Naked Goldwing

Roughly eight years ago I happened to mention to a friend that I'd like to learn about motorcycles. I thought it would be fun to get an old motorcycle and tear it apart and work on it and learn as I went along. He said, "I have an old motorcycle you can have." That began a two year project to get the 1975 Goldwing repaired and running. I don't know if it will ever be a finished product but it's real close to what I had in mind eight years ago.

About a year and a half ago I had some major problems which a shop said would run me at least $1,200 in repairs. I knew I couldn't afford that, so I decided to try to fix it myself, and if I couldn't, to part the motorcycle out and sell it on ebay.

In the process of looking for advice on fixing the "stator" I came upon a Goldwing club that was dedicated to Naked Goldwings. I had never heard the term, didn't know what it meant, but these motorcycles looked a lot like mine. It turns out that Honda Goldwings were born naked from 1975 to 1984. After that they were born with clothes on.

I had never seen another Goldwing like mine but here was a whole community of people who actually knew how to repair, modify, and really get creative with the old wings. If it weren't for that club I don't know if I'd have a motorcycle today.

With all the recent repairs on the Goldwing, my other project was put on hold. Now I need to find a similar club for my 1967 Suzuki.