2022 Honda Goldwing Tour Gunmetal Metallic (manual). Impressions after 2,000 km. 

Looking at getting a 2023 but definitely want the DCT. Such a beautiful bike. Good luck with it.

Sat on one of these in a showroom today. It was by far the most comfortable seat I've ever sat in, and I used to sell furniture.

It's amazing how many H-D riders love their Goldwings. I absolutely love having reverse on my 2014 GW ...it has certainly helped me get out of some precarious parking situations...like loose gravel on an incline. Enjoy and ride safe!

I’m a Harley guy…but that Honda is SICK! Yes sir!

Excellent review! Informative and articulate. Very fair to both Honda and Harley in your comparison.

Great job on the walk around! I took one for a ride at Daytona bike week this year and have decided to go with the same color you chose. I have been riding my Honda Valkyrie Interstate for over twenty years and love it and it draws a lot of attention wherever I go but it is getting harder and harder to get parts for these bikes and I think I will make the move to the wing by the end of the year. Once again great job on the walk around😎

Congrats on the new bike Doug, I'm enjoying your walk around/ overview.

Congratulations on your new ride, I have the same color but in the automatic. Went from a street glide to goldwing.

Little late to this video but first off all, awesome bike! And im so glad to see the bike comes in manual. This video confirmed that for me

Enjoyed the video. I used to work at a HD dealer ship. After what I learned and witnessed, I could never go back to HD. Doug, you sound like you are an accomplished mechanic. To that end the cost to change the drive belt or chain on a GW is ZERO, on the HD is over $1,000 since part of the motor has to come apart. The drive belt can get damaged so easy if a foreign object gets caught up in there. Once a customer came in with a HD trike. He has previously had a bunch of service and preventive maintenance done. His bill was like $4K!!! Three weeks after that service, a rock some how got caught up in the back and was lodged tight. It ruined his new drive belt. Another $2K thank you very much! Yep, I like my GW and not sad the HD is someone else's set of fun!

Beautiful bike, and you’ll never have DCT problems. 👍

That feature, the map lock while you're driving, might ultimately save your life.

Thanks Doug for the very useful video.

I'm a diehard Harley guy. I would love to have a Gold Wing myself. No way I would ever get rid of my Ultra Limited. The Gold Wing would just be added to the garage so I could have the best of both worlds. Gold Wing's are great bikes.

I just stumbled across your channel. Great looking bike. Congrats 👏 I just subscribed

To me, its the best bike in the whole world.. fully packed, enough speed, better Torque, premium comfort, more space.. hope to sit one day on this bike 🙏

I have a 02 and must say the goldwing is the most comfortable bike I have ever owned. I have had Harleys and other Hondas. By far this is the most comfy and very Nimble for it's size. Tons of upgrades for these bikes

You'll love it. I have the same bike & put over 35,000 miles on mine in the first 18 months. Changed tires out at 18,000, Still on original brake pads.

What a machine! My ultimate dream bike . I just purchased a 2014 honda valkyrie in blue and love it.

Congrats! Beautiful bike❤

Absolutely great job. I was going to do a similar video but this was great. The fact that you can do a comparison was awesome. I own the 2019. You are guaranteed to fall in love with this machine. Warning, be careful. The drop guards doesn’t stop the bike from going over on the bags. I am talking from experience. 😊

Great looking bike.. enjoy!!

Nice color choice. Pros and cons to everything as you mentioned. Long term. The Goldwing should do you fine. My 90 GL 1500, approx 79k. Does great and I just but it 6 months ago. Cruise control and everything. Safe Riding 👍

What a beautiful bike!

Great video. Thanks.

The air filter (half the bike needs dismantling!) is WHY I got rid of my 2008 GL1800 and went with a 2018 Yamaha Star Venture Transcontinental, that the GL1800 was traded in on.....a 15 minute job...no half dismantling the bike for a freakin' maintenance item... BTW...LOVE the large V-Twin...had 7 prior Wings...but this is my first V-Twin...and my wife and I ain't ever going back to anything but...for the V-Twin is an exciting, and engaging ride...

Congrats 🎉 great choice

Nice bike. I recently traded my 2019 Road Glide Special, but I chose the BMW K1600 GTL. I preferred the 10" TFT display and the 32 extra horsepower. Both bikes are great rides. Enjoy.

Excellent review

Nice review. I owned 3 Goldwings in the past the last being a 2013, now I have 2 HD CVO's. A Road Glide and an Ultra Limited.. Love both bikes, but I'm enjoyed the HD's now, and the Wing was so refined it almost was boring so to speak to ride. Kind of like a big scooter... Enjoy and be safe... Larry P.

cool video - nice video - great points of view - more please

It's a work of art.

