76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Fantastic looking bike, you must be very satisfied with yourself.

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1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Excellent work!
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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Whatta great looking bike !
Well documented and good photos.
Well deserved. Congrats.
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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Kroosa,
Nice job!!! Decided to keep the 78 seat? I think the bike is way too shiny to tell you the truth! lolol
It was cool to be a small part of that. Thanks! She is sweet. tumb2
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Ken,

Great looking "Yeller" Scoot.
As you know I hate yellow........NOT!!

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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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action1 Excellent work. Congrats on BOTM
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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Super nice.
You should be proud of your Work and her Look's

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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Thank you all for your compliments and kind words. I am indeed happy with the result and very proud to have her selected as BOTM. I will have her at the NW Run at Kettle Springs tomorrow and Saturday. Hope to see some of you there for some socializing and riding.
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Re: 76 Sulfur Yellow GL1000 Restoration Project -- Finished

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Just a quick note. Re-reading this thread and I’m sure I posted on it somewhere, but I couldn’t find anything said by me so, this was one of my inspirational restorations on this site. Love the details and finishe. Great job Ken. In case I didn’t tell you in the past!
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1975 Honda gl1000 sulfur yellow( my first!) NGW BOTM February 2020
1975 Honda gl1000 red (Ruth's free bike) NGW BOTM January 2017

1975 honda gl1000 red. Eariest of my 75's 2/75 date
1975 Honda gl1000 blue green 5/75
1975 Honda gl1000 blue green 3/75
1975 Honda gl1000 blue green 4/75
1976 Honda gl1000 sulfur yellow
1977 honda gl1000 red black, Ian's next bike
1976 Honda gl1000 red next restoration
1975 Honda cb750 rebuilding soon!
1975 Honda gl1000 2/75 blue/green
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