New guy from CO with a goldwing habit.

[cowboy45]

Welcome!

I have the same tires on my 81' GL1100! :good:

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[palepainter]

after having spent a ton of money on Metzlers in the past on my HD and Victory, I have grown to like these Shinkos.

 

[cowboy45]

:good: I love them! great tire for the price!

 

[Ansimp]

+1 on the Shinkos
I still love my Metzlers on the sports bike but the Lasertechs on the Rats Nest were not good.

 

[brianinpa]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but be careful with those Shinko 712's if you are running them on a full dress version. They are running right at the load capacity and may wear out sooner than expected... When I had them on my 1100 when it was configured as a bagger, I had no problem. When I put the trunk and additional metal on the rear end and started towing a trailer, my mileage reduced significantly. I switched to the Tourmaster 230's because they are rated for a higher weight and got the mileage back. Now I have a car tire on the rear of the 87 and mileage is no longer an issue.

 

[cowboy45]

brianinpa » Yesterday, 9:15 am[/url]":2k0k0ekp]
Not to sidetrack the thread, but be careful with those Shinko 712's if you are running them on a full dress version. They are running right at the load capacity and may wear out sooner than expected... When I had them on my 1100 when it was configured as a bagger, I had no problem. When I put the trunk and additional metal on the rear end and started towing a trailer, my mileage reduced significantly. I switched to the Tourmaster 230's because they are rated for a higher weight and got the mileage back. Now I have a car tire on the rear of the 87 and mileage is no longer an issue.

Thanks for the heads up :good: I do have my GL1100 naked! I will go with the 230's next time!

 

[Ansimp]

cowboy45 » Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:07 am[/url]":1uqvim57]

brianinpa » Yesterday, 9:15 am[/url]":1uqvim57]
Not to sidetrack the thread, but be careful with those Shinko 712's if you are running them on a full dress version. They are running right at the load capacity and may wear out sooner than expected... When I had them on my 1100 when it was configured as a bagger, I had no problem. When I put the trunk and additional metal on the rear end and started towing a trailer, my mileage reduced significantly. I switched to the Tourmaster 230's because they are rated for a higher weight and got the mileage back. Now I have a car tire on the rear of the 87 and mileage is no longer an issue.

Thanks for the heads up :good: I do have my GL1100 naked! I will go with the 230's next time!

I love the A230s, even running one on the front of Val. :yes:

 

[palepainter]

Bit of work finished today. Fabricated fairing and installed rebuilt rear brake set up.

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[julimike54]

What did you make the fairing from? Looking good

 

[palepainter]

What did you make the fairing from? Looking good

It was made from a stamped tank half that painters use for demo or displays.


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[julimike54]

Cool!

 

[palepainter]

Painted and final install.

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[slabghost]

Nice look. I hope that radiator guard lets in enough air for cooling.

 

[palepainter]

Nice look. I hope that radiator guard lets in enough air for cooling.

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[palepainter]

Nice look. I hope that radiator guard lets in enough air for cooling.

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. Me too. I have seen factory Honda grills that allowed even less. We will see.


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[palepainter]

Changed handle bars. Others had way too thick powder coat. Just wasn’t happy with all the removal areas. Radiator shroud done. I have another set of sides painted up to match frame. No holes.


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[palepainter]

Changed handle bars. Others had way too thick powder coat. Just wasn’t happy with all the removal areas. Radiator shroud done. I have another set of sides painted up to match frame. No holes.

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[Daeouse]

:swoon:

 

[joedrum]

Looks great

 

[dan filipi]

Really like how it’s coming along :yes: