That’s the most resilient sticky note I’ve ever seen. It finally dipped out into the wind at about 14:46 on that acceleration run.

The only problem with this Goldwing is I don't have one

I just test rode this bike today. Didn't understand before, but I totally get it now

Its like the rolls royce of motorcycles. But then a million times more reliable

My grandpa had 2 of them from the 80’s. He’s a self employed handyman, and when his Chevy has impounded for not being registered, he used it to pull his 7 by 8 foot trailer for work. He also has a much bigger trailer that his motorcycle, obviously, couldn’t pull. Before he had to sell it when his landlords sold the property he was living on, he sold his gold wings because he needed money to buy a 5th wheel to live in, in the side yard of my uncle’s house. When I was little he would drive me around on his bike, and it was awesome. I think that experience is hey I love touring bikes so much.

Hey Sean, watching your videos really helped me make my decision and I took delivery of a 2019 dct tour airbag model. What an incredible machine. When I'm done riding I want to hop back on and ride some more...lol...thanks for your informative and lighthearted videos. Ride safe!

This video made me fall in love with the new Goldwing! I ended up buying one within months of watching this video.

I own a 2018 Goldwing DCT and I love it.

This thing rides amazing, I test rode a DCT model, it shifts EXACTLY when you expect, like its wired to your brain. It is also super well balanced, no issues at all with low speed handling.

We just got this bike for my hubby, we haven’t picked it up yet.. but I’m watching the videos.. I’m already wanting one.

its funny to see how people bash a bike because its competitor to the bike they own. most haven't even rode the bike and bashing it. No its not perfect and no bike is. Its the person who owns there bike who thinks there bike is perfect for them. we are bike riders, and for me all bikes I have owned I loved, maybe not loved by others, but loved by me, and thats all that matters.

I always know a great review of a bike when it leaves me wanting one. Great Job!

I fell in love with the gold wing when I was younger and I was on the back of my dads 97 and we pulled a hill accelerating in 6 th gear with both of us on it .... even that model had some ass

It doesn't make all past Goldwings obsolete though It does seem to be a great machine.

Best bike I’ve ever owned...out of many.

I have a 21 wing at 73 years old. I've ridden them all. I love this bike! It's awesome. Downfall, lots of coin for some very cool accessories. Oh well, can't take it with you.

I’m sold on the New Gold Wing , best brakes in the business, it’s a Honda 🤷🏼‍♂️🏍💨💨

Dude, you were killin' me when throttling the bike...I want to get back on a bike so badly I can taste the air. I sold my HD Fatboy and promised my wife I wouldn't ride again. A good friend of mine passed away after a pick up truck drove into his line of travel while Ken was doing 60. RIP buddy. Well, I'm 71 now and should a bike be my demise, bruh, I'll be happy. I want to do a coast to coast tour and camp along the way and this new Gold Wing is what the doctor prescribes. Great ride and review!

Thank you for posting. Loooong time HD owner but this may be my new ride after watching this.

Goldwing has always been the Cadillac of all bikes and man I'm glad I watch this video brother I'm missing out that thing is super sweet I'm lost for words man👊👊👍👍👍👍👍

The #1 issue with the Goldwing........is letting a Harley head ride technology.

CarPlay doesn’t allow videos or text messages through, because that is common sense. It uses Siri talk to text and it reads the texts.

Awesome Scripture's quoting.

im sooooo inspired now. goldwing is the king of 2 wheels. best start saving my nickels :-) its gonna be a house note to buy it.

I usually say too much.... but all I’m gonna say is WOW!! Amazing, I want one.

I test rode one of these during last years Sturgis Rally. The hardest part was no clutch...I ride a Victory, and the no clutch was VERY hard to get used to. I test rode a bunch of bikes, and this was my second favorite. (I had an 2002 GoldWing for a couple of years..this one was completely different!!). Nice bike, not for me, but nice bike.

Great vid! I loved the DCT when i road it!

I say this about different things once a week after watching Sean, but now I want a Goldwing.

