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THE KUSTOM GOLD WING & F6B QUEEN

* BY: CRAIG HASKELL
* ISSUE: JULY 2020

Posted 08/04/2020

Queen — A highly respected and resilient woman with a strong moral compass of
values that she lives her life by every single day. This is the title given to
Torri Thornton. All hail the queen, long may she reign.

While working for Honda Financial Services in April 2001, Thornton was exposed
to several types of Honda motorcycles. She had never ridden before but the
sports bikes grabbed her attention. A co-worker who seemed to have a vast
knowledge about motorcycles told her that if she ever owned one, he would
perform all service and repairs for free. Another co-worker who was a member of
a co-ed motorcycle club, invited Thornton to different events. At this point
they really had her attention and she began to
think seriously about enrolling in a motorcycle safety riding course. Being an
employee meant she received discounts on motorcycles, parts, and even a
reimbursement on the cost of a safety or riding course.

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For 10 years Thornton thought about taking that class. She explains why it
didn’t happen. “When I would decide to do it, someone would have a bad wreck or
die. I kept changing my mind, which is why it took a long time for me to take
the class. Plus I’ve always been a girly girl and didn’t want a helmet to mess
up my hair.” But desire overtook obstacles and March 29, 2014, Thornton decided
that as a birthday gift to herself, she would take the riding class. As they
say, the rest is history.

Her first motorcycle was a 2013 Honda CBR500. She adds, “Learning how to manage
my hair under a helmet became second nature to me.” But the CBR500 only kept her
interest up for a few months. She wanted, “needed” was her precise term,
something faster and louder, something that would get her more excited. Up next
in her line of bikes was a new-to-her 2006
CBR1000. Speed and performance were no problem with this bike. This bike tested
all her abilities and that maxed out her excitement level.

One day while scrolling through Facebook, she came across a picture of a custom
Gold Wing F6B. The thoughts filled her head that a bike like that was something
she could really get into. She decided to take a trip to Mountain Motorsports to
see the bike in person and to see if she could get it off the kickstand. With no
problems lifting the bike off the kickstand, she felt comfortable once sitting
on it and purchased the bike. She was now the happy, proud owner of a 2013 Red
Honda Gold Wing F6B.

After a few months of riding her new F6B, she couldn’t get the customized bike
she had seen on Facebook out of her mind. It propelled her to make a few changes
to her bike. A 21-inch front wheel was her first priority. Being the daughter of
a DJ and music lover, she knew an upgraded sound system wasn’t far off. Thornton
says, “In my car, house and on my motorcycle, I have to have my music loud and
clear.”

As she continued to do more research into customizing and the custom bike
lifestyle, she found several small upgrades she also wanted to do. She reached
out to her mechanic and informed him about the F6B purchase and how she wanted
to customize the bike. No matter what Thornton came up with, he found a way to
put those ideas into motion.

The first round of upgrades began with Kuryakyn driver floorboards, glovebox
caddy, Ergo III cruise mount kit, ISO gloss black grips, and kickstand
extension; Pathfinder turn signals, driving lights and LED headlights; Show
Chrome clear lens covers; ScreamFox LED light kit;
JL Audio Bluetooth adapter; Mustang Tripper seat; RC Components 21″ Exile wheel;
Rockford Fosgate amp; and CT Sounds speakers. Stage one of the build was
complete.

When Thornton rode around town, people complimented her on the way the bike
turned out. She even had some people literally lying on the ground trying to
find out where all that music was coming from. Visions of greater things moved
her into stage two of the build.

The bike was outfitted with a new, removable tour pack and another upgrade was
done to the sound system. As a member of the Kustom Gold Wing and F6B group,
Thornton was always seeing new ideas posted to their Facebook site. The custom
paint schemes grabbed her attention. For stage three, she contacted a painter
from Madison, Georgia, to perform his magic. The bike was disassembled and
sprayed with a Wine-Red Pearl True Kandy paint, topped off with a 4 1/2″ rack
kit, a new 23″ Spearfish wheel and Avon tire combination from Rotation Wheels,
and a chrome stock rear wheel from Dresden and Associates in California.

The final build was complete and Thornton’s excitement level was through the
roof. She picked the bike up from the builder October 28, 2018, at 9 p.m., and
just had to take it out for a cruise around the city. Around 11:30 p.m. while
riding on Interstate 20 at about 65 mph, she says she felt the front end of the
bike start to wobble, then the rear started fishtailing. She says, “I knew at
that moment I was going to have an accident and there was nothing I could do to
prevent it from happening. I was thrown off the bike and luckily behind it. As
the bike started rolling down the interstate, I could remember thinking to
myself ‘Am I ever going to stop rolling.’ I rolled a few more times and came to
a stop in the fast lane.

All the cars had stopped and there were people everywhere trying to see if I was
OK. I felt my arms, then my legs and I thought, I think I’m OK. I stood up and
got my wits about me, found my phone, my wallet, and began picking up debris. I
walked away with some minor road rash on my stomach, no soreness or any other
injuries. At that moment I knew God was watching over me.” She also believes
that because she knew why the accident happened, it didn’t scare her away from
riding. The very next day, she contacted her insurance company and within a
couple of days after the accident, she started shopping for a new bike.

It was November 7, 2018, approximately two and a half weeks after the accident,
that she purchased a 2015 Blue Honda F6B. After her initial ride she knew she
couldn’t leave the bike stock. She says that it just didn’t feel right. That
prompted another call to her custom builder to let the makeover begin.

All the upgrades with the new bike were much the same as with the 2013 F6B. The
differences were an addition of a new Evil Wing tour pack; 1 1/4″ lowering kit;
Traxxion Dynamic’s 4 1/2″ rake kit; All Balls head bearings and fork springs;
Longboy low profile hugger wrapped fender; all new music upgrade with PRV
speakers and SounDigital amps; Alpine 7″ touchscreen receiver; Stinger battery;
and of course new paint. This bike won the King/Queen of Daytona Sound
Competition for overall clarity and first place in the middleweight division.

Thornton’s bike’s name is “Quite Storm,” which is fitting because Hondas are
known for their quietness, but when the music is turned on, it’s as if a storm
has passed through. Her nickname, “X-Clusive,” comes from her unique way of
color coordinating her attire with her bike.

She concludes, “The group is like a family and with me being the only female in
the group that is into the customizing and music, I feel like I’m the little
sister with so many big brothers looking out for me. I love seeing all the
different ideas the group comes up with in these builds. My advice to others is
to do what you like and not get caught up in trying to do what others have done.
Be yourself and let your bike speak for you. If you have the vision and the
right resources, the sky is the limit.”

Posted 08/04/2020 by staff & filed under Featured.

Tags: Gold Wing, GWRRA, Wing World

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