GL1000 Goldwing - Land Speed Racing Record Holder

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Re: GL1000 Goldwing - Land Speed Racing Record Holder

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U say crappy vid but at least we can hear her going through her paces. Sounds great BTW. Once again congrats.
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Awesomeness!!!!
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A close up pic:
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5speed, The Bonneville Salt flats are endless.. lol Depending on the track he ran on, there would have been between 2 and 5 miles to slow down.
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Congrats on BOTM! Very nice job! anim-cheers1
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AWESOME BOTM!!!! dancr dancr dancr dancr dancr action1 action1 action1 action1 action1 action1
"Agreement is not a requirement for Respect" CDR Michael Smith USN (Ret) 2017
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike

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Re: GL1000 Goldwing - Land Speed Racing Record Holder

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+1 Enjoyed the back story as it was posted. Well deserved BOTM and congrats for the record as well.
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1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
1979 Suzuki GS850. Sold
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Great build and really cool all around. Congratulations!
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Outstanding!
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Congratulations, well deserved.
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Hi there, was wondering where the video of the bike making a run went. Tried to show it to a friend and it has been taken down. Are you going to repost it?
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1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
1979 Suzuki GS850. Sold
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Congrats on the records and BOTM! A very deserving bike, and good candidate for BOTY!
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Great bike for BOTM. Sure hope you can gain another 5mph next time.
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Congrats on BOTM and the records.

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Just AWESOME !!! So very cool indeed. Great build, Good looks, Great photos and a story for the grand kids.
Congrats on BOTM and thanks for representing the marque in style at B-ville. anim-cheers1 anim-cheers1 anim-cheers1

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