Awesome review. Passionate, exciting and informative. Thanks mate.

I use to have a pearl blue metallic ST1300A and this bike appears to be the same color. I was so sad to see the ST1300A be discontinued. I see why, this thing looks so much like the ST only full of high tech and on steroids. Very cool bike, makes me want one again.

Wow! Goldwing takes itself to a whole new touring level. Lots of bells and whistles but too many distractions for city driving for me but for touring it may be ok. I just get on my bike and go there's a lot going on when navigating traffic. I need my attention on these streets at all times.

Awesome, as a Harley owner for over 50 years, I think i want one.also like your quotes,nice to know you have faith.

Great review, just one pick. The reverse and forward on the DCT are engaged in the transmission not like the old electric starter reverse. The non DCT reverse is done by the starter and doesn't have the forward walking mode. I love your videos!

says at beginning will talk about everything he hates about the bike. All following statements offer endless praise.

I have the BMW K1600GT and test rode the new goldwing. OMG it was so nice and almost as fast as my bike in sport mode. Close enough to still have a ton of fun and be super comfortable on. I'm really thinking of getting a left over 2018 DCT model.

I have a CTX DCT and I'll never go back to a manual. You gotta ride one to understand. Smooth and accurate.

I'm not a cruiser guy but damn that thing is gorgeous!..

People complaining and commenting about the gloves who cares. He was nice enough to take time to go over the bike with us.

Sounds good. In 10-15 years, I could consider a bike like this.

I'm glad you enjoyed the ride, I rode the DCT I couldn't stand it! It was cold and I was underneath a full face helmet, can't hear the radio at all at highway speeds! I have Android so all car Apple stuff's gone, everybody watching might want to check out my 8500 review on the F6B, yeah no bells and whistles, but those things get old, and if you're not a huge cross-country Rider, you will not use half of the stuff, my phone does everything the apple carplay does and more! I like the madstad windshield better than the up and down windshield on the DCT, but the worst thing about the DCT is yeah, you can't pull in the clutch and glide! Impossible, that's a big part of my ride, the DCT just never match up Shifting the way I wanted it to on any mode. Everybody watching please absolutely take a test ride before you go out and order one. If I was in the market I would buy a 2016 F6B with a couple thousand miles on it, you can get one for around $13,000 now, almost a third of the price, and a great bike! Is there a lot of people that love these bikes, and yes there are a lot of pluses to this by, the maneuverability with the rear trunk, feels just like my F6B, which is totally different than the GL 1800, so I don't want to trash your review, but for me the F6B is King!

I like my Goldwing better than any of the other bikes I have had. (Shadow, Magna, Road King)

Guy, great video, but it almost blew my speakers - please invest in a better microphone which doesn't clip whenever you start screaming into it all of a sudden like hell.

I meant to add (in my long comment below) that you should have a Bluetooth communicator that has Audio Multitasking. It's not required if you will never intercom with another rider or a passenger, but if you do intercom, then you'll need Audio Multitasking if you also want to hear music or phone calls from your bike at the same time. A dealer told me that, for the Sena brand, only the 20s and the 30k have audio multitasking. I do not have knowledge about other brands so check for that. UPDATE: Amazingly, the Sena 30k does NOT have audio multitasking! Also, since I first posted this I've gone through some other models; The Sena 30k (no audio multitasking), the Sena 10U for my Shoei GT-Air (no audio multitasking, and now the PackTalk Bold (will not currently fully work with the Goldwing as of 7-2-2018 (you can hear the bike but it doesn't deliver your voice back to the bike. No Siri and no talking on the CB. About the CB, another rider reports that audio switching on the PackTalk Bold is slow and you'll miss the first few words of every CB signal heard. Cardo help desk promises fixes for the Goldwing with a new firmware update it says will be out this week. Check your local listings.

