2018 Honda Gold Wing First Test Review Video - Full Ride Experience | Riders Domain 

Agreed, I'm a BMW R1200RT rider, and would have loved to had another option to the BMWer, it's good but I really like the ST1300, and I think if they would have tweeked it, it would have sustained better sales. Live and Learn, I haven't seen the GoldWing but I like the videos I am seeing so far. Looks like they are trying to bridge the Gap between a Gold Wing and a St1300 IMO

40 litres is like losing a whole case. For the worlds premier touring bike thats not good. Its trying too hard to be a sport bike. My days of strapping down backpacks and duffle bags are over.

Americans need to give up 40 liters of crap when they ride around on bikes. That's my opinion.

110 L is fine for the solo rider. For the touring couple who travel beyond their home state, it is pretty meager. It is pretty clear you don't travel long distance, two-up.

I'm not a savvy adventurist, but I have traveled across states solo. I took too much garbage with me. I do listen to podcasts and watch videos from savvy adventurists who've traveled a lot of their lives, some around the world. What it takes to travel some distance is a lot less than most people automatically think. If you'd like to catch the same podcast programs and expos and other things on the subject, I'd be glad to link them.

I've traveled fairly extensively already, both in the US and Canada and Europe. My wife and I spent last September riding around the perimeter of the US covering 8,500 miles in 29 days. And I can tell you that for that sort of traveling, 110 liters is not a convenient amount of storage. We generally do laundry every 7-8 days with the storage in our LT (130 L or so) and going down to 110 would mean laundry every 4-5 days and probably leaving behind tools such as air compressor, jumper cables, etc., which isn't a good idea when traveling in remote places such as Newfoundland or parts of the western US. Honda messed up offering such meager storage in a bike like the Gold Wing. Save the minimalist storage for sport touring bikes like the ST 1300. Don't try to make the Gold Wing nearly the same as the ST1300.

BeaglePower G nice bike like riding on a Cloud

Listen again you missing something.............Comfortable, but fighting to kind of not slide to the front when coming to a stop, really did feel like I was sitting in a chair, by the end of the day my knees were a little bit achy. She describe the windscreen as a little bit of airflow but kind of kept you from being too much in a bubble; I can feel the air going up on me....... *To say one thing that might be a suggestion is the arm handles in the previous model they where nicely located and there was enough room to get my hands around it with this new model it was a lot more difficult, I had to really lean forward in sport position to get my hands under there just to hold on! ** I don't think wife would be so happy by the end of the day with sore knees and the whole sport tour over Europe. Just saying! :>)

@ LTVoyager. What, no mention of the K1600 GTL as a future possibility?

Gabby Hayes I have twice rented GTLs in Europe. They are like the new Wing in the sense that they moved too far towards sport touring. I ride two-up on every trip and want a luxury touring machine. Also, the BMW dealer network is pathetic so I would prefer a brand other than BMW. Unfortunately, their machines are so much better than their contemporaries, that it is hard to switch. For example, everyone is raving about the Honda front suspension and electric windshield. BMW riders have had both for 20 years. These are old tech at this time.

Don't knock the new Venture till you try it. You might like it...

I will test ride the Venture if a local dealer has one available for test ride. However, I have ridden a few air cooled V-twins and I have not liked any. All have been way too hot compared to my LT and my former ride, a Voyager XII. The likelihood of me liking the Venture is less than 10% as it now stands. Change to a V-4 with water cooling and 1400cc or so, and I would probably be in line to buy one. In a motorcycle, the engine matters ... a lot. And neither air cooling nor V-twins excite me and worst of all is both in the same engine.

Rode the Venture also the Eluder, about a month ago. Had high hopes, but the are terrible handlers , and feel 200 pounds heavier than the Wing. Problems with fueling too.

Lifted_Above I own an 18 Wing, and from experience, the front end is awesome, all the road feedback you want, non of the harsh jarring typically found with telescopic forks. It's very planted, and readjusting your line mid corner is easy, should you need to. It rides, and feels like a silky smooth big sports bike, but with all the amenities.

