A new bike! 1976 GL 1000 Goldwing

Well I've gone and done it, I've bought another motorcycle. She's a 1976 GL 1000 Goldwing. This isn't one of those 2013 fancy tourers with a radio and airbag. This is a down and dirty MOTORCYCLE; the second year of production for the Goldwing. She does have 3 disk brakes and 4 carburetors.

She is BRIGHT YELLOW. I haven't decided what to call her yet. I thought about the Bee, but that's not very flattering.

Here are some pics the lighting is bad but you can see nearly perfect paint:

 

 


 

I was told that the bike sat for eight years. That it's a one owner bike and was taken care of throughout. She shows her age especially on the aluminum, but, the chrome looks good. Generally, she needs to be cleaned up and polished. All the fluids need to be changed, as well as the spark plugs. I'll most likely check the cam belt and replace that.

The big question is whether to keep her or fix her up and sell her. There is another 76 listed locally for $5900. That's alot of money, but there are crazy people out there who want a bike for their collection.

Here are some shot's from the net:




 The one below has a corbin seat, which are still available for $29 more than I paid for the bike!