I hope to begin a long term online relationship with the members of this forum. I'm the proud owner of a 1981 Interstate that I bought in the fall of 1989 with settlement money I received from what I hope will be my "big one" accident. (Hit head-on, wearing no helmet, and only hyper-extended both knees, dislocated a thumb, plus 2 stitches) The original owner must have gotten a Drag Specialties catalog and bought one of everything (unless he needed two). Pin-striping the whole nine yards. I have photos that I'll post but they're in my old computer at the moment. I wash, wax and polish once a year, Memorial Day weekend and she's lived for the last 23 years under a cover in my garage. I ride her to work at least once a week and limit her miles to 2,000 a year. She turned 72,000 last month and runs flawlessly. I'm 57 and when I can't hold her up anymore she'll be getting near 100,000 and we can both retire together. When I got her these were a dime a dozen. I see only a few of the first generation GWs anymore and they all look worn out. I get asked alot by strangers about her at the gas stations. I've joined because I'm having trouble finding a rubber pasd cover for the aftermarket brake pedal, but I'll find a proper forum to go start that thread. I look forward to meeting you all and she my love of these bikes. Thanx, Dave