Blow your mind away...hurd it twice on this channel. I think it's just blow your mind, but the fact it could blow it away is blown my mind.. . Away lol

8:20 I know I've been riding an automatic scooter since 2011 - it is sooo nice not to have to shift and just drive. Great video and amazing machine - my dream would be lighter bike and a smaller motor say 575lbs & 900cc?

Excellent review, you said you were going to verbally destroy it. All you did was destroy my want for anything else. I love the way you start your videos. May all the power and Glory go to he who created every moment and molecule. God bless

It sounds awesome and your enthusiasm reflects it well. I am well away from affording such luxury, one can dream though. One small note: the DCT version has 7 speeds, while the manual has 6 speeds. So I guess they gave the people everything and then more.

Growing up, I always thought the ultimate proof that you were a geezer was you rode a Goldwing. With the new '18 and above Goldwings, I have completely changed my mind. Granted, now I myself am a geezer so maybe that's part of it, but damn, this bike looks SO good and so comfortable to ride. I gots to get me one.

Thank you for your witness brother and for the review have a blessed day!

I love this bike. Would really like to own one some day. But it’s too expensive for my taste lol

I’ve always kind of felt that I love this much tech in my car, but on a bike, I like it simple but comfortable. Maybe just a way to mount and charge my phone for the GPS on a long-hauler, but I think I’d enjoy an older touring bike more.

Honda pushed the engine forward about an inch on the 2018s. Doesn't sound like much but the foot peg location looks so much better now.

I know this comment isn’t Gold Wing related but the Honda CTX700 is just as good looking as this is I hope Honda keeps the CTX700 motorcycle around but update it with the Honda NC750 drive train and offering it with a manual transmission and a DCT transmission to and add cruise control system just like this Gold Wing has.

Always Great Vids! I’m moving on from loud pipes and “kool” machines to comfort and durability!

Great video Shawn!!!!! That Blue Honda really brings out the gray in your beard;)

The forward/reverse creep does NOT operate off an electric motor as you state. It works by slipping the clutches electrically. When you pressed the + - button to initiate the forward/reverse creep, did you hear the engine rpm increase? That's to allow the clutches to slip without stalling the engine.The manual trans new Goldwing uses an electric motor (the integrated starter/generator) to power the reverse mode. Warning: do not use the forward/reverse creep on the DCT excessively, as the clutches slipping will overheat the DCT oil, causing a warning light to illuminate, and you'll have to shut off the bike to allow the DCT oil to cool off.

Are those gardening gloves?

the biggest complaint I have with the new GW is the reduced trunk space. you can't fit 2 large helmets in it

These are amazing bikes. Nothing beets it if you will be on it for a long ride day after day. You can ride it extresmly hard and enjoy its crazy performance, or chill and enjoy the view while nearlyb forgetting your on a bike.

Not my style but it looks cooler than the old ones. Seems fun, hopefully all the Honda guys enjoy and appreciate it.

No HD going to keep up with this bike. I have always owned HD and still do but I would love to ride this bike. It is quick.

"I KNOW you guys wanna know how this thing pulls" AND there goes the words of wisdom... 12:43 🤔🤣

With the automatic I could ride again. When the 2018's get affordable for my fixed income I want one!!

A great and entertaining review, cheers mate.

I think the garden gloves really make the video.

No doubt it is a fine bike, but the severe loss of storage is big. Add back in the storage and fix the GPS and it really is a winner.

I was on the fence about an automatic bike just doesn’t sound like it would feel the same lol but I’m starting to feel like I need a dct GW! I’m in love

Big shout out to Kevin at Lancaster Honda, he is the man for all things Honda

Man..I don't even own a i-phone.most of that screen tech would be useless to me but I'm looking at buying one.

People like to live in the past. Honda hit a home-run with this bike. Although some aficionados of this bike are still holding onto the road sofa it was and will complain about it not being big enough. If they give this bike a test ride, it will put a smile on your face. It is a beast. If it doesn’t you’re not breathing, means your dead without life. Agree on your take of this bike. Rode both manual 6 speed and 7 speed DCT. Both are exceptional handling and silky smooth. Serious silk. I’ve got a 2015 GL1800 and am waiting for the 2019’s so Honda can work through any GPS issues I’m hearing. Otherwise a phenomenal bike. Naysayers are many and probably are just jealous.

