Honda Gold Wing (GL1800)
Honda's luxury flat-six touring flagship - Gold Wing / Goldwing
The Honda Gold Wing (often searched as Goldwing) is Honda's luxury touring flagship built around an 1833cc flat-six. US search demand is huge: "honda goldwing" ~40,500/mo and "honda gold wing" ~9,900/mo. New Tour/DCT bikes sit in the high MSRP tier, while used GL1800 examples remain a major for-sale market. Shoppers care about comfort, storage, DCT, audio/nav packages, and trike conversions more than dirt ability.
Key features
Technical specifications
Honda Gold Wing: touring specs and buying guide
What the Gold Wing is
The Gold Wing is Honda's long-distance luxury tourer. The current GL1800 generation keeps the famous flat-six character with modern rider aids, available DCT, and Tour packages with more comfort and luggage. Searchers often type Goldwing as one word - this page covers both spellings.
Key specs (GL1800 class)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Engine | 1833cc liquid-cooled flat-six |
| Power | ~125 hp class |
| Torque | ~170 Nm (125 lb-ft) class |
| Seat height | ~29.3 in (745 mm) class - low for a tourer |
| Wet weight | ~835 lb (379 kg) class; Tour heavier |
| Fuel | ~5.5 gal (21 L) class |
Who should buy
Buy a Gold Wing for two-up interstate comfort, luggage, and Honda touring polish. Buy an Africa Twin if you need adventure geometry and dirt capability. Gold Wing trike searches are high - confirm whether you want a factory bike or aftermarket conversion.
Related Honda models
- Honda motorcycles
- Honda Africa Twin - adventure alternative
- Honda Rebel 1100 - lighter bagger/cruiser option
- Honda Rebel 500