Gl1100 Cafe Racer Handlebars
Gl1100 with ferrari carbs.
Gl1100 cafe racer handlebars. It was created with nods to both rollie free don t ask and don garlits. Whether your project is a complete gold wing aspencade restoration or if you ve just noticed your classic gl1100 s performance is lacking randakk s has the. Goldwing cafe racer kits. The shiny silver and black paint job and a high handlebar with a comfy looking seat seem to confirm this statement.
Featuring clubman handlebars seat cowling and long narrow fuel tanks. Cafe racers known for their minimalist approach. The engine is fed by downdraft weber carbs sourced from a ferrari flowing through custom intake manifolds. Probably one of the best handling and swiftest gl1000s ever this bike is randakk s cycle shakk s test mule for r d on high performance products for the gl1000.
In the mid 1970 s a number of manufacturers took notice of the cafe boom and started releasing factory café racers. This approach is aiming at lightweight elegance. Honda gl1100 gold wing custom i m fascinated by custom gold wings. 1981 gl1100 by de angelis elaborazioni.
It s strangely appealing to see these heavyweight tourers stripped of all excess and they invariably have good bones. Cafe racer kits on twitter customer bike ian williams converted goldwing cafe racer kits honda gold wing motorcycle honda gl1000 goldwing cafe racer by 85 sd bikebound goldwing cafe racer bikes honda goldwing standard dragon s motorcycles gl1000. The honda goldwing is a tourer quite rare to find some transformation on this basis is even more difficult but those engaging in this kind of projects often get good results because those who do have expertise and know where to intervene and how to do it. Many items are under.
Honda gl1100 parts the gl1100 was noted for its generous power upgrade over the previous generation gold wing but sooner or later its brisk throttle response will begin to wane. 1981 honda goldwing gl1100 firstborn the story. 1982 honda goldwing gl1100 customized into a cafe racer style bike. What truly sets this bike apart is the fuel system.
Classic looking exhaust megaphones round and clean headlight and polished engine covers give it a proper bling bling image. Whats people lookup in this blog. The distinct aesthetic and ergonomics of these bikes push the demand for vintage cafe racer parts even higher. This cafe racer is a bit out of the ordinary from the normal mods rockers idiom.
This machine is a 1983 gl1100 belonging to kevin rowland of wagongear who describes the transformation as a winter time tinker build lots of head. Dave no longer builds bikes for sale but rather to showcase his accessories business.