Any Off the wall custom building being done to their GLs ???

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Re: Any Off the wall custom building being done to their GLs

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Home made frame. Part of it used to be my wing.

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Hey wolfie
Can you tell ua a little bit about what you did to run the webers on your 1200?
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SORRY for the delay... been away for awhile...
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Thanks for the pics Wolfie
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Not that it is anything major but have not seen it on another wing. Up here in Canada it gets rather cold and having an old GL1000 one wants to keep the battery life as long as possible as is nasty trying to push start on the flats. Took off the old fairing as put on new 3 way blinkers and kept the lighted rear trunk. Due to the excessive current draw when starting up put a bank of 3 interrupter switches and rewired to control seperately the blinkers, trunk and headlight. After bike fires up throw them on when needed.
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81GLwinger wrote:FFC's do act as case guards. that bar is 1" hardened steel torqued down to 90ftlbs. I'm 6'2" the position at first is awkward at first but then really nice. I kept floorboards on so I could move around on the highway. easier on the lower back too :)
Did you make the forward controls or buy them?
I'm tall like you and with the current seat on my bike it isn't very comfortable. It puts me close to the tank with my ankles almost behind my hips.
What kind of seat are you using? I'm thinking a factory seat might be my best bet as I can slide back so my ass is behind my ankles. :mrgreen:
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grizzly wrote:Here is one more. 1983 GL1100-i.
that is sweet looking. What kind of seat is that?
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5speed wrote:
grizzly wrote:Here is one more. 1983 GL1100-i.
that is sweet looking. What kind of seat is that?
Hello 5Speed,

i think ist a Corbin Gunfighter ... http://corbin.com/honda/7579wing.shtml

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LastMohawk wrote:
5speed wrote:
grizzly wrote:Here is one more. 1983 GL1100-i.
that is sweet looking. What kind of seat is that?
Hello 5Speed,

i think ist a Corbin Gunfighter ... http://corbin.com/honda/7579wing.shtml

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Hope this Information will help you

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Thanks Herald..the more I look at the gunfighter..the more I want one.
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5speed wrote: ....the more I look at the gunfighter..the more I want one.
i agree, the gunfighter looks great for a ngw caferacer

on my Caferacer i have the european Version: a Giuliari Seat out of the 70th :-)
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i guess you can consider my 78 GL off the wall custom. i like the way it turned out.
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never hearda custom stuff & gw :mrgreen:
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I think mine is a bit off of the beaten path of Goldwings...

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hey deathwing. good job on the bike. looks great.
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Burn your butt crack yet?? Looks good. How long have you been riding and how is the Ballistic battery holding up? What kind of reg/rectifier? I have lots of questions!! Front view please?
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