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Wicked Wing

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Well I've ridden a couple of bobbers that came into the shop I work at and I can tell you, it's a very uncomfortable feeling when you hit a bump and knowing what awaits your azz if you slip off. Maybe their 3rd and 4th bikes were a reconsideration on that as they are tilted forward to compensate for that miscalculation.
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Man, that is a bunch of really, really ugly Goldwings. Holy crap. I have a '77 and they can be pretty in the right hands, but those...:p
 
nvr2old said:
Man, that is a bunch of really, really ugly Goldwings. Holy crap. I have a '77 and they can be pretty in the right hands, but those...:p
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It's all in the eye of the beholder. I'm not a fan of the War Birds, but I don't think the rest are ugly.
 
Sorry Rick, but most of those bikes you posted are butt ugly. And dangerous. And almost certain to be seriously uncomfortable.
 
Just looked and the 78 has been sold also. Looks like my future wing is off in the future. Hell I've got too many bikes anyway.
 
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Sorry Rick, but most of those bikes you posted are butt ugly. And dangerous. And almost certain to be seriously uncomfortable.
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Most of what I posted are show bikes and probably never hit the asphalt, but then here in Florida, as long as you have a clear title it almost anything goes.
I just posted bikes that I thought were interesting and took what most think are land barges and created something different. Not everything I posted are to my liking, but they may have had a cool touch in a certain area. Do you really think these are ugly?
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I think of it like the same I think of most "modern art"...
lots of skills I'll never have, were required to spend a ridiculous amount of time, creating something that really speaks to people... but not to me. That dirt bike made my wife ask "why are you cursing at your computer?"
 
Not that this is the most beautiful first gen Goldwing ever, but this is what I thought a nicely modified one could look like. Keeping all the great lines that Honda gave it, but making it a bit more Super Sport retro with a mid 30's Ford headlight and a Honda Mini Trail head light made into a tail light. Almost every piece of chrome blacked out. This is such a fun bike to ride, too..just the way Honda intended.

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I like stock, mild and wild customs. That is a "taystee" wing.
 
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With all these customs flying around, I had to do an image search to remind myself what oldie Goldies looked like stock.

The "Candy Glory Red" paint scheme on the CBX1000 is just about the best-looking assortment of polymers ever sprayed onto a motorcycle. That wide black stripe, with those gold and orange pinstripes... oh yeah.

Plus, it's brand and period-correct. Might even confuse a few people, which is always fun.

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Has anyone done a Goldie Hawn-Wing paint job? You know, from the Laugh-In days when she would dance around in a bikini with silly stuff painted on her.
 
I'm not real crazy about the red valve covers, but the rest of the bike is great. :encouragement:

The gas tank that wraps around the front of the rear wheel is usually quite an eyesore, but that bike makes it look like a stretched-out swingarm.

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The 75's were the lightest and fastest. Carbs and ignitions were an issue, but there are forums and people out there that can dial in the carbs. Like a lot of Honda stuff, the carbs are overly complicated. Kind of like air head beemers that are getting modded out, these Wings can be made to look very nice.
 
gsrick said:
Most of what I posted are show bikes and probably never hit the asphalt, but then here in Florida, as long as you have a clear title it almost anything goes.
I just posted bikes that I thought were interesting and took what most think are land barges and created something different. Not everything I posted are to my liking, but they may have had a cool touch in a certain area. Do you really think these are ugly?
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How much front wheel travel do you get before the wheel is in the radiator? Darn little, I'd say
 
Man I just LOVE the look of the naked GL... Now Could I ride one? Probably not... I think it's too much bike to have fun on however I've seen some videos of guys ripping it up on the old GL's.

I didn't see one I didn't like. Keep us posted Rick if you nab something!
 
limeex2 said:
The 75's were the lightest and fastest. Carbs and ignitions were an issue, but there are forums and people out there that can dial in the carbs. Like a lot of Honda stuff, the carbs are overly complicated. Kind of like air head beemers that are getting modded out, these Wings can be made to look very nice.
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I think the quickest and fastest naked Wing was the early 1100 standard. That is the one I like most, too. The 1200 got too fat looking, and the aesthetics of the 1000 never quite settled into something that looked right to me. I look at naked Wings pretty often. I think I could totally enjoy one.
 
I bought a '78 like the one in the first post. Hated it. Slower, less comfortable, and worse handling than a 1000 or 1100G. Harder to work on as well, although I never worked on mine, aside from draining the carbs a few times when I knew it was going to sit a while. From carbs to alternator to cam belts, it was fresh when I bought it. Some folks love them, but neither I, nor my brother that I sold it to could keep it at all. It had to go.
 
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