Below are three bikes that I really like and have given me some ideas of what I would like to do to my '78. The first picture just shows that the old gal could look really good with very little modification. Outside of a new seat, paint and pipes this bike is factory direct. (minus a few bolt on accessories.)
One thing that I really like from this bike is the burgundy paint around the radiator. Burgundy is the original accent color on the Goldwing emblems. I like it so much in fact that I've thought about powder coating the frame burgundy. My inspiration? This little cafe racer below. Now cream isn't my favorite color but it looks nice on this bike. The owner painted some of the chrome trim cream as well as the final drive and center stand. I wouldn't go that far with the burgundy. Just the frame. I also think that burgundy is dark enough that it wouldn't pop as loud as the cream does on this bike. A more subtle pop is what I'm after.
I've included this wing called Porter's Wing just because I like the way it looks. Almost completely factory to include the lights and handle bars, but has a very nice line to it. (I'm not making a joke about the paint either) The bike seems to flow well. Again you see the Corbin seat that was on the first bike, which I am becoming very fond of. You'll also notice that it has the Jardine Rumbler exhaust with slash cut pipes. This is the same style that I would like to put on mine.
Finally I've included a picture of what I want the paint to look like. Mother Honda was almost trade marked by her pin striping in the late 70's early 80's. The Goldwing already has a boxier shaped tank and the factory striping draws a definitive line making it even more square. You can see on Porter's Wing that the paint with out striping makes a drastic change in the apparent shape of the tank.
I would like to use the double gold(one gold flame and a second ghost flame) flames by Jim Munroe to accomplish the same effect. If you zoom in on the picture you'll see that the flames are also accented in burgundy. Coincidental? Maybe but, happily so.
One thing that I really like from this bike is the burgundy paint around the radiator. Burgundy is the original accent color on the Goldwing emblems. I like it so much in fact that I've thought about powder coating the frame burgundy. My inspiration? This little cafe racer below. Now cream isn't my favorite color but it looks nice on this bike. The owner painted some of the chrome trim cream as well as the final drive and center stand. I wouldn't go that far with the burgundy. Just the frame. I also think that burgundy is dark enough that it wouldn't pop as loud as the cream does on this bike. A more subtle pop is what I'm after.
I've included this wing called Porter's Wing just because I like the way it looks. Almost completely factory to include the lights and handle bars, but has a very nice line to it. (I'm not making a joke about the paint either) The bike seems to flow well. Again you see the Corbin seat that was on the first bike, which I am becoming very fond of. You'll also notice that it has the Jardine Rumbler exhaust with slash cut pipes. This is the same style that I would like to put on mine.
Finally I've included a picture of what I want the paint to look like. Mother Honda was almost trade marked by her pin striping in the late 70's early 80's. The Goldwing already has a boxier shaped tank and the factory striping draws a definitive line making it even more square. You can see on Porter's Wing that the paint with out striping makes a drastic change in the apparent shape of the tank.
I would like to use the double gold(one gold flame and a second ghost flame) flames by Jim Munroe to accomplish the same effect. If you zoom in on the picture you'll see that the flames are also accented in burgundy. Coincidental? Maybe but, happily so.
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