Just got my GW last week and started experimenting with. Traded a smartphone for the bike so it was a pretty good deal. Rode the bike home and it rode fine.
I don't like GoldWings, but the idea of transforming it and make it 'mine' is very attractive.
The bike had an accident and was dropped on the left side. Not too bad, all the engine guards, bags and fairings took the hit, and once stripped, there was no sign of damage.
Rode home from Long Beach on just the frame with the engine, no accessories, gauges, lights, super bold tire in the back.
The bike has 153k miles
Runs like a dream but is missing a lot of parts.
I ordered pretty much everything, but I'm not sure what i'm going to do with the front leaking forks, rebuild or go with a Busa or gixer front end.
This is the Aspencade model that comes with all the options and fairings and bags. Plus the pneumatic suspension that i will probably upgrade to work with the new shocks.
This is how i came home (plus the huge couch that's not in the image)
Plans: (all parts are ordered so the easy part is done)
Not looking for a perfect and super clean bike (already have one). And i'm not sure what this will end up as. Cafe/Rat/Bobber/StreetFighter - don't care as long as i like how it looks.
Checked a bunch of build threads and found very few that actually had an ending.
Most of the GoldWing projects get dumped/sold/junked.
I WANT TO:
Drop it low
Cut the Frame behind the seat
Convert the huge stock couch into a Solo Seat
Change the Retro LCD Huge instrument cluster to something more old schoolish
Different handle bars with grips and mirrors
All new lights including blinkers
New tires
License Plate Mount
Rebuild/Swap the front leaking forks
Some basic maintenance with oil, coolant and brakes
Rattle can PAINT !
Get rid of most of the wiring that was used for the CB radio, Air Suspension, LCD cluster and all the rest of the GoldWing BS
Here's the progress so far.
- Cut the damaged exhaust and left the headers open. I have an idea for that and i doubt i will just leave the headers like that. Probably add some tips to it
- Replaced Throttle Cables
- Left battery Cover that was missing originally
- Replaced the rear shocks with shorter adjustable shocks - I want this bike as low as i can ride it.
- Destroyed the stock couch to use the seat base and see what i can do with it.
- Got rid of the stock pneumatic suspension components.
- Got rid of the Air Filter Box
- Trashed a lot of the wiring that was extra
- Got rid of the Timing Belt Cover and will probably leave the Gears exposed. Just paint them.
I don't like GoldWings, but the idea of transforming it and make it 'mine' is very attractive.
The bike had an accident and was dropped on the left side. Not too bad, all the engine guards, bags and fairings took the hit, and once stripped, there was no sign of damage.
Rode home from Long Beach on just the frame with the engine, no accessories, gauges, lights, super bold tire in the back.
The bike has 153k miles
I ordered pretty much everything, but I'm not sure what i'm going to do with the front leaking forks, rebuild or go with a Busa or gixer front end.
This is the Aspencade model that comes with all the options and fairings and bags. Plus the pneumatic suspension that i will probably upgrade to work with the new shocks.
This is how i came home (plus the huge couch that's not in the image)

Plans: (all parts are ordered so the easy part is done)
Not looking for a perfect and super clean bike (already have one). And i'm not sure what this will end up as. Cafe/Rat/Bobber/StreetFighter - don't care as long as i like how it looks.
Checked a bunch of build threads and found very few that actually had an ending.
Most of the GoldWing projects get dumped/sold/junked.
I WANT TO:
Drop it low
Cut the Frame behind the seat
Convert the huge stock couch into a Solo Seat
Change the Retro LCD Huge instrument cluster to something more old schoolish
Different handle bars with grips and mirrors
All new lights including blinkers
New tires
License Plate Mount
Rebuild/Swap the front leaking forks
Some basic maintenance with oil, coolant and brakes
Rattle can PAINT !
Get rid of most of the wiring that was used for the CB radio, Air Suspension, LCD cluster and all the rest of the GoldWing BS
Here's the progress so far.
- Cut the damaged exhaust and left the headers open. I have an idea for that and i doubt i will just leave the headers like that. Probably add some tips to it
- Replaced Throttle Cables
- Left battery Cover that was missing originally
- Replaced the rear shocks with shorter adjustable shocks - I want this bike as low as i can ride it.
- Destroyed the stock couch to use the seat base and see what i can do with it.
- Got rid of the stock pneumatic suspension components.
- Got rid of the Air Filter Box
- Trashed a lot of the wiring that was extra
- Got rid of the Timing Belt Cover and will probably leave the Gears exposed. Just paint them.

