Gl1000 cafe finally done

[twofest5]

Well after three years off the road, stockpiling parts, and a lot of trouble shooting I have finished my 3rd iteration of my 1977 GL1000!
I would like to thank everyone on the site for your posts and to those who have responded to the few I have done over the years to trouble shoot problems. I have gone full Dyna for the ignition system and I love the response of the bike! Rose is a little rocket now! Also to admit it took me 2 attempts to rebuild the carbs finally replacing the floats as well.

[mterraci]

I like it!
Bet it gets up and goes.

[W109driver]

That looks great mate.
I've been doing the same thing to my 76 here in the UK.
Liking the small fairing. Did you make it?

[twofest5]

I wish I had, but no it came on a slow boat from China via Hong Kong on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174079881044

[riposte]

Wow, very nice job. I like the light gray on the fuel tank.
It is inspiring for me. I'm starting a project this winter on a 76 and I just hope it will not be a money pit!!!

[W109driver]

My budget one is nearly there.......
Fairing from China arrived. And crash bars from the powdercoaters.....

[unkle buckie]

i fell for the slow boat from China version of that fairing too... pleased with how it looked, but when riding i felt like one of those dogs with their head out the car window. at speed, could hardly keep my head straight cos of the buffeting. rode it like that for a couple weeks just to make sure i wasn't being a pansy about it, and now it resides on the 'seemed like a good idea at the time' shelf...

[W109driver]

Any non fairing bike is a nightmare above 60mph.
I was hoping I could skoot down behind it a motorway 70mph stuff?

[unkle buckie]

give it a whirl. like i say, i persevered for a couple weeks, then went back to nothing, then stuck on a nose cone i've never really been 100% on 'the look' of, and its still there...

[twofest5]

Those bikes look good too... I thought about doing the crash bars too but just didn't like the look. The grey on the tank and engine is a rustoleum "hammered" paint so it has a cool look in the sun. Downside is the paint is not fuel proof... need to be careful there. The timing and valve covers are a grey powder coat.
Uncle Buckie,
I dont get the bufetting. With my 3/4 helmet it is almost impossible to turn my head so I don't wear that anymore. I now have a sedici strada and it is pretty smooth. Granted you can't expect all the resistance to be gone... but this is the best of the helmets I have tried.

[76GL1000LTD]

Have you done something to the gauges, I see some chrome there?
Did you restore them or were they like that before?

[twofest5]

Mine were chrome... just a lot of time cleaning and polishing!