How Make Goldwing Cafe Racer

Earlier this month they debuted the honda gl1000 goldwing build they created.

How make goldwing cafe racer. Rune had always wanted to build a custom ‘wing for himself. Motorcycles restoration & repairs motorcycle history buying & selling cars used cars $80.00 (fixed shipping cost) * current stock:. It is always a delight to come across more and more custom builders and getting an opportunity to talk about them.

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. 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. His first motorcycle ride was on a gl1000 at the age of 7. Good luck with your project.

Had on on my 1981 cb750 super sport. (w/pics!) #1 unread post by jaskc78 » mon may 31, 2010 6:02 pm yeah, that's right. The stock gas tank and rear section had to go to make way for this dream. See more ideas about goldwing, cafe racer, honda.

This is a 1978 honda gl1000 goldwing, ustom cafe racer / street tracker styled bike. $209.00 $199.00 (you save $10.00) write a review. In fact, the builds that walk on the very thin line of keeping the essence of the base bike alive and yet propagate a whole new. Our mission at the home of cafe racer kits is to help you to enjoy building your own custom motorcycle.

Like the k1100lt the goldwing isn’t a typical starting point for a cafe racer build. The rear section was then fashioned with the flying war machine in mind. There's a guy in glendale that takes old gls and turns them into cafe racers. Handle bar cafe mirrors were installed recently, but not shown in pictures.

See more ideas about goldwing, honda, cafe racer. And now something less common in the cafe racer scene. It has a new street tracker style seat & fairing from hotwing glass. It’s got a few minor changes, such as the seat and sissy bar, but i cannot determine if it was built by the same guy or if it was sold and modified a bit more:

Clean & clear (california title in hand) But this is exactly what makes it so special. The honda gl1000 goldwing may not seem like the best candidate for a cafe racer build. A motorcycling version of monogamy, but without the weirdness.

Goldwing gl1100 *modified to cafe racer specs engine size: Here, jamie offers advice on how to make a cafe racer comfortable for those of us old enough to probably know better. Below, we get the full story on this custom goldwing! 1982 honda goldwing gl1100 customized into a cafe racer style bike.

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. We can supply many of the more difficult to manufacture parts and complete cafe racer kits you will need for your motorbike conversion project. We were aiming for a cafe / brat styled bike with a little ratness to it, ithout going overboard. Here is what seems to be another photo of the gold wing chopper from the top of this thread.

Those old school cafe racer fairings are so cool and inexpensive. When he started work on the honda goldwing, touring was the last thing on his mind. Or do a google search of honda goldwing cafe racers and check the image pages. So to recapture that exhilarating childhood experience he built a cafe racer that was more focused on straight line speed and aerodynamics than armchair comfort and cruising.

A quite unlikely base for a concept of a “racer”. Building a cafe racer today is even easier than it was in the 60s. The honda goldwing is a tourer quite rare to find some transformation on this basis is even more difficult, but those engaging in this kind of projects often get good results because those who do have expertise and know where to intervene and how to do it But i do like the looks of it.

The idea of a cafe racer is to strip off everything that's not necessary to make the bike as fast and as light weight as possible while. Easy how to build a cafe racer. A honda silverwing gl500 turned into a stunning cafe racer. After all, at 190 cm tall — about 6’3″ — rune had to take his size into account.

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. There is stuff that ranges from the ridiculous to the incredible. 1982 honda goldwing gl1100 customized into a cafe racer style bike. I never would have thought of making a cafe racer out of an old wing, i think this guy's on to something here.

Clear title.copper red/black.chrome valve covers, timing belt covers and intake covers.new shoei fairing and hotwing glass seat.new tires and rear brakes with rear caliper rebuilt.new custom exhaust, super sport front fender and custom rear fender.new mirrors, turn signals, grips, spark plugs, oil and filter. 1983 goldwing cafe racer 1983 honda gold wing. New tires less than 500 miles on them. Photos courtesy of diego bermúdez of revival of the machine and builder pablo sebastián.

New battery was installed in september 2018.