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    #16
    Well...if the cafe is the route to go here....I'd suggest USD forks {every bodys doing it} and make both the exhaust tips "spin", gatling style.

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      #17
      I'm a big fan of naked Wings-and of Valkyries in particular.
      "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
      ~Herman Melville

      2016 1200 Superlow
      1982 CB900f

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        #18
        Originally posted by kingofvenus View Post
        Bought an '88 gl1500. And i think i'm in love..... Oh, my son has already stolen my 850.
        And still no pics of the "new" wing?
        Roger

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        2003 FJR 1300A
        Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400

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          #19
          Originally posted by alke46 View Post
          And Steve, that is just plain butt ugly----IMHO. Just my .02
          Larry, I am not a big fan of that style, either, but I saved that picture some time ago when someone was talking about Wings being stodgy old land yachts.

          This one is definitely on the other side of the coin.
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            #20
            Originally posted by Burque73 View Post
            And still no pics of the "new" wing?
            I've been a bit busy lately, will get to that soon. When i do, I'll post up pics of the 750 too, now that i've finally gotten the '88 short stroke motor in it.....
            Dee Durant '83 750es (Overly molested...) '88 gl1500 (Yep, a wing...)

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              #21
              Originally posted by Steve View Post
              Or, if you don't mind some body work on it.



              Now THAT is nice!! If Wings were made like that, I would have been riding one a LONG time ago.
              All the robots copy robots.

              Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

              You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choices.

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                #22
                I don't know, Earl. The ergonomics of that particular setup don't look so appealing, but I applaud the imagination it took to create it
                '83 GS650G
                '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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                  #23
                  I'd imagine that turbo right below your forearm would make things a little warm. I am intrigued now though, what kind of performance can a boosted GL1500 engine make?
                  -1978 Suzuki GS1000EC
                  DONE!!! Rebuild thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=155564
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                    #24
                    I hear that the sixes are nice. I owned the last year 1000, a '79 I think, and it was a pig. Compared to a 1000G or 1100 G, it was slow, uncomfortable, and ill handling with no ground clearance. Bodywork or paint wouldn't make the difference.

                    One of my Coworkers has a 1500 Valkyrie. He loves it, and it hauls him and his wife in comfort with plenty of power.
                    Last edited by 850 Combat; 05-30-2017, 10:13 PM.
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                      #25
                      Originally posted by BigD_83 View Post
                      I don't know, Earl. The ergonomics of that particular setup don't look so appealing, but I applaud the imagination it took to create it
                      I sure wouldn't turn down a chance to ride it though. The seating appears to be somewhat like my B12. Can't say for sure though from one pic.
                      All the robots copy robots.

                      Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

                      You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choices.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by 60ratrod View Post
                        that café gl looks pretty intriguing! and since old wings are fairly plentiful, that might be an option for a café build that I've been planning on. but the Valkyrie was made up till 2015, but looked nothing like what it did

                        http://powersports.honda.com/2015/go...-valkyrie.aspx
                        The new one is hideous.
                        All the robots copy robots.

                        Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

                        You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choices.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by BigD_83 View Post
                          Sometime within the last 10-15 years I became enamoured of the idea of a naked GL1500...

                          kind of like this nice example:

                          I didn’t think it was possible to make a GL1000 look that good.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by jabcb View Post
                            I didn’t think it was possible to make a GL1000 look that good.
                            Anything is possible with Photoshop
                            It could even make my ex-wife look good.....
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                              #29
                              Except that that was a real build and has been extensively documented on Gold Wing sites.
                              "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
                              ~Herman Melville

                              2016 1200 Superlow
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