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Hey all, my first post!
I sort of "inherited" a 1981 Goldwing GL 1100 from my father in law, with the stipulation that he'd get it back if I get another bike. I'm planning to buy a newer bike next year, but over this winter I am going to rebuild this bike for him!
I think I have the mechanical stuff covered... though perhaps I'll be mistaken when I start getting into it. It runs pretty well - drove it 400 miles from Illinois to NE this weekend.
There is one thing that worries me though, and that is body parts. There are cracks in the trunk lid, cracks in the cockpit, and the metal flashing over the windshield is bent a little and scratched up.
Some picks if you care to look(the pics are large):
http://www.docblair.org/images/cockpit1.jpg
http://www.docblair.org/images/cockpit2.jpg
http://www.docblair.org/images/windshield.jpg
Some of the dash/cockpit has cracks. An aftermarket radio was jammed in there, and it looks like some cutting has taken place. He tried to use jbweld I think to fix the cracks.
I'd like to just straight replace it. Is there a good way to do this other than finding parts off another bike?
Does anyone have any suggestions for this kind of work?
I sort of "inherited" a 1981 Goldwing GL 1100 from my father in law, with the stipulation that he'd get it back if I get another bike. I'm planning to buy a newer bike next year, but over this winter I am going to rebuild this bike for him!
I think I have the mechanical stuff covered... though perhaps I'll be mistaken when I start getting into it. It runs pretty well - drove it 400 miles from Illinois to NE this weekend.
There is one thing that worries me though, and that is body parts. There are cracks in the trunk lid, cracks in the cockpit, and the metal flashing over the windshield is bent a little and scratched up.
Some picks if you care to look(the pics are large):
http://www.docblair.org/images/cockpit1.jpg
http://www.docblair.org/images/cockpit2.jpg
http://www.docblair.org/images/windshield.jpg
Some of the dash/cockpit has cracks. An aftermarket radio was jammed in there, and it looks like some cutting has taken place. He tried to use jbweld I think to fix the cracks.
I'd like to just straight replace it. Is there a good way to do this other than finding parts off another bike?
Does anyone have any suggestions for this kind of work?