Gold Standard: Rawhide’s CB750 is 24-Carat Perfection

As ostentatious as it is, nothing impresses like gold—whether it’s the 24-carat kind, or the foil covering your favorite block of chocolate. And making an impression is precisely what Brandon Wurtz wanted to do with his first professional build. After a six-year career honing his skills in high-end automotive restoration, he’s ventured out on his own and opened the Rawhide Cycles workshop in Nampa, Idaho. This is his first solo build: A breathtaking 1971 Honda CB750 called the ‘Golden Goose.’ The gold paintwork may be impressive, but a lot more went into the Golden Goose than a few liters of...