Deviant1
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Here she is, in all of her girth and glory. She is the sleeper-cab big-rig of the motorcycling world: The 1984 Honda Goldwing Interstate. This particular bike came with a "Hold my beer and watch me paint this here motorsickle" paint job that is accented by a "I'll put some of these stick-on stripes on this fucker too" stripe job.
If you didn't notice I will now point out for you the dual whip antennas. That's two. Cuz two's better than one. And if you'll look at the photo below you will notice that this bike is actually BIGGER than my wife's Kia Soul.
You'll also notice the heel toe shifter and floorboards, which help to further deflower any notions of cornering in anything but the most sedate manner. Yes sir, this here bike was built in Japan, but I assure you... it is as American as the impulse to install a toilet under your recliner so that you can just poo without worrying about missing any Jersey Shore.
Ahem... If I may use this opportunity to present to you the Gold Accent Paint. Apparently the genius painter decided to paint over some of the more rusted or beatup chrome accesories with gold. It's the little things that really drew me to this bike...
Yes sir, it's the little things.
Here is the trunk, which includes my wife's backrest. As you can see this trunk was once cracked, but has been saved by some hillbillie bodywork magician using, as far as I can tell, a steel strap, two screws, and, I kid you not, silicone. Amazing.
If we continue to the cockpit you will notice that this bike is equipped with an am/fm cassette player. I don't have any cassettes as of yet, but I plan on ordering some Bob Seger, Skid Row, and Eddie Money for starters.
And it even comes with a place for me to keep a cold Keystone Light within arms reach.
So that's what I got. My plan is to ride it as is (minus some maintenance work) until Dolores is done (soon I hope). Then I will do something to this bike. Problem is I don't know what... I could do a dirty but slightly pimpish fully faired tourer on the lines of what Joe did to his brother's Goldwing 1100. Or I could strip the fairing off and do something a little more in character for me... It could never be a single seater, and would always have to have a backrest and comfortable rear seat. This is my 2-up Cruz missile. So all I have figured out is that the heel toe shifter and floorboards have to go, they scrape around every corner and I'm getting tired of it. After that I'm up for suggestions. Also, this is the first time I've ever had bags on a bike. Holy shit is all of that storage handy! I could fit a body in these bags if I cut it up just so....
If you didn't notice I will now point out for you the dual whip antennas. That's two. Cuz two's better than one. And if you'll look at the photo below you will notice that this bike is actually BIGGER than my wife's Kia Soul.
You'll also notice the heel toe shifter and floorboards, which help to further deflower any notions of cornering in anything but the most sedate manner. Yes sir, this here bike was built in Japan, but I assure you... it is as American as the impulse to install a toilet under your recliner so that you can just poo without worrying about missing any Jersey Shore.
Ahem... If I may use this opportunity to present to you the Gold Accent Paint. Apparently the genius painter decided to paint over some of the more rusted or beatup chrome accesories with gold. It's the little things that really drew me to this bike...
Yes sir, it's the little things.
Here is the trunk, which includes my wife's backrest. As you can see this trunk was once cracked, but has been saved by some hillbillie bodywork magician using, as far as I can tell, a steel strap, two screws, and, I kid you not, silicone. Amazing.
If we continue to the cockpit you will notice that this bike is equipped with an am/fm cassette player. I don't have any cassettes as of yet, but I plan on ordering some Bob Seger, Skid Row, and Eddie Money for starters.
And it even comes with a place for me to keep a cold Keystone Light within arms reach.
So that's what I got. My plan is to ride it as is (minus some maintenance work) until Dolores is done (soon I hope). Then I will do something to this bike. Problem is I don't know what... I could do a dirty but slightly pimpish fully faired tourer on the lines of what Joe did to his brother's Goldwing 1100. Or I could strip the fairing off and do something a little more in character for me... It could never be a single seater, and would always have to have a backrest and comfortable rear seat. This is my 2-up Cruz missile. So all I have figured out is that the heel toe shifter and floorboards have to go, they scrape around every corner and I'm getting tired of it. After that I'm up for suggestions. Also, this is the first time I've ever had bags on a bike. Holy shit is all of that storage handy! I could fit a body in these bags if I cut it up just so....
