2007 Goldwing here. Absolutely zero mechanical issues in two years - zero. 9802 miles on it right now. I bought it two years ago with 1900 miles on it because the owner worked overseas and stored the Goldwing here in the US. I am loving it!!!

I love my 08 Wing. Best open road machine I have owned

Old geezer here who rode a 200cc street bike briefly back in the 70s. My only “rides” now are through KZfaq. Your narration and video are both excellent. Thanks for posting.

I remember the first time that I road a Gold Wing. It was a test ride at the Motogp in Austin. The first corner that I took knocked my foot off the peg! Besides the lack of cornering clearance, it’s an incredible machine and will definitely go down as one of the best, if not the best long distance touring bikes.

Excellent commentary. Agree about the virtues of the Gold Wing. This case the Generation 5. 01-17. It’s smooth and comfortable. A joy to ride. You make of it what you want. There are videos as you showed one, of riders taking this bike to it’s limits. The Gen 6 got a little leaner and lighter and is a bit more spirited in Sport mode. Add to this a DCT and it becomes a game changer at every stop light. You can’t out-shift the DCT. Good stuff.

Great review! Only thing I'd disagree with is that I rarely touch down on cornering. I think it's all about how you are used to riding. I ride on both country roads and highways all the time and find it fits both rides just fine. I get 41-42 mpg almost all the time.

The CB comments were priceless ... hilarious! And SPOT ON!! Who needs this beastly CB anyway? Great Video - well done!!

Great video man. I have a 08 GL1800. I love it been up and down the Alcan to Alaska twice so far. Vary smooth running bike.

I have a 2019 Gold Wing DCT Tour. First of all you don’t have an airplane cockpit of buttons, very friendly user. Secondly you don’t hit pegs on corners, it still weighs 800 plus pounds , but it’s so nimble to throw around. Thirdly with the DCT transmission in the sport mode you become a rocket ship, very fast. The brakes on these newer Hondas are integrated and stops the bike very well. If you haven’t rode a newer version of the Gold Wing you owe it to yourself. The one complaint that people talk about is storage, on my 2019 the luggage is smaller which is okay for me. The newest versions increased the rear trunk storage. Get out and ride the new Gold Wings, you’ll love it! 😊

I turned my 12 wing into a monster. Installed racetech fork kit, and progressive rear spring, and now she corners like electricity. Gained about 1.5 inches of ground clearance. and it handles the road so much better. wish it would have come from the factory like i have it now.

Hoy, good review. I'm buying my first Goldwing Saturday ! It's a 2007 and I'm really looking forward to it. I currently ride a 2005 Harley Electra Glide. It gets on average 32 miles per gal, hwy miles with premium gas. I've been riding Harleys since 1979 so this it s going to be very intresting.

These bikes are built to let you enjoy the journey. It’s not how fast you get there it’s how relaxing the ride is and taking in the view if you want something fast and nimble, you’re on the wrong bike.

Helpful review lots of useful information shared, I believe dry weight is 820 lbs add 60 lbs fluids roughly 890 lbs total for my 05 GW and the H D Ultra Limited now roughly 920 lbs fyi with no reverse which is nice in that time of need. Thank you

Nice review, I'm a Tiger 1200 Explorer rider and thinking of switching to Goldwing. Just sitting here at my desk watching videos frozen on a decision.

Great video! Just bought a 2009 Gold Wing and this video was very informative! Thank you!!

Hi. Good long review, but need to clarify a few things. I have a 2008 Airbag, which is what you reviewed. There were 4 main levels of GL1800, ABS brakes came on the top two, and the airbag model was the top model with included better stereo, ABS brakes, navigation, and comfort package. It sold for about $25k in 2008. You can zoom in and out on the GPS on the fly with left handle controls. A great feature of the GPS is that you can push a button on the left hand control and get verbal instructions of your next maneuver. CB radio did not go out in the 80s. Truckers still use it, and it would be a good way to get help on highways. I'm a ham operator, and I'm glad I have a CB on my wing instead of 2 meters or 70 cm radios, which almost seems dead on the highways. Our airbag wings weigh about 920 pounds dry. The rear shock is oil filled, and the preload adjusts spring compression. I had to put more oil in the reservoir to get full extension of the preload, so maybe that bike needs more oil in the rear shock, which might be why you were scraping pegs on some not-so-bad curves. The front suspension changed away from telescopic forks in 2018. Thanks.

This was a very thorough review of a Goldwing by a non Goldwing rider. Your "walk-around" by way of drone was pure genius. Why hasn't anyone thunk of that! (or have they?)

Goldwings have a cowl flap lever too - it’s on the left , just under the speaker . I have had 5 goldwings and it’s all I will ride . Usually I have my rock out going on , (no ear plugs ) I hot my thin l Izzy , led zep, def lep, cars , doors , zz, … The bike is not loud but the 4 speaker sound makes up for that .

I was behind a goldwing on the tail of the dragon. That dude had no problem with the tight turns. He was going more than double speed signs.

