Douglas Snavely and His 1978 Honda Goldwing  1978 Honda Goldwing
1978 Honda Goldwing  What was your goal with this project?  I
rode it the way it was for a while, but I came from a road
racing background, and started to convert it to something I was
more comfortable riding.  What kinds of parts/modifications did
you add?  Living and riding on the Dragon led to most of the
modifications, the goal being to run faster and smoother. One of
the first real mods was changing the front forks out for a set
of Kawasaki GPZ 750 forks. This was for better brakes, and the
anti-dive feature, and the 16” wheel. At the same time I altered
the wheel base by changing the neck angle, reducing it to allow
the bike to turn in quicker. I added a 16” wheel in the rear to
maintain stance; also Progressive shocks and fork springs. In
its present state it also has Yamaha clip-ons with Harley
controls, and custom rear-sets to help balance the front-to-rear
weight distribution. NOS [single stage] air horns, custom LED
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