Strap on a large duffel and tell the wife to leave the blow dryer at home

this is not the first time they have lowered the size of the storage either. my brother has the previous year and that was reduced from the previous redesign. i have the gl1500 and had to carry stuff from my brother on a week long bike trip. honda is turning me off from buying their bike in the furture...it is no longer a touring bike but a double-seated crotch rocket.

strap on a large backpack and leave the wife at home

I have had 7 Wings and 5 Beamers. I currently own a 2017 R1200RT, a 2006 GW and 1975 GW. I had the first two up for sale to buy a 2018. However, I stopped at the dealer last night and looked/sat on the 2018. Looks good, feels good, lots of BMW technology on this bike. Lots of knee room on this bike for a guy that is 6'1". I walked away really disappointed with how much trunk and saddle bag space they took away. The trunk doesn't even come close to holding two full face helmets. Neither does the saddle bag. My BMW and '06 Wing can accommodate my helmets easily. If you ride one-up, this isn't a problem. However, riding two-up leaves you carrying your helmets around or them sitting outside in the weather. There are NO options in hanging them under the rear trunk either like on the older wings. This is a deal breaker for me. Why design a TOURING motorcycle and strip it of the very thing you need the most....storage room! I can pack more stuff in the two saddle bags on the 1200RT than I can in all 3 compartments of the new wing. DUMB move Honda, VERY DUMB!!!

no place to hook to!

We didn't have any complaints about the seat comfort! The only comment on driver comfort would be the knee angle- for taller riders the pegs may be a little high. But the seat itself is awesome! The modern design is very ergonomic.

Harley hasn't learned this lesson yet.

OOoookay. But sit on one and take one for a test ride before laying down the official law about it. Personally I don't give a rip about this category. I'm leaning toward ADV bikes. They are the SUV of the motorcycle world, can do just about anything you throw at them, and plenty of leg room and comfort to boot, without weighing a ton. If I was going to spend double, I'd have the 1290 Super Adventure S which adds the 160 mph top speed capability and spaceship electronics/control package to the game.

Jolly Green Biker

The buttons are supposed to be waterproof, you would just need to be careful spraying directly at the buttons with pressurized water.

Riders Domain oh that would mean you can't ride it in the rain.

You should be fine riding in the rain, it's spraying water directly at the buttons that could potentially give you trouble. Everything on the outside of the bike is designed to be weather proof. That being said I wouldn't recommend riding in a monsoon, waterproof buttons or not.

who said i was making fun of him ?

Lim Wiching true, but gas mileage is better with lighter bike, so it’s a wash with prior years.

It goes as far with the smaller tank due to being more fuel efficient. I would have liked if they kept the same size tank and gotten more distance between fuel ups. I find with my current 1500 that I would like to see it get another 100 km per tank. Towns are a bit far apart up here and I have to use premium gas due to water in regular gas.

Yes gas mileage is better due to lighter bike, but it still small tank with 5.5 gallons (20.2L) for a Flat 6 cyclinder touring bike. early owner report only managed getting 200-220 miles per-tank, what kind off short distance. Honda at lease should keep same fuel tank with old model, even increase fuel tank to 7 gallons.

i think for cross state or long distanance riding, maybe need carry external fuel storage containers (about 1-2 gallons)

I agree. My older wing would be lucky to get 180 miles on a tank. Why put a small tank on a bike with an engine as big as a small car. At least keep the same size.

That's a big jump, all depends on how comfortable you think you'd be on a bike that has much more heft to it. It's got a seat height of 29.3 inches, a few less than the 31.7-inches of your MT. How is seat height on the Yamaha for you?

Riders Domain cause since this year ive been travelling around 100km+ at weekends business stuff and mt07 is not what you call comfortable

Riders Domain is this similar to big maxi scooter like the tmax in terms of handl8ng

Well it stands to be much more comfortable than the MT, but as far as handling like the TMAX, it's going to be a different ball of wax. It's an 800-plus pound motorcycle, double the size of a TMAX, with an 18-inch front and 16-inch rear wheel set-up compared to the dual 15-inchers on the scooter. It's not going to be as nimble or light as a TMAX, in other words, and will be a totally different type of beast when it comes to managing tight spaces in parking lots.

my mt is use mainly for city transport yeah defintely its huge well yamaha venture is cool but i really dig the goldwing

Flat-6 engines and inline-6 engines are both supremely smooth. I think the Goldwing has a lower redline much like the average car so it's ultimately built for torque.

yes , just more gutless !

Much better.

Hell no, I bought one and it blew up in 4000 miles then again in 4400 more miles then BMW sent me all my money back which means it is a great company but they know there six cylinder sucks

Are you wondering about the top speed or general acceleration?

Top speed.

I heard it is stopped at 112 or 118 which is stupid so I will never buy one until someone beats the computer

Mark Byszkowski 7

You're kidding me, right? i.ytimg.com/vi/Fws1XkcTHys/maxresdefault.jpg

john rocker If ut aint broke. Why you repair it? Thats why Honda never update it 😂

Goldwing was broke it was years out of date, so they copied the front suspension of a BMW, when will Honda create a unique engineering development of their own?

Well take the car then, and have a great time. The rest of us RIDERS will be the ones with big grins on our faces as we walk into the steakhouse, helmets in hand!

sadf asdf from what I've seen, the rear trunk has only enough room to accommodate 1 full face helmet.