Anyone can take something apart. It takes a special type of person that can methodologically put things back together in sequence properly. From one shade tree mechanic to another. Congrats on your Goldwing and its resurrection.

I've owned several of these amazing machines and they are a pain to work on. I'm thoroughly impressed with your abilities and videos. I hope you can find a Dr as capable as yourself. It's also very nice to see a younger person making such well edited videos without using a single swear word. Massive kudos to you!

As a former tech analyst for Honda America Powersports, I'm definitely impressed...none of us ever wanted to take the service calls from dealers on these! Rad work, love it

It's a tribute to Honda that after 21 years exposed to the elements that it could with 'relative' ease be brought back to life ! Great work on getting it back on the road !

You must have the patience of a saint taking that apart and putting it back together! It must be the most overly complicated bike there is. I am mighty impressed 👏🏻

I had a 1984 Goldwing. I bought it in 1990 withabout 50,000 km on it. In 2014, I wanted a new bike, so I sold it for $500, with a dead stator. I rolled that odometer over twice... 270,000 kilometers and the bike looked almost new. Finish cleaning up that bike and it'll be something you'll be proud to ride for another twenty years.

I'm not a motorbike person, but that restoration or refurbishment - whichever is appropriate - was absolutely enthralling. Well done, sir.

My dad had one of the 1500's and it was smooth running and riding as a Cadillac. I have an 2010 GL1800 now with a little over 10k on it and it is still practically brand new. You can't beat Goldwings. Great job bring yours back to life. Enjoy those rides on it.

As the owner of a 94 Goldwing GL1500SE I can appreciate this video probably more than most. I almost cried when you put that ratty seat back on It. Your shocks definitely need work. But I am impressed with what you've been able to accomplish. I still own my bike and it's been sitting in my garage now for 3 years (It's in a lot better shape than yours when you started on that project :) ) sadly my riding days are behind me and I cannot afford to convert it to a trike but my wife and I enjoyed many years and many miles on it. Goldwing owners are a special breed of people I think. Welcome to the club

Taking on a decent old Goldwing is one thing. Taking on a basket case is quite another. Kudos young man. From one generation to another, your reward will be…..forever.

Awesome job bringing this Goldwing back to life! One word of advice, if this has been outside for 21 years in the sun/weather, get yourself a new set of tires before doing any real long rides especially at higher speeds. A sudden flat/blowout at speed on a bike is no fun at all....

With all the BS in social networks, it's inspiring and existing to see a young man who isn't afraid to dive into such a complex machine and make this older than him two wheeled car running again. Enjoy the ride man, you earned it!

I enjoy seeing old machines saved. I commend your patience and work ethic.

Made me smile as where I worked in the early 80s in the UK, there was a man with a stripped down style Goldwing. Who was so short that he had to find a wall to lean against when he arrived at work, before the whole lot fell over when he stopped.

I love how you have an outdoor work bench so you can chill, solder, and listen to the birds. makes the rebuild more relaxing!

Still futuristic 34 years later, good to see a blast from the past

I have a GL1800, and it was amazing to see your 1500 torn apart and put back together. Also neat to see how the different generations retain the lineage. Hope you get lots of miles and smiles with your bike.

Goldwings are made to ride! You may have an older goldwing but they don’t die . I have owned 5 goldwings and they are the most solid built motorbike ever built - I had them going back to a 1200 . On your wing , adjust the suspension to your height and you will find balancing easier . You are going to have a lot of fun rockin out to thin thinlizxy , led zep , Judi’s and others on your play list - get a ram mount and get a drink holder . Classic ride guy !

As someone who took apart his first bike in the backyard I am so impressed with your skills. Its a legendary machine, complicated and intimidating to most. No manual in sight yet you bravely took it down, repair it and figured how to get it back together. Yes you and your wife should enjoy time together on it while the weather is good. Maybe show it to the previous owner and hear what they did on it and make your own memories together. Look out for a trailer, I bet you could update it to use for local errands or taking the dogs with you on trips !

Epic job. I’m convinced a lot of these Hondas will be alive long after we’re all gone. Good on ya for bringing her back to life 🤙

What an amazing mechanic , fixing up that highly complex bike , brilliant job

how you remember where everything goes and how it was put back together is just amazing. i forget after like 5 mins haha

I'm a kid of the mid 70's with big brothers a different decade older , I remember their motorcycles magazines with this Goldwing featured in the 80's (they were kawa GPZ,GPX, era) but this is an iconic Goldwing in those colours that remind me of my childhood in the 80's, good work fella, i hope as a project the tinkering continues and that big gurl takes you on many safe adventures or you move it on for a pocket of profit for your labours. This is proper You Tube where a random click leaves me delighted to have dropped in on your project.

