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Retro Ride Revivals

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Retro Ride Revivals

Old iron, new life.

I’m Neil Powers, and this is where I bring vintage bikes back to the road. Mostly Honda GL1500 Gold Wings, like Kindle, the 1988 Aspencade and the flagship of Season 2 “Legacy,” and Ember, a ratty old red 1989 I brought back to life. Every build is filmed for my YouTube channel, An Adventuring Nerd.

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Bikes: 11
Photos: 1,085
Decades: 3

Photo: 1995 Red GL1500 Interstate Restoration

In the shop now

Ember - The Ratty Old Red 1989 Gold Wing GL1500, Brought Back

Restoration 2025-26

438 project pics
14 before
18 concepts
35 Wrench Ai

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1989 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Aspencade, restoration in progress: engine bay close-up

1989 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Aspencade, restoration in progress: engine bay close-up

1989 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Aspencade, restoration in progress: carburetor bank on a green work mat

1989 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Aspencade, restoration in progress: carburetor bank on a green work mat

The garage

1979 Kawasaki KDX400-A1: side view of the green KDX400 with its KDX side panel

1979 KDX400-A1

From Tote to Goat - Let's Ride!

12 photos4 sets

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Tao Tao 50cc moped: side view of the black moped in the shop

Moped 50cc

Cause it was raining

67 photos2 sets

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1995 Yamaha Virago 1100: side view on the lawn, cream and dark blue tank

1995 Virago 1100

Completed Restoration

81 photos3 sets▶ 1 video

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1988 Yamaha Virago Route 66: cream fuel tank and V-twin, parked outdoors

1988 Virago Route 66

An Amazing Journey - Coming 2027

2 photos1 sets

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1996 Yamaha Virago XV250: side view of the black bike outdoors

1996 Yamaha Virago XV250

Restored 2025

24 photos1 sets▶ 1 video

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1989 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Aspencade: AI concept render of the Gold Wing in black and orange

Ember - The Ratty Old Red 1989 Gold Wing GL1500, Brought Back

Restoration 2025-26

505 photos5 sets▶ 1 video

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1979 Honda XL125s: red Honda fuel tank and engine in the shop

1979 Honda XL125s

1979 Honda XL125s

119 photos3 sets

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1974 Honda CB450 K4 “Krusty”: full side view in the shop, with orange exhaust headers

1974 Honda Krusty

It's Krusty

62 photos2 sets

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1995 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Interstate: green Gold Wing, three-quarter view on a brick driveway

1995 Green Gold Wing Interstate

Restored 2023 · Sold

25 photos3 sets

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1995 red Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Interstate: red Gold Wing, front three-quarter view outdoors

1995 Red GL1500 Interstate Restoration

Restored 2023 · Sold

129 photos5 sets▶ 1 video

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1988 Honda Gold Wing GL1500 Aspencade Kindle: left side of the tan Gold Wing parked outside against house siding

Kindle - The 1988 GL1500 That Waited Sixteen Years

Sold & delivered

59 photos1 sets

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