2018 Honda Goldwing details revealed

The Honda Goldwing is the Japanese manufacturer’s flagship touring motorcycle and it is undergoing a complete makeover for 2018. 

New details reveal that the standard bike along with its bagger version will have new names. The F6B ‘bagger’ will be the 2018 Gold Wing while the standard, fully-equipped version will be called the Gold Wing Tour.

The 2018 Gold Wing will have two variants, the GL1800BD and GL1800B. One variant will feature Honda’s DCT and one will get a conventional gearbox. The Gold Wing Tour will get three variants. The GL1800 will feature a conventional gearbox and the GL1800D will get the DCT while the GL1800DA gets DCT with an airbag.

All the variants will use a Euro-IV compliant 1833cc in-line six cylinder engine that produces 124bhp. The outgoing models use a 116bhp in-line six engine. All versions are electronically restricted to 180kmph. The Gold Wing Tour now weighs 42kg lesser than the 2017 model, bringing the kerb weight up to 379kg. The airbag version weighs 383kg. The 2018 Gold Wing is 14kg lighter than the standard bike and weighs 365kg. That is 27kg lighter than the current F6B. 

Interestingly, the DCT does not add any extra weight. The Gold Wing Tour is also shorter than its predecessor at 2575mm. The current model measures 2630mm. Both the bagger and the standard model have a wheelbase of 1695mm and are narrower at 925mm as compared to the 945mm on the current bikes.