1975 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing – $7,250 (Sold)

SELLER SAYS: 1975 Honda GL1000 for sale. 44,700km. This is a very reluctant sale due to me no longer being able to change gears with my foot. I have owned this bike for over 30 years and l love it! Lightly customised but easy to return to original specs. This bike was restored over 20 years ago including a custom 4-into-4 exhaust system and has always being garaged. Registered until 17th Nov. 2026. Bike is running and tyres are good. Comes with accumulated spares. I will be sorry to see this bike go but it needs to be ridden. Contact 0459 xxx xxx SOLD (Denmark, WA).

EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: With the Gold Wing having recently celebrated its 50th birthday, it’s only those of us substantially north of 50 who can recall its arrival on the motorcycle scene. When it was first released, the Gold Wing (more commonly referred to as the GL1000 in those days) was not a dedicated highway bike but just a really big motorcycle. Apparently even the folks at Honda weren’t sure whether it was going to become a street bike (cruiser, in modern lingo I guess), a sports bike, or a tourer. But they were mighty proud of the bike and its 1000cc flat four engine, declaring it as “the ultimate motorcycle” and replacing the CB750 as their flagship model. In the end, buyers made it clear what they thought about the Gold Wing — it was a tourer. An entire industry was born creating highway accessories for the big Honda, with full fairings, panniers and top boxes just the start of the customisation journey. Honda responded by doing the same, to Honda’s usual standard of excellence. The Gold Wing evolved to become a Harley-beater on the open road, with everything from airbags to heated seats plus a super-smooth motor and Japanese quality control and reliability. This bike of Lez’s harks right back to the dawn of the model, when she was just a big naked road bike. For collectors, a little work would restore the original look or you could put that off to another day and enjoy it just like it is. Very cool.