Gowing wrote:My new friend Andy, just bought his first goldwing. He found this in our town and had to have it.
16000 mile 1977 with a super wedge on it. Andy has already tore into it.
Well everyone, it's been 3 days shy of a year since I picked up the Wedge, but here is my current status. My goal was to document the process, but there were way too many steps I didn't end up photographing. In truth, not a whole lot of changesl; mainly just went through it mechanically. Also did a few aesthetic changes that I hope doesn't bother many of you too much!
- Was not running upon purchase. Removed carb rack, and replaced with correct rebuilt and synced '77 rack (had GL1100 carbs).
- New Air Cutoff Valve setup, filter, intake manifold gasket.
- Fuel tank was filled with rust. Removed, acid cleaned, 'Red Kote' liner, and fuel lines (NOS working fuel gauge too!)
- Oil, coolant flush, final drive, fork oil, belts and tires.
- lower handlebar setup, chopped rear fender from front so maintains factory lip, chopped fron fender (was already partially chopped from fairing), small brake/taillight, chopped seatpan w/carved foam, and homemade seat cover.
Next steps are to take the fairing back down from the rafters! I have the windshield and side/hand covers that go with the fairing, but I want to install and see how it looks with the low bars. I also want to fab an aluminum dashboard that fits within the fairing for different speedo/tach (both are sticky), oil pressure, temp, volt meter with appropriate indicator lights. This will all be wired to a quick connect plug so I can remove the fairing (when its not a race day
) and have a simpler, LIGHTER setup. Love to hear your thoughts so far. I think the fairing will have to come down on the one year anniversary of its purchase...
Thanks,
Andy