'76 Goldwing GL1000 "Deathwing"

**HenryDorsetCase** · 6th May 2013, 15:09

did you paint the wheels apart then reassemble them, or just paint them all as a unit?

**AllanB** · 6th May 2013, 15:15

What's the thing on the left behind the bike? Some sore of sensory emersion tank to allow you to come up with pure thought for the GW build?

**durp** · 8th May 2013, 15:05

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

did you paint the wheels apart then reassemble them, or just paint them all as a unit?

Yeah painted them all as one. I was originally going to powder coat them, then i found the 19" wheel wasnt going to fit in my oven. Damn. So just painted instead.

What's the thing on the left behind the bike? Some sore of sensory emersion tank to allow you to come up with pure thought for the GW build?

Thats a bike and sidecar project thats all one unit. Has an oldsmobile v6 for a motor, sits in the back of the sidecar, and powers the sidecar wheel and rear bike wheel. Thats my dads project. Heres a link to it:
http://www.r3owners.net/bearclaw-cor...t-project.html

Ok so today, got some good amount done. Went from this:

To this:

**durp** · 15th May 2013, 16:30

Progress: Really coming together now. Not too long now.

**onearmedbandit** · 15th May 2013, 17:20

Cheers for the updates!!

**Tarded** · 20th May 2013, 21:14

Great to see the bike from start to near done.

Even better NOT to see a huge back tyre!!!!!! They suck.

Cool ride.

**durp** · 21st May 2013, 07:54

Cheers.

Got a video of the first start since project began. Got some things to sort out yet today. The float sliders from the new kits are sticking and not shutting off fuel, so experiencing some massive flooding. I've since made some adjustments to them but havent hooked it back up yet.

But heres a video of it running, relatively speaking...

**onearmedbandit** · 21st May 2013, 12:27

That was great to see your creation come to life! Thanks for sharing.

**jolly_26** · 21st May 2013, 20:56

Sounds nothing like what I was expecting... in a good way though.

**durp** · 22nd May 2013, 15:39

Thanks. It was runnin pretty bad there actually. Just now fixed some issues. #4 cylinder wasn't firing, and idling pretty bad. All fixed now. Done for the night, but ill be workin on it all day tomorrow, starting first thing. So I'll have more to post later.

**durp** · 23rd May 2013, 15:49

Finally got to ride it today, very nice feel to it. Comfortable but sporty. I'll have earned my iron butt after this weekend. Taking it on a long road trip on the long weekend. Hopefully it makes it there and back again haha.

Still gonna have some bugs to work out. But inch by inch its getting there.