Up for auction is a clean, original, unaltered 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, in its original Candy Blue Green paint. This motorcycle has only been ridden less than 18000 miles. If you are looking for an ORIGINAL, unmolested 1st year Goldwing, I don't think you will find many out there that are much better. This motorcycle has obviously been well maintained and cared for throughout its life.

It is equipped with Honda's legendary liquid cooled, flat four cylinder engine, smooth shifting five speed transmission and reliable shaft drive. As you can see from the pictures, it looks great, and best of all, it is ready to ride. It needs NOTHING! This bike would be right at home in any collector's garage and/or would make any rider a great and unique ride.

1975 was the first year of production for Honda's revolutionary new Goldwing line. It was originally released as a "superbike", not as a tourer. For this reason, the first two years of production have a slightly more "sporting" riding position that subsequent years of production. However, Honda quickly noted that nearly all of the Goldwings sold were being pressed into touring duty with the addition of a variety of aftermarket touring accessories(fairings, bags, trunks and touring styled seats). This specimen came to my shop with all of these add-ons, which I removed and replaced with correct original parts. The seat is the only exception, which came from a slightly later GL1000. 

The bike starts easily and runs well. It charges well, and has a new battery. The brakes work well and pull the bike down smoothly.

Mechanically, the only negatives I can think of is that the bike smokes lightly when first started after sitting overnight on the sidestand. Once again, if you are familiar with this model, you know that this is a common condition and is attributable to the valve seals allowing a small amount of oil into the combustion chamber when the bike is at rest. This smoking stops completely long before the bike is up to temperature and can be completely avoided by parking the bike on the center stand. Also a tinny rattle eminates from the muffler when the bike is first cold-started. It stops as soon as hot exhaust gases hit the muffler and expand the metal; it is not heard again until the bike cools down completely and is cold-started again.

This is a very nice motorcycle and has a great many miles left in it. With less than 18000 original miles, this Goldwing is just getting going! It is a special motorcycle that stand out anywhere It represents a lot of value for a relatively small amount of money.