From the old man to the young man

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'78gl
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From the old man to the young man

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Father's 1978 gl 1000 he was the 2nd owner , she just riled 29738 miles. Just getting broke in 38 years later, lol stripped all that didn't appeal to me and changed a few things that I wanted
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As I got her, then I rode it like this for a year before I started to change a few things and black some stuff out
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That's better! Nice bike (I have one just like it)
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Oops posted those backwards as I was trying to add more pics, more info in post below
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Nice. I love the 78. Welcome to the club. Did your dad upgrade? If so, to what?
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Are you sure you don't want to keep the air horns and the King Queen seat? Just kidding, very nice bike (now) I am working on a black '78 at the moment as well. It was in a bit worse shape to start ($80-that tells the story) but I rounded up such a nice set of original side covers (black with gold) that I probably will repaint the shelter to match. Black rims look great also.
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83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
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Looks great!
Nice work action1
Great to keep these old 'Wings flying on down the road.
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