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Newbie from Markham

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Hi everyone,
I’m new to the forum and new to Goldwings, I’ve recently bought a 83 interstate with 83k on it. Bike seems to run ok but needs a good cleaning and fluid change. I want to strip it down and turn it into a naked Goldwing. The rear shocks seem like they are gone, I’m not sure how to use the air suspension and I don’t know if it’s safe to take apart or what the procedure is.
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w Lotelcome. Good looking bike. lot of work to make it naked
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Welcome to the 'Wingdom.

As CYBORG says, a lot of work ahead … check out ShopTalk for lots of info.

You might want to ride it as is for a while before you begin. Try putting a little air in the shocks and see if it holds.

Lots of these old gals around, you might end up with two … or …

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Welcome. From Ontario? Service manual first, then on with the maintenance. Good luck.
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Welcome from Wisconsin. Looks like a solid project. Getting the 1100's nekkid is actually fairly easy, especially if you're not shooting for 100% OEM. Enjoy the ride!
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Latest update, bike has been stripped down and cleaned up
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Lovely change, but you work way too fast....
You can safely dump that steering head weight too. You need a headlight bucket for the wires. Turn signal ears are the most challenging to find. But there are a ton of aftermarket choices.

Great work, and change those belts...
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Thank you
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Can anyone tell me if I can swap out both rims for spoked wheels off a 75,76 or 77 GW?
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Can anyone tell me if I can swap out my rims for spoked wheels off a 75,76 or 77 Gold wing?
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Best start thread in the "restorations and projects"forum.
Much more traffic there than in ¿introductions'

The wheel swap is possible, but complicated

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