super cheap for a naked wing.
Beautiful. Wish it was closer.
With all the issues I've got with mine, I'm thinking about it. Between the two I could have a beautiful, running bike; only concern is the "Notorized Bill of Sale".
I want this. I love naked wings. However, since I'm working on two bikes already I would get the frowny-frowns from SWMBO.
In reply to 914Driver :
NH does the same thing, no titles for older vehicles. They even made me surrender my MA tilte for one of my bikes when I moved here in the 90s.
They claim it is to reduce theft. Makes sense to me, if you can't prove ownership without because you don't have a title, did the theft actually take place?
I would be ok with a notarized bill of sale if done properly.
Before starting on mine my friend Ron and I got it to booga boooga booga few cycles, but I'm still scared it won't run.
If the paperwork on the '76 won't fly in NY, then I have to swap engines and sell the leftovers.
Going to try bumping mine again, it it doesn't work out she's leaving.
This bike appears to have all of the unobtanium bits like the grab handle and the exhaust. It's priced pretty strong though, to put it mildly, given the state of the paint. 2500 is pretty close to "really nice condition" money. That said, if it's in good shape, that exhaust alone is probably worth about a grand.
Handlebars don't look correct, though.
Re the non-start - I assume you're aware that these are pigs to start if they haven't run for a few weeks, let alone months or years? It takes a lot of cranking to refill the float bowls in the carbs if they went dry. I put clear fuel lines on mine as an easy check to verify the fuel pump was working.
I used to have to crank mine for up to 15-20 minutes after it had stood over the winter. Apparently that's pretty normal (and yes, in included time to let the starter cool down).
Yeah, this is my second GW, they all think it's winter every time you start it.
The grab rail on the one above looks low, (but not as rusty as mine) it should ride up where you can grab it but it is not notched or located on the shock bolts.
In reply to BoxheadTim (Forum Supporter) :
Crazy how prices vary. Up here, that's a $5000 bike all day long.
In reply to ShawnG :
Interesting. Asking price or actual sale?
It's not that easy to sell 1st gen GoldWings down here, as I found out when I tried to sell mine. I did succeed, and the main reason I got good money for it was the cosmetic condition.
In reply to BoxheadTim (Forum Supporter) :
They seem to sell pretty quickly when they've come up. I've seen pristine ones as high as $7500 but I've never bothered to ask about the actual sale price.
Early, big bore, fast Japanese bikes are pretty popular here. Possibly because we're not America so people may care about HD a whole lot less as far as big bikes go.
ShawnG said:In reply to BoxheadTim (Forum Supporter) :
They seem to sell pretty quickly when they've come up. I've seen pristine ones as high as $7500 but I've never bothered to ask about the actual sale price.
Wow, that seems a lot higher compared to what I've seen here. The four cylinder GLs in general are well regarded here but not necessarily that much in demand. Heck, that even includes the 1500.
Early, big bore, fast Japanese bikes are pretty popular here. Possibly because we're not America so people may care about HD a whole lot less as far as big bikes go.
Possibly. Here in the US it really looks to me like 70s Hondas, BMWs etc are mostly interesting to the hipster "cafe racer everything" crowd. Which does make it pretty had to find nice unmodified ones.
Is a GL1000 fast now?
$2500 seems like it should open up a lot of used bike options. Unless the GL1000 is the exact bike someone wants I think I'd look elsewhere. I don't have any first hand experience with these though so what do I know.
In reply to pres589 (djronnebaum) :
They're not modern sportbike fast but they did a 13 second 1/4 at 100mph. Not bad for a 600lb bike from the 1970s.
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