I'm a young lad from Denmark and new to the forum. I got myself a 1980 GL1100 a couple of years ago. It had been in a barn for some years when I got it.
How it looked when I got it home:
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Didn't think i was quite ready for a full dresser yet, so I turned it into a naked:
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Got it running by cleaning the carbs, new belts, changed oil and filter and replaced the coils (had a crack in one of them).
I plan on rebuilding the bike with some fresh paint at some point. Also going to refit the side bags, as they're nice to have. Currently working on building the rear lights into the bags.
RE: a thorough fuel tank cleaning
"And your carbs will thank you. They no longer live down stream from a sewage plant." -gregforesi
"Can't see the paint when your looking thru the handlebars..........." -Oldewing "I'd rather Ride than Shine" -RAT Me Too!!
Faith, Family and Friends
'75 GL1000 (Feb 2012 BOTM)
2014 Softail Deluxe
1966 Suzuki S 32-2 Olympian
The craftsman is proud of what he has made, and cherishes it, while the consumer discards things that are perfectly serviceable in his restless pursuit of the new." Richard Sennett as quoted by Matthew B. Crawford in Shop Class as Soulcraft
Working on your own motorcycle is half of the fun...it's also half of the problem.
In The Shed:
'81 gl1100I barn find aka "Josie, the farmer's daughter." (almost comatose build)
'77 gl1000, roller parts bike.
'82 gl1100I, 'Old Crusty' titled roller parts bike (free!)
'82 gl1100I, My first 'Wing, and an expensive lesson! New2U Bike? Read Me.
Welcome to the club from the UK. Nice looking bike.
How young is young? We have old young members as well as young old members!!!
Tell us a bit about your riding history.
Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
chewy999 wrote:Welcome to the club from the UK. Nice looking bike.
How young is young? We have old young members as well as young old members!!!
Tell us a bit about your riding history.
Well I'm 25, so I consider myself younger than the average Goldwing rider
I started out on a CB350F when I was 21. Nice bike, but a bit to small. I then got a Suzuki SV650 as a temporary ride. I knew this Goldwing was in a barn locally, so I just waited for the owner to get ready to part with it. Bought the Goldwing and had it in storage for a year and got it running a year ago.
Glad to see I'm not the only new babyface on the block. I've been wondering what those seats look like on the bike and I must say it looks great. Nice choice of the diamond stitch over the lateral lines.
Lots of young folk here .... from where I sit .... almost everyone ....
Gord
"I'd rather Ride than Shine"
‘14 KLR650 ... not a rat ... yet
‘84 GL1200i ‘R2B6' (Rat to Be 6, the last, adopted by twowings)
My Original 'RAT' was a hybrid '82 CB900/1100F
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