Hi, new subscriber here. I just stumbled across your channel. Sweet looking bike. I have the exact same bike in a 2021. Love it. Ride safe..

I just love your bike bud.

Sweet. Congrats

Thank for the video

Love my ‘21 manual.. my previous bike was also better in the wind but also over 100 lbs heavier

I have a 2020 GW and a 21 Road Glide. Both bikes have a unique feel. My wife and I like to ride long distance. Here is how I make the comparison. We just got back from the Blue Ridge parkway taking the autotrain with the Harley to Washington DC and riding back home to Fort Lauderdale. The Harley is like riding a convertible sports car. Its fun and more of a moto "experience". The Honda gets you there from point a to point b without issues, and is easy to ride with no issues. But at the end of the day you don't get off the bike and say wow that was fun. Maybe it's the DCT which makes things effortless where the Harley you have to participate in the ride, controlling the bike. I actually enjoy the Honda when we take short runs to dinner or drinks or head to the Keys. The GW is like riding a sport bike in an out of traffic. It accelerates faster, weaves better in and out of traffic and that makes it fun. I occasionally use the reverse gear and me and the wife laugh, but it is handy sometimes. The navigation on the Honda is worthless and we just use the apple play anyway. The Harley nav isn't too bad, but with car play it's just a back up when out of cell service.

Great job! If I ever do a comparison vid between a Wing and Harley it would be very, very short because there is NO comparison. Sorry Harley friends. :)

There's Motorcycles, then there is Goldwing. 😎

great bike😁

I’ll be doing a video on a one year review soon. Pros and Cons.

I bought a new Goldwing in 2008 and had it about 10 years. In that time, I had a love hate relationship with it. The good? Power, reverse, performance and it handled VERY well. The bad? Lots of cheap plastic, horrible stereo, uncomfortable and few upgrade options. So, It came time for me to buy another bike, I checked out the new 2022 Goldwings and saw the exact same problems from my last Goldwing. Considering the bike is approximately $33k or so, there was no way I would have purchased another. Seriously, they need to beef up the plastic because it scratches easily (dealer told me it was an issue on new Goldwings), put a 400 watt stereo in it MINIMUM with better speakers and put on a plush seat for both rider and passenger. The recent "update" to the speakers and bag space was a good start, but seriously, for a $33k bike, some of this should be obvious.

Going to rent one of these to try them out myself soon.

I love it.

Many thanks for the review Doug. By the way, do you run Dunlop American Elites on both the Goldwing and the Street Glide?

Can't explain it, I'm 5'6" and I find this bike cramped, I had a goldwing f6b, that was ok, seat height has changed, they also widened it, bars are back to far, ended up on a kawasaki vaquero, which I think is less bike but more comfortable , footboard put my knee slightly bent forward other than a 90 degree angle, helps after knee surgery, for me, nice review, enjoyed it

beautifull black bike!

Great review!👍 Was that done in 1 take? If so, impressive.🤙🏍

Beautiful bike! I'm picking up a 2022 DCT bagger (in the matte blue) on Wednesday. Can't wait. I have a 2020 Fat Boy with the stage4 131 and CycleRama 512 cam. I'm keeping that too. I'm in Edmonton. Where are you?

Sad to know that the people who fly around in private jets , ride around in massive 5 mpg limos , sail around on mega Yachts live in 20 room homes and have 50 foot motor homes have made environmental laws to make the Goldwing little emissions illegal :( Honda will no longer be making it or a few other bikes .

Just found your channel and outstanding video! I own a '21 Street Bob that I love and plan to keep, and have been on the fence between adding a new GW or '22 Road King Special. Have test-ridden both, and my brain pulls me toward the GW, but my heart toward the RKS. The GW handled so effortlessly, but I found it the steering to feel weird (I know now that must've been the uniqueness of the front suspension). The GW's tech is incredible, but overwhelming...almost "too much," and I love the bare bones of the RKS. But your comparison of all the elements between your SG and your GW have me reconsidering. I subscribed, btw, and look forward to following your GW journey.

In Australia we can only get the air bag model,wish we could get the glove box in the tour model

A great video. You mentioned highway pegs. With the shape of the engine on that GW how do the highway pegs mount ?

I suspect the satnav screen being “locked” on the move may be deliberate, screen-scrolling and riding probably don’t mix too well.

I would take the gold wing over any Harley Davidson. It's a better bike superior reliability that can't be matched by any other motorcycle.

