Phil Everly has left us for that band in "Rock and Roll Heaven". His brother Don is still with us.
I saw them at a KOMA "Sock-Hop" in 1968 or 1969 at Wedgewood Amusement Park in OKC. They were waning stars at the time...opening for Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels.
My, my, my...the years go by soooo fast. :bored:
> My, my, my...the years go by soooo fast.
Yes, that 1983 naked Goldwing I've always thought was one of the most beautiful motorcycles made is now thirty years old.
Hey Kent,
Prior to the Goldwing you probably had your eye on
one of these. 😉
GL1100?
I think this is an '83.
Beautiful bikes and surprisingly light for their "curb appearance". Had a buddy that was a 'wing lover. His '78 was one of the first bikes I had ever seen that cracked 100k.
Funny, doesn't look that old..;-)
RIP
The two subjects in this thread, death and motorcycles, remind me of my uncle who rode a Gold Wing. He died a little over a year ago at age 83 on his cycle when he pulled out in front of a truck.
We don't understand how it could have happened. He was a very capable and alert guy who could have easily passed for 70 and could work like he was 60.
GL1100?
PROGRAM = datasheet95, VERSION = 8.4
1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = JANUARY 5, 2014
GL1100 ***********************************************************************
GL1100 DESIGNATION - B 267
GL1100 PID - GL1100
GL1100 STATE/COUNTY- NM/UNION
GL1100 COUNTRY - US
GL1100 USGS QUAD - WETHERLY LAKE (1973)
GL1100
GL1100 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GL1100 ______________________________________________________________________
GL1100* NAD 83(1986) POSITION- 36 38 14. (N) 103 41 05. (W) SCALED
GL1100* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 1890.965 (meters) 6203.94 (feet) ADJUSTED
GL1100 ______________________________________________________________________
GL1100 GEOID HEIGHT - -19.73 (meters) GEOID12A
GL1100 DYNAMIC HEIGHT - 1888.639 (meters) 6196.31 (feet) COMP
GL1100 MODELED GRAVITY - 979,333.3 (mgal) NAVD 88
GL1100
GL1100 VERT ORDER - SECOND CLASS 0
GL1100?
> Beautiful bikes and surprisingly light for their "curb appearance". Had a buddy that was a 'wing lover. His '78 was one of the first bikes I had ever seen that cracked 100k.
I don't think I've ever seen an early model GL with the side covers over the intake manifolds that appear in that photo. The bike definitely would look better without them.
The instrument cluster on the '81 model may have been slightly cooler.
Honda made two machines that I entertain thoughts of buying:
- the GL1100 and
- the GB500
Actually, before the Goldwing lust set in, I had my eye on a 1999 Kawasaki Drifter, which would have been a great replacement for a 1946 Indian Chief that I owned once upon a time. The early Drifters were actually tastefully styled with black, powder-coated suspension parts and had more of the Indian vibe than the later Drifters that had too much chrome and polished aluminum to really say "vintage" or "nice".
'46 Chief
I've never owned an American-made Indian. But they are a beautiful example of mid-20th. century industrial art. Folks that I know that have owned them love them.
Here's one that sold in August, I believe, of last year:
I don't know who wound up with it. Jay Leno already has at least one or two. This one was owned by a true motorcycle lover: Steve McQueen. And trust me, this scoot didn't look like that when McQueen owned it; he rode them.
But I bet he would be proud that the pipes show some blue...B-)
Kent, check this out
I had to remind myself what a Honda GB500 looked like, so I looked one up.
It's lines are noticeably European, probably not by kwinky-dwink, either:
Compare to this old Matchless:
Kent, check this out
> I had to remind myself what a Honda GB500 looked like, so I looked one up.
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> It's lines are noticeably European,
Specifically, British. The difference being that the Honda version runs practically forever and probably doesn't leak oil. :>
It's a rare machine in the US.
'46 Chief
It looks like a reasonably good restoration, although the paint job is way too good to be original and I'd much rather have had it in Indian Red or blue.
no oil leak?
How in the world would you know where to park it when you got home if it didn't "mark its spot"?
BTW - Being a British bike enthusiast for some 50 years now I could explain how to stop 99% of crankcase oil leaks on limeys. It has nothing to do with mating surfaces, gaskets or silicone. It has everything to do with relieving internal pressure that occurs in the dry-sump crankcase....sadly the gear-boxes are another story...:-(
New Honda's that look old.
I guess I worked hard enough last year to take the family to Costa Rica for Christmas.
Doing the eco-tour stuff, I noticed a Honda 250 like you saw in 1975. It was brand new, had less than 1,000 miles. I asked the guide and he said that was family transportation for most locals. So Honda still makes those old models and sends them to developing countries. I guess the USA is too affluent to have these old models.
Only saw two american made cars all week, a Chevy Tahoe and a GMC truck.
On a separate note, most of the tourist vans were Toyota's about the size of a Ford E-250 with four cylinder diesel engines and five speed manual transmissions. Would make a great cross country camper.