{"id":37335,"date":"2014-08-27T08:50:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T07:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=37335"},"modified":"2022-06-22T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:57:39","slug":"honda-gold-wing-stripped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/honda-gold-wing-stripped\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Crush: Honda Gold Wing \u2013 Stripped"},"content":{"rendered":"

I always had the feeling that Honda’s staple tourist superstar the Gold Wing would look better naked.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

And this example certainly confirms our intuition.<\/p>\n

Spotted recently on Bike Exif<\/a> – it appears that this 1975 GL 1000 was built for an Italian customer for a trip from his home to Norway – and the stripped back matte frame and custom everything else reflects the need for cruising utility.<\/p>\n

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And added lights for longer shadows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve often wondered why long distance tourers would want to sheild the rider so much from the wind in the face. Surely, the whole point of a long distance ride is to feel the the breeze – and a stripped down long hauler like this must surely be the way to be practical \u2013<\/p>\n

\u2013 and lose nothing in the aesthetic stakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t