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REMEMBER
- PR . .IRVI NATURE ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET
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THINK IAFITY -
Ever wonder how soon you'll have to hit reserve when barreling down t he
highway? No more with the Gl Honda . A fuel gauge tells the gasoline level
in the under -the-seat t an k . The gas tan k filler is locked under the hinged
Honda's GL 1000 is called th e " Go ld Wing " in Jap an, bu t production model s sold in t he USA won 't
car ry t hat name . t;'rice : abo ut $2,800 .
top of the fake tank seen here .
A closer
The 1000's tach incorporates a water temperature gauge.
look at on a'75
When the new model w as sh own to t he dealer s t he most
popular change f rom Ho nd a's norm pr o ved to b e the
igni tio n switch 's new locatio n - up o n the in st r u men t
Ho nda 's new shaft dri ve de livers po wer to t he gro und
th rough a 4 .50 x 17 rear tire on the big new to urer ,
Safet y rims may be o ptio nal. A fo ur -into-two e xhau st
syste m end s in some of the larges t an d qu ietest m uff lers
cluster. There weren't an y n umbers st am ped int o th e
seen.
loc k face to make it easy for thi eves, either .
Organ -pipe st yling of t he new 40 0 4 is a depa rt ure for Ho nda desig ne rs.
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Honda 's rid ing simu lat o r is just t he ti c ket for te a ch ing new
riders t he mechanical operat ions of mo torcycl ing w ith no
car s aro un d to run int o while search ing out third gea r :
Patty R iggs get s a lesso n .