Amazing Video! Many years ago, when I worked as a carpenter's mate in Crete, my boss used to pick me up in the morning for work on one of these to take me up to the mountains for (when I think of it now very dangerous) work. Flying along on what was essentially a very comfortable, very fast armchair on two wheels, on circuitous mountain roads, with Queen blaring out of the stereo is a great memory.

Brilliant! Put a huge smile on my face when I heard it crank over! I noticed and was amazed at how gentle you were with the Wing as you worked on her and brought her back to life! One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on KZfaq! Ride safe…

Compared to a naked Honda this rebuild is a mammoth task. Absolutely outstanding work and not a workshop guide in sight!

Hearing that engine turn-over and then purr like a kitten is incredible. Honda quality is just amazing. Thank you for posting such great videos! (and get a new seat)

Absolutely glorious recovery! Great to see that bike back in the road and not in a scrap heap. 🎉

I'm 62 nowe and thanks to your and other channels I've gone nuts and want to buy a GoldWing.. I don't have the money nor did I drive a motorycle in over fourty years but nothing's gonna stop me. Cheers fella, warm greetings from Belgium.

Excellent video. I really enjoyed watching. I have to say, it takes a brave man to spin up an engine that's been sitting for 21 years without changing the timing belt. I had one snap on me decades ago and I've been paranoid about them ever since. Beautiful wee dog. Looks like a proper little sweetheart.

What a project you just finished ! With that many electronics on it you should test it for any electrical leakage ! I want to see it one day fully restored and the electrical parts like radio etc ! Great work !

You, sir, are a mechanical genius! The only maintenance I've been able to do on my GL1500 is to change the oil and filter and keep air in the tires. My mechanic kept my bike in his garage this winter for three months because he was so backed up fixing other bikes. After putting a rotor on my rear tire he told me he will never attempt anything that difficult again. BTW when you get to the twisties you will discover that GL1500's love it at 4000 rpm. Again, great video.

1980 GL1100 was the first bike I ever worked on. My stepdad picked it up for pennies and we went through the whole bike with a fine toothed comb. I learned how engines worked, hands on with that 1980 gold wing. Great job bud. Can't wait for the next one you restore.

Amazing the difference! Awesome job! It's a shame you had to put that terrible seat back on it

They truly are the world's most indestructible motorcycles. They'll go forever and ever and ever and ever and ever so long as you look after them. ❤

I am absolutely amazed at your ability to take that all apart, and get it back together, and working at that. I don't think I would even attempt it. A new seat and a few parts and that thing will go a few hundred thousand miles. I agree they are big heavy bikes, and they do take a lot to get used to when you first start riding them. I went from a 1500cc cruiser to a GL1800 and it was still quite a change

Methodical, excellent faultfinding and mechanical understanding, great project making the mighty Goldwing take to the road again

Those GL1500s are very capable bikes. I'm glad you and that bike found each other, I can tell it's in good hands! Can't wait to see it when you're done. New subscriber here

This is one heck of a video. Floods me with memories, riding with my pops in the early 80's when he was still alive, on the back of his '81 Gold Wing. His motorcycle is what started my absolute love for them. Thanks so much for this man. You've truly made my day.

1 year later. I am about to enter into your world. I have an '86 to be delivered next week. Not quite as neglected as yours, but will take a prayer and some luck. Your video is going to be heaven sent. I have restored an ' 86 Virago, so we will see. If my Goldwing is saveable, I will buy you a beer my friend. Thankyou. DG from Canada eh?

You are a great mechanic buddy, respect for what you did to get this bike up and running. 👊☘️

That's a *lot* of plastics to be fitted... Great work to get that old tourer back on the road, fun to watch, nice not having to do that work myself. :)

I'm impressed young man. Your comments while going through the rebuilding process were excellent to show this 78 year old guy what you were doing. Your using civil language speaks well for you. Great job!

watching and learning how to do restorations like this is very therapeutic to me, very satisfying when everything comes together.

I had no idea how complicated these Gold Wings are. I had the opportunity to ride one years ago, it’s impressive how comfortable and loaded they are. Great job, keep ‘em coming!

Classic bike. Thank you for restoring it. And thank you for filming, editing and sharing.

I bought mine in July 1994 brand new. Two tone candy red, Special edition. I still have it and ride it in the summer. It's still in immaculate pristine condition and garaged for 30 years I've never had any problems or mechanical issues. I can ride it coast to coast like it's brand new with the utmost comfort. I'm never selling my 94 wing.

