[Shooter]

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Came across this ad in a very old magazine... :gunhead:

 

[Silicon Sam]

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Yeah, they're a lot more expensive!

 

[Jluvs2dive]

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A few more ponies and cc's too.

 

[OnaWingAndaPrayer]

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And the first ones sure do look nice !

 

[Matt G]

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hard to believe I used to think that a GL1000 was a large bike...................

 

[SpiderBob]

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1974 the Honda 750 was the biggest and could beat the then HD's, I know.

 

[Shooter]

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SpiderBob wrote:

1974 the Honda 750 was the biggest and could beat the then HD's, I know.

I know, the one in my gallery was was a hunter/killer :action: :gunhead:

 

[Richardrwg]

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I'm such a bad son, I put this in front of my dad and told him that this is what 76 wing looks like before you send it careening over a 12 foot embankment.





Youi should have heard what he called me. :shock:

 

[redrum]

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Wow nice old ad,I had the blinders on then but now i think the old naked wings are truely beautiful.
Flatfour

1975 gl1000 naked, turquoise and all original.
1977 gl1000 dressed in black and soon to run on a 2 barrel weber(i hope)
1978 suzuki gs1000e mint with under 12,000 mi.(What a sweet machine)

 

[norton]

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I've always thought it would be neat to take one of those and turn it into a dual sport bike (ala BMW GS).

 

[rcmatt007]

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Jluvs2dive wrote:

A few more ponies and cc's too.

I paid $3200 in 78 and that included the vetter fairing.... what is that in 2009 $$'s?

 

[Jluvs2dive]

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rcmatt007 wrote:

Jluvs2dive wrote:

A few more ponies and cc's too.

I paid $3200 in 78 and that included the vetter fairing.... what is that in 2009 $$'s?

Probably about $20K or so, but given the direction the economy is going, it'll probably be back closer to the 3.2K range by the end of the year. :shock:

What the heck are you doing up in the middle of the night?

John

 

[Jeff M]

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Matt G wrote:

hard to believe I used to think that a GL1000 was a large bike...................

Hard to believe I used to think a Triumph 650 was a large bike....

 

[Shooter]

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Jeff M wrote:

Matt G wrote:

hard to believe I used to think that a GL1000 was a large bike...................

Hard to believe I used to think a Triumph 650 was a large bike....

I got my bike license in 1968, and back then a 650 was a large bike.:cheeky1: :gunhead:

 

[FenderHead]

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This was my '77, bought new in '76. It hauled my carcass around Lake Superior 2x, the length of the Blue Ridge & Skyline, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts (not all at once), not to mentiontoo many 3 & 4-day weekend trips to remember.

The seat is home made by my buddy & myself, and it was good for about 3 hours at a time without monkey butt. Did I mention that I REALLYliked that putt? :action: