Probably every motorcyclist in the free world knows what a 1500 Honda Goldwing looks like. Instead I thought you might like to see what they look like stripped. Why would I do that? Alaska, that's why. A couple of summers ago Debb and I rode through British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Alaska. This spring I finally got around to getting it cleaned up. What a mess! Over several evenings I pulled parts off and Debb went through several bottles of Bug & Tar Remover, Armor All and cleaner getting all the parts clean. I did the bike. Here are a few 'before' and 'after' pictures.

Your basic naked Wing


The bodywork is supposed to be gray,
the paint is finally black again



What is all that crap, anyway?


Cleaned up pretty well actually



These pictures are in color,
note the brake reservoir cap



Honda is considering an afternmarket
kit to convert these to Accords