Winging It: Deus Japan reworks the obscure Honda GL400

They couldn't have picked a worse time, but our friends at Deus ex Machina Japan have finally managed to open their new store in Tokyo's historic Asakusa district. And they're celebrating in style—with a very sharp and slightly offbeat Honda GL400 street tracker. If you're not overly familiar with the GL400, don't worry—it's not a particularly well documented model. Officially designated the 'GL400 Wing,' it was effectively a downscaled CX500, sold only in the Japanese market. So it came with the same transverse-mounted V-twin motor, and the same awkward silhouette. This one started out as a 1980 model GL400 Custom:...

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