Wicked Wing

[gsrick]

I found this one with a GS750/1100E tank on it. Guess what I still have two of? If I can get the one with the Webbers, I can use it in place of the fake tank and air box and remove the underseat tank for a cleaner look in some of the other pics.

[jabcb]

Wouldn’t that look even better with the Dark Wing seat I have for sale?

https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?250939-For-sale-new-Hotwing-Glass-Dark-Wing-seat

[gsrick]

Wouldn’t that look even better with the Dark Wing seat I have for sale?
https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...Dark-Wing-seat

Cool, I couldn't remember who had that offered, I checked out the manufactures site. If I get it the bike, I'll take a better look at it. It's between me and another guy from Naples. I upped the offer to $100 over asking, so maybe that will work in my favor. I really can't go higher than that, so hopefully he can't either.

I just looked at the website again and they have a Darkwing 2 for the 80-83 1100. Do you know what the difference is?

[gsrick]

Well this may be a dead thread for now. I missed out on the Weber wing.
The guy offered more cash and I was on the other side of the state.
Probably for the best. I still want to do a wing, but I might wait till after I get my shop going.

[exdirtbiker]

Those War Bird bikes...
I want to know: what happens if you forget, and try to move toward the rear of the seat, like most dirtbikers are known to do? I can't imagine what your... um... bluejeans will look like when you come to a stop 100 yards later.

[gsrick]

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.

[nvr2old]

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...

[gsrick]

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...

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.

[wymple]

Somebody should study the value of fenders.

[Nessism]

Sorry Rick, but most of those bikes you posted are butt ugly. And dangerous. And almost certain to be seriously uncomfortable.

[gsrick]

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.

[gsrick]

Sorry Rick, but most of those bikes you posted are butt ugly. And dangerous. And almost certain to be seriously uncomfortable.

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?

[exdirtbiker]

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?"

[Steve]

Do you really think these are ugly?

Of that last batch, the last one is the best. Still leaves a bit to be desired, but is what I consider "the best".



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[nvr2old]

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.

Goldwing-left-b by Larry Pearson, on Flickr

Goldwing-rt.-b by Larry Pearson, on Flickr