It is the best of the best. I just got one and i am enjoying it. I plan to ride this summer a long distance: Michigan- Oregon. It is a very quite machine.

That's a beautiful bit of kit

On the DCT model, walking forward and back is not 'electrically' powered. It is engine powered. On the manual shift new Goldwing, you have the electric motor doing walking reverse duty. No walking forward mode (on the manual shift model) probably because it's so easy to feather the clutch in first gear to accomplish that. // Do not worry about the DCT 'shifting at the right time'. I own the DCT model (Tour) and the transmission is always there. Always. Remember, the DCT is not truly an automatic. An automatic has a torque converter. Lossy until you get to cruising speed and then a good torque converter will lock up to efficiently transfer all engine torque. The DCT has two dry clutches; one shifts the odd-numbered gears and the other shifts the even-numbered gears. No single lossy torque converter taking care of all gears. In this arrangement, one clutch is engaged and the other is ready in an instant to switch you to the next gear. It's faster than you can do it manually and the DCT is always keeping your RPM at its best. BTW, the DCT has 7 forward gears whereas the manual has 6. The Tour mode is for daily driving but the Sport mode will pin your ears back! The Rain mode disengages the Torque Control to lessen the possibility of the rear tire slipping on acceleration. // You can manually shift the DCT at any time; the plus and minus paddles on the left handlebar will do that. You can choose to up or downshift while in Drive (automatic) mode or you can switch to Manual mode and do all the shifting yourself. Also, you can optionally get a toe shifter. You still don't have a clutch lever, but you can let your left foot do all the shifting if you want. Even when shifting manually, the DCT won't let you over-rev the engine; it'll downshift automatically when you return the throttle to idle to slow down for a stop. Back Roads Wingrider talks about his DCT being in the shop a lot; I experienced that as well when I first purchased my '18 DCT Goldwing. It was about number 174 off the assembly line. The DCT would often grind its gears on acceleration, and at other times dump (kill) the engine on acceleration. After a week in the shop, the dealer, on my request, gave me a full refund toward another, new, DCT Tour. My second bike was about 1500 units further down the assembly line and has been perfect so far with 2300 miles on the bike. // If you are using the built-in navigation to route you on your trip and you stop to refuel and shut down the bike, the Nav will resume where you left off when you restart the bike. // About the Nav and Apple Car Play; I'm an Apple user and it was a strong feature to me to have Apple Car Play, but trying to use Apple Maps on the Goldwing is maddening if you're using it only to see where you are. Maps will auto zoom until you're crazy. So, I use Honda Nav for a stable look to follow me and Apple Maps only when it's routing me. You can't import routes to Apple Maps and the Honda Nav can only take 8 waypoints and that's including the start and ending points. Only six waypoints in between. // The new front suspension is phenomenal! The front tire moves vertically (instead along the rake line (angled) and the vertical suspension is LINKED to the handlebars. That means, you can watch the two connectors at the top of the suspension on either side of the central keypad go up and down, but the motion is not transferred to the handlebars. The front suspension is phenomenal. Wait. I said that already. // I need to mention one unforeseen feature that I truly like. First, I have to tell you I've never owned or ridden a Goldwing before this new '18 model I just bought. You cannot imagine my joy at realizing that the side mirrors are fixed and I can always see directly in back of me when backing out of a parking space. Especially when a bunch of us riders are parked together and everyone is maneuvering out of their parking spaces at once. I'm really excited about fixed side mirrors! // I disagree with Srkcycles about this new Goldwing making all previous models obsolete. For me, yes, but that's only because I never rode previous Goldwings. The new Goldwing is my first and only Goldwing experience. I've done a lot of reading on Goldwings since buying the new one and I'm seeing the trend that previous Goldwing riders prefer the comfort of the previous models and those new to the Goldwing experience like the new design. I fall into the latter group. I always heard about the great Goldwing ride but previous models were just too damn big for me. The '18 redesign, for me, is the Goldilocks model; it's just right. That first '18 Goldwing I owned that I mentioned above? The one with the transmission problems? It was USED because a guy traded in his '17 Goldwing for the '18 Goldwing but found the new one too small for his liking and traded it back in with 1800 miles on to go back to a '17 Goldwing. I got his used bike. But, then it had the transmission problems and the dealer cancelled my first buy so I could get a new model off the showroom floor and it has been perfect. Finally, it's not perfect, but it's imperfections are mostly electronic and small irritations. The bike itself is the best thing I've ever experienced on two wheels by a large margin. I'm so over-the-top happy with my 2018 (red) Goldwing Tour DCT I can't wait to get on it every day. And, I'm a guy that went through three Harley's and two Indians in the last four years looking for the perfect ride. I love the smooth power of the flat six, the incredible DCT transmission, the weight and balance and the look of the 2018 Goldwing. It's just a joy to ride. I do have some dislikes but nothing about the overall look and feel of the bike. It's genius engineering. The software has some glitches and adding accessories is way overly complicated and very expensive to install when you're paying shop labor. I have to pay shop labor because the disassembly of the bike to install the simplest of accessories is way beyond my confidence level. I do not understand, for example, why Honda didn't include HomeLink buttons. It's a basic need, and a grand touring bike like the Goldwing should have that when you buy it. Anyway, I've gone on long enough. Don Smith ShooterSmith.com.

