1983 GL1100 Interstate GoldWing walkaround 

beautiful bike with a great color, the speedo on it was a great call and i myself favor the goldwings especially the older models between 80 and about 85. good for you and restoring a great bike

Awesome paint, very good looking in that color. Almost looks Pearl Orange in this vid. Too bad about the stock speedometer but good call putting something more accurate on it. I had an '81 with Vetter fairing and Samsonite luggage, I traded it in for the Valkyrie and often wish I hadn't. Had the extra lights up front. Ran power from the battery through a rocker switch below the fairing pocket on the left side. Inline fuse between the switch and lights as I recall.

Very nice job. That rear upper luggage case comes from an aspencade,it still has the holes where they bolt up. Kool

I discovered that the previous owner put a different speedo on the bike. I replaced it with a speedo from another 1100 had higher speeds indicated and now it is dead accurate.

Looking good!

Thanks, Mike. It just so happens I have a switch on the left. Think I'll try the battery connection.

Love it! Nice job. A GPS will give you a very accurate speed also! Plus you can find your way home after losing yourself on a ride! :-)

Where did you get the Chrome piece that is under the fairing and wraps around the side of it?

pretty

Many speedo's are adjustable, some require new capacitors as caps go bad after 15 yrs.

Very nice, thanks for the tour. I've been wondering if I should restore my '83. I bought a Valkyrie instead and will decide later what to do with the old beauty.