That bike turned out great! I think '88 was the big year. That thing is loaded. But yeah, timing belt...and I'd toss that glass inline fuel filter too. Those things are notorious for the ends loosening from engine vibration, leaking, and catching fire. Given it's proximity to your pelvis it would be a bad place for a fire to start at 60 mph.

i love love seeing things saved instead of being wasted , can't beat a Goldwing , not knocking any work you have done but am curious why you didn't wash and polish the parts before putting back together

Greetings,I must tell you how much I've enjoyed watching your films restoring your wing, you even made the boring bits interesting 😂. I'm a 68 year old motorcyclist from the English midlands who remembers the original GL1000 Goldwing being launched in London on the same day Suzuki launched their RE5 rotary. Sadly I never got to own a Wing but have owned many Hondas and appreciate their excellent build quality. Im still riding and have 4 bikes in my garage to play with.

This is why I Love my 83 GL standard, nothing on it. Easy to work on. No radio, intercom, tape tape player, is cruise control, and omg the lights. Dry weight 584. The 1500, 1800 series Road sofa, too Complicated. I'm pretty sure that pre ferry and luggage way almost as much as my whole bike. Riding Goldwings since 88. Although I owned a 93 1500.

Been waiting for this video! Happy Sunday!

Beautiful job, I have always loved those bikes and you did a great job bringing it back to life. Thank you for sharing I know it was a lot of work filming and then editing the footage for us:) Great Job!

I have my dad Honda bike for 15 years now i am 20 still smooth running Honda shine model most common bike in india big fan from India 😅😅😅

I enjoy seeing old machines saved.

Massive achievement Sir, yes the goldwing was always the 'go to' bike bike back in the day ,,,,,,,,,,this restored spaceship you have is EPIC ! thank you for your time

That was satisfying to see, the gold wing is back on track again, plus the cozy scenery around and the faithful companions. Greetings from Brazil, friend.

Honda's never quit. Great job getting her back on the road, she deserves a new seat after all that.

Wow, you have both skills and patience to treat an old lady like Gl1500, this was a joy to watch! I own '89 GL1500 and it had many similar problems and then some, fuel petcock valve, accelerator pump, shoddy wiring just like yours, non working air horn using garden hoses etc. I removed and restored everything. I should have made a video of it all! It is still far from perfect but the ride quality is such that I happily work with this bike. I'd like to remind you some of the important safety issues: Brakes: Foot brake is split between rear and front rotors and right hand brake works only with the right side front brake. Make sure you have them working and practise hard braking, because GL1500 is heavy and the brakes are nowhere near the performance of modern bikes. Windshield: buy a new one immediately, your current one will blind you when it gets dark, all you see is a white radiant screen of opposite traffic headlights. Cruise control: it is laggy, so it will take couple of seconds to engage. If it does not work check right hand brake wiring first, because that is the one which corrodes worst. On my bike previous owner had it detached and naturally that was the last thing I checked. You can get new LCD screen for $80 or so from ebay, it is worth changing so you will get more information what the bike wants to tell you. 3 ohm speakers are hard to find and 4 ohm work but are quiet, I guess they are easier to find in the USA. Last thing: check that the anti-dive mechanism and fork seals work, since otherwise you will bottom out and that will cause damage or even a loss of control. That's all, I wish you happy journeys with your Gold Wing!

Bravo! Fantastic job! What a daunting restoration! Love seeing these relics placed back in service!

Your video has given me a huge smile. Thankis for saving a great machine from the bone yard. You're gonna have years and miles of fun.

A gold wing has all the complexity of a high end car, but fitted into a two wheeled vehicle. So restoring one is a very complex task.

The old lady waited a long time to meet you sir. Really great job getting to spread her wings again. I always admired these big machines when i was little and ridding sport bikes and only had the chance to ride one one time .. your have an amazing talent, and them lights on the wheels are dope. Just out new speakers and youre set.

Once again you amaze me! I love ripping stuff apart but then I have to put it back together again and that sucks when you get older! Lots of pics I guess helps that. Your truly not afraid of anything is which why I’m amazed. Your pretty sharp buddy.

I've been waiting for this update on the mighty Goldwing. Great job sir. Can't believe how far you've come. Wouldn't surprise me to see you with some sort of airplane to restore next time. Boats, equipment of all types and motorcycles, trucks, automobiles...what I'm am missing? Oh, jet skis....anything else? Keep up the great work. Appreciate all you do.

Fantastic job. And here was me having a fit while fitting a towbar and 13 pin electrics to my Nissan x-trail today.

I have two of these bikes they are probably one of the most reliable vehicles ever made. You started to check the timing belts but I never saw you actually check them. As you said these are interference engines if one of those belts break you will have major engine damage. I have replaced these belts and they are not hard to do. My bike started running hot when going up grades, sure enough the left side belt was loose when I got into it. Changed the belts no more running hot. These bikes are bulletproof, run smooth as glass, you can run them 85mph all day down the interstate, the farther and faster you ride them the farther and faster they want to go. If I could only keep one bike out of all the ones I have it would be the wing. It does it all.