I'm currently riding a Harley Davidson but I'd have to say the gold wing is king of the hill.

Love the engine and tranny changes. Test drove the 2018 3000 miles into a 5000 mile trip. Give me all the upgrades but put it in the 1500 physical size. Nowhere near the weather protection and seriously lacking in luggage. You can tell the lead crotch rocket designer headed up this version. The three inches gained forward on the driver pegs huge improvement. But too small and not enough weather protection compared to the 1500.

The older I’m getting the more the goldwing looks better.

"I'm gonna destroy this bike verbally!" LOL! Where is that video?

Walking reverse and forward function is not electric as state in the video, it's powered by the engine through the transmission.

Does your transmission sometime clunk and judders at lowspeed on initial small throttle openings?

I must say tho it accelerates a lot better and brakes a lot better then I would have ever figured. It pulls like a sport bike from this video. Hmmm. Not bad!!

1. Its a touring bike...so comfort is slightly important. 2. Honda Torque Control is not Traction Control, also no cornering ABS 3. Not everyone has an IPhone, so... 4. One USB port on entire bike 5. No locks on glove box with $1k IPhone inside 6. $30k+ for a bike with suspension and tie rod issues and aftermarket requirements (air deflectors, highway pegs, floorboards, windscreen, etc.) 7. GPS is awful...Remember #1 touring bike 8. Less cargo...150 to 110 liters 9. Disrespected loyal GL1800 riders with no modern upgrades to the GL1800, but made a huge change for the younger crowd (whom often doesn’t have $30k+ laying around for a GW) 10. Why not buy a BMW K1600 GTL that is already loaded and a better warranty for less money? Just sayin...

You actually do lose control of shifting when it comes to DCTs. In manuals, you can downshift regardless of your speed; however, with DCTs, the computer will not let you down shift if your speed and RPM is relatively high for the gear you're down shifting to. Before you can go into a lower gear, you have to reduce both your speed and RPM and then down shift. I own a DCT motorcycle

A type of bike like this would be great for a beginner rider

I've never been into gold wings, never rode one, never been on one, but I keep watching reviews of them lol I gotta say I want to test ride one now.

This is a very nice bike with a goldwing engine. But in my eyes, it's not a Goldwing.

Should rename it as Honda Odyssey. This is not a touring bike, this is a minivan...

Best Goldwing review!