Hello James, Yes I've heard the new Goldwings have a better cornering clearance, and with the advent of electronics, there are not so many buttons. I've heard storage has been cut back too. I'm planning to ride a 2020 model, with DCT, this summer. 🙂

I just picked up a 2008 black abs with only 5000 miles. Checked the vin and had the brake recall still incomplete so i dropped it off at the dealer and they are working on it. Cant wait to have it back.

Great review really enjoyed that. Best i have watched up to now.

Hi John here I love the goldwings from 2001 to 2010 the 2012 to 2017 after than I do not the ones after 2017

You modulate the GPS underway by using the buttons at the bottom of the left grip. 147k on it with no problems. Wish I could say that about my Road King!

It sounds like you are trying to talk people out of the Goldwing. We Goldwing owners aren’t looking for a Harley or a sport bike. And I love the sound of the motor. It’s exactly what I’m looking for. It was nice riding along with you, though. And I have to agree with another commenter: the drone walk around was pretty cool.

I think the suspension is set way too soft, or, it’s not working properly. That touching is very uncharacteristic of the Goldwing. Very fair review.

Nice review and a great period for the Wings. But some of us have no need of the tech stuff on newer Bikes. Best to focus on and enjoy the ride and not be busy with modern devices. Probably the best powerplant on a vehicle. Yep they even have car hauler (towing systems) for the Wings to pull a car. And CB is still a thing and that's okay. It's quicker than anyone needs.

Those are actually cool air vents, the air is ducted from the front of the bike.

Love my 09 put traxxion suspension in mine couldn't be better put over 100k so far planning on another 100k

Damn good review!

If you raise the windscreen, that will cut down on the wind noise. I see it's all the way in the down position.

2006 Honda Goldwing I have awesome thanks for sharing 👍

Love my 2010

i own a fjr 2002 and love it but in the future would love the gw 1800

Very concise review

Really good review.

FORWARD CONTROLS are touching. not pegs they can be removed or raised. Geeeze

You didn't try the cruise control. It's awesome!

A definite Goldwing noob question here but, how do all those electronics perform when caught in the rain with the bike? Surely the bike is made with that in mind but is it better to avoid the rain or can you just keep riding through multiple rain exposure and they will just hold up? A question for anyone willing to answer. Thank you.

That CB comes in handy when the phones don’t work.

I did traxxion dynamics suspension. I used to drag my knee yrs ago. I do t drag things anymore. I have slowed down but the stock suspension is so soft I was dragging all the time

@16:10 CB is very much alive, sorry you feel that it is dead

If you haven’t, ride a 2021 or newer six speed and create a comparison video. You may be surprised with the changes.

2023 bmw 1250 rt 30k$ vs 2008 Honda Goldwing 10k$?

Those front pegs (do you call them highway pegs?) are an aftermarket accessory so it’s no wonder they’re scraping and your boot is catching the side stand!

Couldn’t you put cruise control on and then mess with the nav controls?

I love my CB

I did exhaust. Sounds cool. It’s on KZfaq

Do the turn signals turn off automatically?

I whip the shit out of my 01. I was listening to this saying "what the fuck is he talking about"

You think that 40 degrees is not enough iean angle? Have you ever heard of a firm called Harley Davidson?

I wonder what’s considered a “good deal” for an ‘08 with around 98k miles while not knowing its history. Sure I could look up online prices but I wanted to ask the community, what would you pay? A 2008 GL1800 comfort navi trim with just shy of 98k miles. I have an ‘88 and love it but it’s starting to have more problems than I think I want to deal with. Oil leak, dated suspension (to be expected) and the ol’ gal and myself are really thinking of a newer one. If anyone wants to chime in, I’d really appreciate your thoughts and opinions.

You have to try the 2018 Goldwing totally different bike

I truly don't understand how you have so much difficulty with the bike dragging on corners. I have 90,000 miles on a 2003 Wing and have NEVER touched anything even with spirited riding. I also have floor boards on the bike which would potentially make it worse. It has loads of clearance so I don't know what you are doing...

New suspension on the front is NOT similar to the BMW system.

2018 Major Change

Are sure that's the stock pegs that are dragging and not the aftermarket highway pegs? I can lean way further than that before scraping.

My old GL1500, same as that GL1800 will drag the pegs all day long, IF I want them to. Thing is you don't HAVE to as it's more than capable in handling. Watch some video of Yellow Wolf doing the dragon on his GL1800 if you don't think the bike will take a corner/curve. Ride that bike for a week and your KTM won't look so appealing.

I know Gen 5 went from '01-'17 but can you tell me exactly what changes they did in '08 verses '01-07?

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That is identical to my 2015

You sure on you’re year of 2008? Button configuration matches 2012-2017. That’s not a 2008.

2018 Goldwing is totally different.

The Honda Gold Wings is just that ! The "GOLD STANDARD" in a world full of wanna be long distance cruisers. So, that being said, why do you try to compare it to any other bike NOT in it's league. Example: Little league baseball ⚾️ player -vs- Major league player. 😂

Bite you want it 72 years old

An old mans boxer cup maybe

The goldwing is a road dawg. Point blank.