mount was my first go on a mill. I had fun. Learned a lot. Now I know what I would do differently. There is always the next bike. I have an 85' Ironhead that has been sitting for a few years I wanted to redo. who knows.

If I change anything on the wing I will post updated photos. Thinking about doing the front forks. That way I can add a tank and have fast up air ride on the front too. I love working in a shop where every day I get to see great ideas.
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that is an amazing transition. Looks great...
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ya..I'm an idiot. :oops:
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
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1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
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