Honda Goldwing 2012 test: the golden-teen wing of the bike !
Ambassador of excellence, the Goldwing evolves almost timidly in 2012, as if Honda feared to break the balance of this concentrate of luxury and comfort. It is true that the Golden Wing has probably never come close to perfection so closely… Test.
The Goldwing Saga: dates and photos
| 1975 – GL1000 : launch of the first Goldwing, the GL1000: 999 cc liquid-cooled flat 4 cylinders. "New standards in terms of comfort and tourism", according to Honda. | |
| 1980 – GL1100 and GL1000 Intersate : increased displacement (1085 cc), longer wheelbase for improved stability and more room for rider and passenger. Launch of an "Intersate" version with full fairing, original cases and top-case. | |
| 1982/1983 – GL1100 Aspencade : discovery of the GL1100 Aspencade, a "luxury" version of the Goldwing, which includes a digital dashboard, a stereo audio system and an integrated pneumatic compressor. | |
| 1984/1985 – GL1200 and Limited Edition : increase in the displacement of the 4-cylinder to 1182 cc, redesigned chassis, appearance of the cruise control, an on-board computer, a new 4-speaker audio system, an electrically adjustable rear suspension and injection electronic. | |
| 1988 – GL1500 : Honda hits hard with a completely new Goldwing, now powered by a 1520 cc six-cylinder engine with reverse gear. The first manufacturer took the opportunity to revise the cycle part while taking care of comfort and protection. | |
| 2001 – GL1800 : It is about the last "major" evolution of the Goldwing which adopts from this vintage a 6-cylinder cubing 1832 cc and a double beam aluminum frame. | |
| 2007 : Launch of the 1800 Goldwing fitted with an airbag, the first – and to date the only – motorcycle fitted with an airbag. | |
| 2012 : Launch of a refined GL1800 Goldwing (fairings, aerodynamics, sound system and instrumentation). Return of manufacturing to the Kumamoto plant in Japan (previously USA). |
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