Goldwing Cafe Racer Build

Like the K1100LT the Goldwing isn’t a typical starting point for a cafe racer build. At around the same size and weight as an aircraft carrier, it’s designed to ferry similarly overweight bikers down endless miles of flat interstate in diabetic comfort. It’s big. It’s reliable. It’s comfortable. But it’s not supposed to be a cafe racer.

Goldwing cafe racer build. Cafe Racer project bike – Runs great, rides great, 99% complete, needs your paint color and minor finishing touches.I hate to let it go but have started another project and this needs to be ridden….$3,300.00. Bike has +-35k miles on it when I started project and expect I’ve put on +-1000 more since complete…. Jul 8, 2020 - Explore Todd Hawkins's board "Goldwing Cafe Racer" on Pinterest. See more ideas about Cafe racer, Goldwing, Racer. Cafe Racer Kits On Twitter Customer Bike Ian Williams Converted Goldwing cafe racer kits honda gold wing motorcycle honda gl1000 goldwing cafe racer by 85 sd bikebound goldwing cafe racer bikes honda goldwing standard dragon s motorcycles gl1000. Whats people lookup in this blog: Goldwing Cafe Racer Kits; Honda Goldwing Cafe Racer Kit Apr 27, 2020 - Explore John Rockwell's board "GL1100 build" on Pinterest. See more ideas about Cafe racer, Goldwing, Goldwing motorcycles.

Rune had always wanted to build a custom ‘Wing for himself. After all, at 190 cm tall — about 6’3″ — Rune had to take his size into account. The Goldwing proved the perfect fit — a “man-size cafe racer” for the tall Dane. Below, we get the full story on this custom Goldwing! Honda GL1000 Cafe Racer: Builder Interview Classic Honda Goldwing GL1000 Cafe Racer Cruiser Custom built Street Bike USD0 (Auction) Free Bike Insurance Calculator Free Bike Shipping Cost Calculator Complete tear down and re-build. Dec 14, 2019 - Explore Zach's board "Goldwing cafe" on Pinterest. See more ideas about Goldwing, Cafe racer, Racer. May 31, 2020 - Explore mcginnis0525's board "Goldwing Cafe Racers", followed by 435 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Goldwing, Cafe racer, Racer.

His initial inspiration for this build was to emulate a fighter jet plane and here’s how he went about the build process. The stock gas tank and rear section had to go to make way for this dream. The customized gas tank he replaced it with came complete with notches for the legs which gave the honda goldwing cafe racer a more aggressive look. Jun 12, 2018 - Explore Logan Xavier's board "My Goldwing build!", followed by 239 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Goldwing, Honda, Cafe racer. The Build Story. In the words of builder Mike Audette:. Goldwing Cafe Racers and Other Customs. Octane’s NGW Project Bike. The GL1000 was produced from 1974-1979, followed by the GL1100 and GL1200. Although we now think of Goldwings as full fairing, six-cylinder bikes, they were flat-fours up until the introduction of the GL1500 in 1987. Honda Gold Wing cafe racer One of the last bikes you’d expect to get the café racer treatment is the Honda Gold Wing . It’s hardly a nimble machine, and for most owners, the customizing stopped after fitting saddlebags and a Vetter fairing.

Photo: Diego Bermúdez / Revival of the Machine “Breathless” — a Valkyrie-Powered ’77 Goldwing from Dragon’s Motorcycles. Photos courtesy of Diego Bermúdez of Revival of the Machine and builder Pablo Sebastián.. The Honda GL1000 Goldwing may not seem like the best candidate for a cafe racer build. However, the original Goldwing, launched in 1974, was the second-fastest production. The Honda Goldwing isn’t the most obvious choice for a café racer custom, that said, the Goldwing cafés that I have seen built have all been very capable looking and notably handsome motorcycles.. This 1975 bike is a great example of what a typically heavy and cumbersome motorcycle can become in the hands of someone who knows what they’re doing, in this case the custom work was all done. ’78 Honda Goldwing Cafe Racer – ‘Vyper’. I strived to keep the build clean, shunning typical Goldwing adornment. Everything had to have a purpose, a necessity, to be on the bike. For the cockpit, I removed all the large OEM gauges. A mini speedo for a CB750 was fitted, and the instrument lights were swapped to a 74 Honda 450. And now something less common in the Cafe Racer scene. A quite unlikely base for a concept of a “racer”. But this is exactly what makes it so special. Honda GL1000 Goldwing… 2 years ago – I would say: “I’ve never seen a nice build based on GoldWing – it cannot be done and even if… it doesn’t make any sense”.