X-Wing: Rodsmith Gets Carried Away With a Honda Gold Wing

Craig Rodsmith is one of the elite few that truly deserves to have an ego...but doesn't. According to photographer Grant Schwingle, the Australian metal-shaping guru has a tendency to sell himself short, and had to be pried for details on this stunning Honda Gold Wing. Based in Illinois, USA, Craig calls this the 'X-Wing,' and casually dismisses it as a 'quick' build. “It started off as a bone stock 1980 Honda GL 1100 that had been sitting in my shop gathering dust for a year or two,” he says. “I decided to do a quick build as a daily rider—why...