Silverado6x6
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Well a few loose gears finally decided to cooperate and it looks like its nearly confirmed that shortly after december 1st the Great Goldwing Restoration hunt will start, already here in Alaska I have an investor willing to finance our "Steel Horse Restoration" shop and showroom, its not a repair center nor a salvage yard. I have three Wings right now, two Ventures, well just check my sig, it can change on a weekly basis.
I fly out of Anchorage to Seattle to take over a 36' Class A diesel pusher that has been in storage, have found quite a few Gl1100 and GL1200 Wings around Seattle on Craigslist, so by the middle of december who knows what will be available. and some are under $1K, a few much less than that with issues, an Aspencade here and there. The plan is to get 6 older Wings, of that at least one Aspencade, any salvage bikes such as collision totals etc. maybe another Yamaha Venture.
I will depart Seattle and drive on down to just north of SF at Santa Rosa to visit my sister, seen quite a few older Wings in that area as well, if I need to any parts bikes will be stripped down and placed in the basement of the coach, it has a massive cargo area that could in itself haul smaller motorcycles whole or parts of bigger bikes. My other sister has a ranch east of Placerville where I will be for maybe two months, meanwhile I will be looking for Goldwings mostly the older ones that need work, I do not plan on paying much for any one bike, what I want is an inventory of 1100 and 1200 parts and to at least get 4 if not all in running shape, a tandem axle trailer can haul 6 bikes, I have seen some decent triple axles made from a mobile home frame, and they are rugged enough to haul behind a diesel pusher RV up and back home to Alaska.
Being a diesel mechanic and a driver of concrete mixers I won't have any issues on the road, I have driven that road three times, its hard on a vehicle no doubt, it will be in the last part of winter when I return but I drive heavy equipment during the winter, no big issue. Just not enough older Wings here in Alaska, all we have are Harleys and new Wings or touring bikes that still look like a Harley cruiser. I have people rushing up to my bike trailer at a gas station wanting to buy my latest Goldwing, and that was an 84 without any body. Somebodies chopper project I paid $50 for.
So anyhow I kinda thought this would be an interesting discussion or adventure depending on your POV, what type of a Goldwing deserves restoration? I may bass up anything built before 1980. I do want an Aspencade but not at $5k or an 83. I'll post pics of what I find, found some that have been in storage for 15 years, no DMV records at all, only $500 for that, an 81 I believe down in San Jose, Ca.
I fly out of Anchorage to Seattle to take over a 36' Class A diesel pusher that has been in storage, have found quite a few Gl1100 and GL1200 Wings around Seattle on Craigslist, so by the middle of december who knows what will be available. and some are under $1K, a few much less than that with issues, an Aspencade here and there. The plan is to get 6 older Wings, of that at least one Aspencade, any salvage bikes such as collision totals etc. maybe another Yamaha Venture.
I will depart Seattle and drive on down to just north of SF at Santa Rosa to visit my sister, seen quite a few older Wings in that area as well, if I need to any parts bikes will be stripped down and placed in the basement of the coach, it has a massive cargo area that could in itself haul smaller motorcycles whole or parts of bigger bikes. My other sister has a ranch east of Placerville where I will be for maybe two months, meanwhile I will be looking for Goldwings mostly the older ones that need work, I do not plan on paying much for any one bike, what I want is an inventory of 1100 and 1200 parts and to at least get 4 if not all in running shape, a tandem axle trailer can haul 6 bikes, I have seen some decent triple axles made from a mobile home frame, and they are rugged enough to haul behind a diesel pusher RV up and back home to Alaska.
Being a diesel mechanic and a driver of concrete mixers I won't have any issues on the road, I have driven that road three times, its hard on a vehicle no doubt, it will be in the last part of winter when I return but I drive heavy equipment during the winter, no big issue. Just not enough older Wings here in Alaska, all we have are Harleys and new Wings or touring bikes that still look like a Harley cruiser. I have people rushing up to my bike trailer at a gas station wanting to buy my latest Goldwing, and that was an 84 without any body. Somebodies chopper project I paid $50 for.
So anyhow I kinda thought this would be an interesting discussion or adventure depending on your POV, what type of a Goldwing deserves restoration? I may bass up anything built before 1980. I do want an Aspencade but not at $5k or an 83. I'll post pics of what I find, found some that have been in storage for 15 years, no DMV records at all, only $500 for that, an 81 I believe down in San Jose, Ca.
