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Some of you may remember this thing. A '79 CBX, quite custom, but beloved its entire life and essentially pristine under the cosmetic changes. If you have any questions on recent work, want to see pictures, "re-awakening" details, here's the fairly long thread that covers it: (it's a NGW...

This one tempted me, but I have way too many irons in the fire. He’s asking $1200. Could probably get it for less. Won’t take much to wake it up. Looks pretty nice... https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/mcy/d/glendale-1984-honda-goldwing-interstate/7279927164.html

Not sure if I posted this earlier… Actually, the whole building is painted up, inside and out. Whoever did it was very talented. The building is actually one of the best taco joints in the Southwest. Some of the best I’ve ever had, and I go here often. Elmer’s close to downtown Chandler (in...

Dang! Has it been six years already? I guess it has. I’ve put almost 30,000 miles on this thing since it went from Vetter monster to fat girl café. And those have been virtually trouble free miles. What can I say? It’s a Goldwing. But given that I have pretty much only ridden the thing...

I was on vacation this week, and a buddy and I had planned to tour New Mexico ghost towns again. That didn’t happen and we didn’t leave town until Thursday. So we altered the course, and headed to southern Arizona. For early October, it was still damn hot, but we had a ball. I am terrible...

‘Nuff said...

I don't want to jinx myself or get sniped because it's not yet done deal, but there is a very strong possibility that I will be bringing another project Honda into the fold. You guys know that the bikes that I "typically" bring in are not always "typical". This candidate will be no exception...

...On my day off than deal with a six pack of carburetors on the Valkyrie. The real kicker is that the bike is running flawlessly. One of the fuel rail O-rings has been leaking for over a year and has gotten progressively worse to the point that I can’t even ride it now. Used to be it would...

I brought home another motorcycle. The third one I have owned. Regretted selling the first two, this one fell into my lap for a song. One owner and another 10 year sleeper. Very needy but really good bones. Enough said. I’ll eventually come to my senses. Maybe. These things get into your blood...

I have been fortunate enough to have owned quite a number of motorcycles throughout my lifetime. Although I was aware of the GL line back in the day, they weren’t really on my radar screen. I didn’t get in to GL‘s until about 10 years ago. Had an 84 Aspencade and then picked up my 78 1000. I’ve...

I guess you could say I did this today, but it would be more accurate to say that I finished it today. This was a serious two day project. Three if you count transporting it home on Friday. I have been irritated by my woefully inadequate Home Depot 15-year-old compressor for quite some time...

A question for the fuelie gurus out there: I had intended to run the return on my project Voyager into a separate port under the tank - into what was originally the Zyphyr fuel float hole. I could still do that, but positioning won't be ideal. My question is would there be any reason I...

Some of you might recall that I am elbows deep into a Kawasaki project. So why, you ask, would I acquire three, yes 3, complete Honda basket cases? Well, mainly because they were dang near free. Friend of a friend passed away after a lengthy illness recently and had these motorcycles on his...

1983 Voyager offered locally. For some reason, I couldn’t pass it up. Way too cheap. I have a vision. Nothing elaborate (or expensive), but a whole lot lighter than it is now! Owned by an older gent for 15 years (older than me!). Starts, runs and revs instantly. Fuel tank is off. Everything but...

Made a run out to Tortilla Flat today with another 'Winger. Two words: Spectacular ride. Another two words: Traffic sucks. The Flat is an old stagecoach stop on the Apache Trail in the Superstition Mountains. Neat place. But, the open desert is neater. No murals out here... My buddy...

Embarrassed to say that the 78 GL1000 has not seen much Road duty this riding season. Very sporadic. Half a dozen times to work and a few breakfast and lunch runs. Got after it today. (even got wet!) Ran through a pretty good cloud, but it wasn’t a cold rain and it didn’t last, so I was able...

Birds of a Feather dine together.

My wife has been wearing me down for quite some time about one last move. Although I was comfortable and thought I'd die in this place, looks like we'll be changing addresses. Only about a mile away, but a lot roomier - both house and lot (about an acre). But, the reason I mention it here is...

Hopefully, everyone new and old has heard about the importance of changing timing belts regularly. How regularly? I guess it depends on your usage AND environment. Most folks measure their particular interval between changes by either mileage or time. I know for me in Arizona where it's hot...

Ok. Now we're getting somewhere. Mornings are a delight. 80F high temps on tap. Except yesterday was 100, so we headed out early. I apologize in advance for not having taken a single photo. Instead, I'll link to a few borrowed illustrations because the destination is so cool - and so close...