Shaft or Chain... that's the question...

Thats a 1500 wing motor I do believe. Turbo charged. No, thats not Steves....but that IS my helmet...

Why would anyone need a TURBO on top of that engine!? It's already powerful enough. Saw a Goldwing beat a CBR in a race from green light to red light even though it's twice as heavy. Imagine what it must be capable off with only half it's weight, turned into a sports bike.... No need for a turbo there.

Hahahaha....
I tend to agree with you, it's SO nice to have, but when I picked it up (along with the frame from powder coater) I thought to myself, god this thing must weigh 10 or 12 pounds!

Man, was I off base. Somehow I was thinking you were taking the chain off to clean it. I don't do that either, just do it on the bike and then clean the entire bike after.

Anyway, centerstands don't work with the exhausts I like, so off they come. There are obviously some who swear by, and will never remove their center stands, but I get by just fine without one. When the bike needs work it's in the shop (garage) and I could care less if it has a stand, and if it's just oiling the chain I use the sidestand. Give it a try - tilt the bike on it and the rear wheel will leave the pavement - that's all you need other than another set of hands to rotate the tire and apply the lube of your choice.

Wow, this is some bad-ass conversion. Am I seeing this correct and the engine is a 6-cylinder? Or 4? I'm thinking 6, namely the 1500 cc.

That your bike Steve? How much did it cost to actually make this bike?

Thats a 1500 wing motor I do believe. Turbo charged. No, thats not Steves....but that IS my helmet...

OK, since the thread has veered a bit into GoldWing territory, let me show you a GoldWing SPORT bike.



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Wow, this is some bad-ass conversion. Am I seeing this correct and the engine is a 6-cylinder? Or 4? I'm thinking 6, namely the 1500 cc.

That your bike Steve? How much did it cost to actually make this bike?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

His centre stand.

Hahahaha....
I tend to agree with you, it's SO nice to have, but when I picked it up (along with the frame from powder coater) I thought to myself, god this thing must weigh 10 or 12 pounds!

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

His centre stand.

Really torn on pulling mine off, they weigh a ton.

Pulling it off for what? Replacement?

I never clean the chain on a road trip. It simply isn't necessary every time you lube. The process is simple - tilt the bike on it's side stand and have someone rotate the rear tire as you spray the chain - go get breakfast and ride.

I've removed the centerstand on all my bikes, so hence the sidestand trick. With a centerstand you can do it solo. So simple even a caveman can do it.

Really torn on pulling mine off, they weigh a ton.

I never clean the chain on a road trip. It simply isn't necessary every time you lube. The process is simple - tilt the bike on it's side stand and have someone rotate the rear tire as you spray the chain - go get breakfast and ride.

I've removed the centerstand on all my bikes, so hence the sidestand trick. With a centerstand you can do it solo. So simple even a caveman can do it.

[Steve]

OK, since the thread has veered a bit into GoldWing territory, let me show you a GoldWing SPORT bike.



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Goldwing was supposed to be a muscle bike. It's only what Americans did to them so often Honda decided to make them come that way, with all the extras.

Oddly enough, early on in its life, the Goldwing was Honda's idea of a "sporting" motorcycle...Talk about a 180 in design. Search Naked Goldwing on google or the like, you'll pull up some neat NEAT stuff. There is a guy two houses down from my parents that has a 77 Wing sitting in his garage. He stopped me one day and asked if I knew how to work on bikes, and then showed it to me. Wont sell it, but its MINT aside from sitting. Full Vetter package and all. The old Wings I still think are kinda sexy in that classic kinda way.

Something like this?





Original Goldwings were naked bikes, only with the 1200 cc did the fairing become standard.

Oh yeah baby, 1976 goldwing cafe racer (you'll love this one kid)

Oddly enough, early on in its life, the Goldwing was Honda's idea of a "sporting" motorcycle...Talk about a 180 in design. Search Naked Goldwing on google or the like, you'll pull up some neat NEAT stuff. There is a guy two houses down from my parents that has a 77 Wing sitting in his garage. He stopped me one day and asked if I knew how to work on bikes, and then showed it to me. Wont sell it, but its MINT aside from sitting. Full Vetter package and all. The old Wings I still think are kinda sexy in that classic kinda way.

[QUOTE=850 Combat;1044907]gold Wing inferior? You bet! Goodness knows I hated my 1980. certainly the handling was bad. What a pig. so much less comfortable than my 1000G So much slower.

I've always had thoughts of taking a goldwing and stripping it to the bone just to see how that big engine would perform if it wasn't carrying around 800 pounds of luggage racks, running lights, and cup holders.