First I hope everything is going well with your health. Regarding the video it is incredible how good you are putting things together, this project was a real puzzle. That bike sounds like a rocket 🚀, I hope to see you cruising around soon. Don't forget to keeping us enjoying those videos/projects to come but health first ok? Best wishes!!!

Great restoration. It is beautiful all you need is those few side pieces and a new seat. Enjoy riding her brother.. Again she is beautiful.

I thoroughly enjoyed your video and your skills. I have worked on my wing and everything takes much patience. The part that I admired the most is that every part of this project was very difficult and challenging and not one time did I hear you complain about how difficult and impossible it was or why you had to remove the entire rear including the swing arm just to install the gas tank. Great job. I hope your and your wife or girl friend have many miles of safe and enjoyable rides. Good luck.

My uncle had the GL1800 and he loved it,he would even ride it in the winter bc it had a electric heater on it. Eventually he turned it into a trike. He took it from riner V8 to San Francisco California and back. He passed away and now his son has it sitting in his garage for the last 11 years still in great condition.

Such beautiful work you did out there man! Hope you have endless, safe & happiest of miles on with this one:) Cheers man! Will always keep a lookout for your motoring vlogs with your goldwing:)

Great job - ya’ll got skills. Just gave up my 1982 GL1100 Aspencade after 17 years and 80,000 - lots of service myself, but needed dealer service now and then and for tires. Loved it - I’m riding a Roadking, but there’s lots I miss about that old Wing.

I now own a BMW GS 1200 however I really appreciate the quality of the Honda and your ability to fix this complicated machine. 👍

Great video Darrell. As usual. I'm not sure but, I think when you tried to pull out for the first ride, the reason it didn't go is because the kickstand was down. I know there are some bikes that are set up that way as a safety precaution. Just be careful out on the road. Keep an eye behind you when approaching a stop sign or traffic signal in case someone behind you is reading or sending a text. They might not see that you are stopped. It happened to me. I always make sure to point my bike to the right of a vehicle stopped in front of me so that if that happens and someone hits me in the rear, it will shoot me beside that vehicle instead of crushing me between the two vehicles. I might still get hurt, but at least I won't be taken away in a shoe box. LOL. Good luck and enjoy the open road. It can be a ton of fun. I hope you take some videos of your adventures and share them with us. Be safe. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome! what a journey, thanks for bring me along - I suspect the edit makes it look WAY simpler than it was, cant help thinking that it needed a hella lot of figuring out where all the bits whent!

Watching the old girl go back together was a joy, excellent job 👌👍😊

Amazing the way you tore it down fixed everything and were able to put it back like it was a piece of cake. Enjoyed watching the transformation. Great work and fantastic patience 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I own a Honda 2003 VTX 1800R bought it brand new and there is nothing like a Honda. No desire to own a Harley

Great job getting that beast running again. It sounds like its running great. You'll probably get another 100K out of it.

I am most impressed! Great work! A little surprised that you did not replace or recover that funky seat but I guess you will eventually. Thanks for the video.

For a young guy ,his hands look to have the experience of someone who has done this type of work all his life! Nice job and a wonderful video!

Bought it for just $200 and you made it run so well, it is really amazing. It worth every penny you spent rebuilding this bike.

Can't believe you were able to get this bike working again, you're very talented! And the video is really well shot and edited, too!

Epic work, it being basically a car on two wheels with all that electronics, much respect for getting it ready for the road again!

Thanks for the very enjoyable videos. I'm a long time Goldwing fan, with my first being a 1988 much like this one when I was 22 years old. It was a great feeling seeing this bike come back to life. 👍

I love your "workshop" nice and quiet, deep in the woods

Good luck and well done

Perfect job.Conguralations.Hi from Turkey.

The GL1500 Goldwing was the pinnacle of the Goldwing line IMO. I love those bikes.

Thanks for sharing your journey of restoring this motorcycle. I am absolutely envious of your mechanical abilities.

Amazing accomplishment!

Excellent job young man! I don't think I could ever have the patience to take on such a task. I even bought a Guzzi for the ease of maintenance and accessibility of the engine. I'd still like a Gold Wing someday though.

Being that old the Honda is attractive luxury cruiser of a bike. You have brought it back to great condition!

I am watching your work from Türkiye. Amazed to see how talented you are. You inspired me to improve myself on something new. I love motorcycles and never thought to fix one until now. Thanks and hope you will have great days with your motorcycle my friend.

excellent effort on putting a fine machine back on the road. ride safe!

And we are back! Great to see you put it back together. Was waiting for this one😁

The fact that you reply ti all your comments shows your dedication, i love all cruiser bike's

i see the video and i cant believe in my eyes how he managed to restore all this thing! what an epic amazing restoration!

What a fantastic save of this cool motorcycle. What knowledge! Such courage! You sir, are dauntless. Thank you.

Awesome restore! Great work. That seats gotta go