I heard reviews on wanting a touch screen but how would that work with gloves?

He said he’s 6 foot with a long back😂 I’m 6 foot with a short back. Are we the same height or not? Maybe I got longer legs than you.😂 Great bike review.

I have a 2018 Tour 6MT bought new to replace a POS M8 Harley. It's the best boring motorcycle I've ever owned. It's name is Wife Taxi. Looking at buying a new Naked bike to stable with the Wing for my solo riding and fun.

I've owned (3) Sportsters & now own a Honda CBR1000RR so I'm aware of just how superior Honda is to Harley. Can't believe HD is even still in business their that bad.

The best motorcycle in the world

Hey man I just got mine like 6 weeks ago, my foot hits the engine everytime I go to shift, do you have this problem?

Does it have a quick shifter for the manual?

I traded my 18 Roadglide for my Gunmetal DCT Tour. I have never looked back. suspension is far superior, not sure if you mentioned that.

Need to get Toby in some videos. ;)

You would think Honda would have made those tip over bumpers stick out more. l have seen one Wing with a lot of damage to their saddlebag, and the side of their rear view mirror when a tip over occurred. Safe Travels.

Good evening Sir, How smooth is the manual and how far off the bar does the clutch engage? I rode the DCT and was not impressed - especially at slow speeds. I like to be able to do relatively tight U-turns - hence the interest in the manual. Thank you, sir. Respectfully, Robert

I have 1990 1500 Goldwing… think I’m going stick with it… seems lots bugs on new models. Otherwise, yours great looking Goldwing … hava go dealerships and sit on one.. see if I can touch the ground as I’m short guy.

Looks to me like you’ve worn about 3/64” tread off the tires 😉

Your black Goldwing is absolutely stunning!!!!! I recently saw the exact same bike but in the burgundy red which was also nice. Honda has offered these in some beautiful colors. I’d be happy with any of them but the black looks amazing, especially when your bike is so clean. I dream of having a Goldwing but I’m worried that being 5’7” tall will make a bike this big challenging for me to handle. Your thoughts?

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I've had HD full dressers and GW's, 6th and 7th gen. They are different bikes despite being heavyweight tourers. For long distance comfort the GW is very good. The HD was fun but just didn't have the competence in handling, comfort, maintenance ease, etc. Sold the HD's; still have the Wings. Also had BMW and Yamaha's big bikes. Again overall the GW is still my favorite although the older Yam Venture's, the 83-93 years, were darn good bikes too. Back then much better than the GW's were. Never a fan of the BMW's, they were just ok for me. Too $$$ for what you got. The tech on the new tourers is too much for me personally. Key fobs? Electric opening hatches and bags? More to go wrong for what value? Been riding since 1973 so I've seen massive improvements, but some of this is complexity for what gain? Ride safe and enjoy, whatever you like!

Are motor vehicles in the United States still subject to annual tax?

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la vendi?

i hope i can have a motorcycle also, even not that one...i need your help sir...

I own a Honda cub 70cc. I'm going to upgrade to goldwing straight. 😁😂🤣

You get way more for your money with a Honda I know I have owned many of them I have only owned 1 Harley and I will never own another one.

You can’t move around the map but you can zoom in and out with left handle bar control.

how to pump air for the rear wheel?

Does it actually turn out the advertised 42 mpg?

How much does a second hand cost

I still wish my RG had Revere

I have a 2016 Ultra Limited. I don't pair my phone to my bike. I use my Sena 50S blue tooth.

i will buy it in heaven 🙂

The dashboard area down to the buttons looks like a crackheads face- Idk if honda intended this but 😹

I'd go Darkside on the rear tire...

are you selling your bike?

DCT and paddle walk assist. The two best things about this bike, and it's not here!

He didn't get the airbag for a glovebox... wow

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Great video but you comparing 2 completely different bikes, newer goldwing can't compared with Harleys, mechanically everything is built to do better, so not even the front suspension can't even compared , is comparing a solid bike with a disposable one.

Comparing a street glide to a goldwing really isnt a comparison..an electra glide ultra would be better

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Go crazy motorcycle ,too big and heavy !

Go buy a BMW 1600 GT or a Ducati Multi Strada V4S Do not get the BMW 1600 GTL They all cost the same but 1000% better than Japanese Bikes

But you're willing to give up your life for the convenience of of a cellphone in the front......right. well I guess the good news is when you die on your bike you'll be able to get to your phone real quick to call 911......... Oh wait....... never mind, you're already dead. bet you wished you had an airbag then not to mention it might lower your insurance.