![]() ![]() Over the course of its production history, the Gold Wing had many design changes, beginning in 1975 with a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) flat-four engine by 2001, this had grown to a 1,832 cc (111.8 cu in) flat-six. Through 2012, Honda GL models have appeared eighteen times in the Cycle World list of Ten Best bikes. ![]() ![]() The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan includes a Honda Gold Wing GL1000 manufactured in 1974 as one of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. No Gold Wings were produced for the 2011 model year, and production resumed in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan in 2011 using tooling transported from the American factory. Gold Wings were assembled in Marysville, Ohio, from 1980 until 2010, when motorcycle production there was halted. Total sales are more than 640,000, most of them in the U.S. ![]() Mooted by press in September 1974 as "The world's biggest motor cycle manufacturer's first attack on the over-750cc capacity market.", it was introduced at the Cologne Motorcycle Show in October 1974. Gold Wings feature shaft drive and a flat engine. The Honda Gold Wing is a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda. R: Single-sided swing arm with Pro-Link Showa shock, 104.1 mm (4.10 in) travelį: Dual 320 mm (13 in) discs, dual radial-mounted 6-piston Nissin calipers 1,833 cc (111.9 cu in) water-cooled flat-six, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder with PGM-FIħ3 kW (98 hp) 5,500 rpm (rear wheel) ġ70 N⋅m (130 lbf⋅ft) 4,500 rpm (claimed) ġ48 N⋅m (109 lb⋅ft) 1,210 rpm (rear wheel) Ħ-speed manual with slipper clutch, Tour with electric reverse, or 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with reverse and forwardį: Single shock double wishbone 109.2 mm (4.30 in) travel ![]()
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