Comments on: Honda Gold Wing cafe racer

By: Murphykm62

Murphykm62 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:46:00 +0000

Would you mind responding to murphykm62@hotmail.com with some info on the bump seat? Where did you get it, or did you put it together yourself? Thank you!

By: Fred Camper

Fred Camper — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:47:07 +0000

Not fond of digging up an old thread, but this is one nice vintage machine. Makes me drool.

By: tez

tez — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:09:41 +0000

I used to race a Wing back in the day, and it had heaps of top end. It was OK on big tracks.

By: toxonix

toxonix — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:27:22 +0000

I have a 78 GL1000 that is _nearly_ finished. I originally had these mag wheels (Comstar mags), which were standard from 78 on until they moved over to one piece cast aluminum. I had to switch them over to earlier wire spoked wheels, same size, which IMO are lighter and prettier.
Mine has 54k miles and the engine is still spectacular. It is a huge, complicated beast, but with the right treatment it can be made to behave. Fork brace and cartridge emulators help. The brakes are good for its size and vintage, but they’re definitely not 2 finger stoppers, and the cable clutch is a bit of a pull too.
Its also got a kind of rear biased weight distribution due to the gas tank being set back under the rider, which I wouldn’t change without bigger forks and rubber up front.
I’ve got clubmans on it. The interference with the side covers can be fixed at the tree stops with a bit of welding. With the clubmans so far forward, your feet end up in the wrong place, so a pair of universal rear sets mounts to place your feet back a bit is a good idea. Either that or its all a bad idea! We’ll see. If it goes wrong I’ll go back to the superbike bars.

By: Lazarayl

Lazarayl — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:04:33 +0000

gL 1000 is not for race and more on style….. where ever u go some of the eye will catching your bike…….didnt believe?just wait n see…..

By: baci

baci — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:42:56 +0000

want one = got one

The GL1000 is an excellent platform for both cruising and cafe’. I’m surprised that when you strip off all the full-dress, it’s pretty nimble .. then throttle it up and ton it in no time. They actually take a cafe’ treatment pretty damn well.

By: Papa Bear

Papa Bear — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:50:04 +0000

Not sure, but that lookl\s like stock headers and cans off another bike or aftermarket. Go to NGW.com and you can see an assortment of Wing exhausts, including this one. Some fabricated, like mine, others combos of stock head pipes and HD or other brand takeoffs.