I had ridden my Eldorado down to bike week in Daytona from D.C that year. The new first year Goldwings were not yet available but there was one on display on a revolving pedestal at the show. My Guzzi had already shed chrome and was self destructing on the next couple weeks to Key west and back to D.C and as soon as I got back I put myself on the waiting list for a new Goldwing. I wanted the red, of course but what came in was a funny blue. Traded in the Eldorado on the blue GL and was completely in love with the Honda. It got stolen within the first year,...bummer, but I replaced it with a Red one and kept on loving them for many years afterward. A marvelous bike in its day.