I was fortunate enough to ride one of these babies when they first came out... at the time, i was 27 years old and every rep i talked to was interested in what i had to say about it cus apparently i was the youngest person to ride one there and they would love younger riders to be on them. I didnt really want the dct model but thats what i got and it was an absolutely beautiful ride. It was basically riding in a car and it did everything well. Sport mode is a hoot and you dont feel the weight AT ALL, i was able to lean the shit out of it confidently. I get why they are so popular but i dont recommend the foot boards unless you got long legs cus coming to stops and holding the bike up is not gona be fun with those digging into your legs

12:57 for those who value their time and the point of this video. You're welcome

I'm old fashion still like shifting myself too many bells and whistles

you had my entire family laughing about the next movie staring 2018 Goldwing

I have a 2021 in ardent red and love it. But I wish 21 came in that blue color. It’s gorgeous

A carb has what 2 or 3 jets. The gas hangs above it in a tank and gravity, which is free, propels it thru the carb to the intake valve where it mixed with air, explodes and creates power. Simple right. Not a whole lot that can go wrong. Tricks and treats are nice till they stop working so unless that comes with a life time warranty I'll pass and stay with my fxr. If it stops I can make it go again.

So if you have an Android phone you are screwed ?

What a beauty. I love your reviews man

FYI the dash glass is know to get moister behind it because of faulty seals !!

A lot of things I don't like about your video : are you Italian or a Rap singer, your hands constantly before the camera, keep calm man ;-) Learn to get on your bike from the wright side, buy yourself real motorbike gloves, with efficient protection, is ApplePlay the 1srt important thing on a new bike ? I’m a tall guy means nothing to us. And a lot of blablabla doesn’t teach us a lot … Sorry, couldn’t get until the end of it ;-(

It's not a bike it's a car with two wheels.

You cannot watch videos using Apple Car Play. Walking forward is not done 'electrically' on the DCT. The DCT Goldwing has engine-powered walking forward and walking reverse. The 6-speed Goldwing has electrically powered walking forward. The DCT uses 7 forward gears. If you like to manually change gears with your left foot you can get an optional toe shifter. Still no clutch handle, of course. As a 2018 Goldwing Tour DCT owner, I hate the word 'automatic'. It's more like a manual that is automatically shifted. The word 'automatic' conjures up the lossy lock-up torque converters that cars with automatic transmissions use. The DCT (Dual-Clutch-Transmission) uses two dry clutches. One clutch for the even-numbered gears and a second dry clutch for the even number gears. While one clutch is in use, the other clutch is ready to takeover instantly. Now, for a real what-I-don't-like evaluation: The built-in navigation is so bad that it's largely unusable. To save a few pennies, Honda abandoned the Garmin GPS of all Godwings before 2018 and went with Harmon for the redesigned bike. The new Goldwing is now up to 2019 and Honda still has a GPS that is dirt. And that's an insult to dirt. Still, you can plan a route on your computer and send it to the bike. Here's another big demerit of the new Goldwing; Honda left out harnesses and things inside the bike that it is well beyond the capabilities of most riders to install accessories. Want to install fog lights? The lights themselves are no problem, but it takes about two hours of labor to get to the buttons on top to replace the blank button with a fog light button. Even to change the air filter on the engine requires a two-hour breakdown. Want a trunk light? That requires a breakdown to install a small harness. It's maddening to try to upgrade your own bike. I either try to follow lessons from Cruiseman's Garage on KZfaq or pay the $135/hr shop fee at my dealer. There are so many things Honda could have included in the Tour model that would have made adding accessories so much easier. I mean, the Tour version is an upgrade that should include all the little parts inside needed to add accessories without paying the huge shop charge. Or, Honda should offer a trim level upgrade. But, even knowing all this, the new Goldwing is a phenomenal motorcycle. It's engine and balance and suspension and comfort is just unmatched. The DCT is in itself a work of art. The six-cylinder engine develops full torgue just above idle and, coupled with the DCT in Sport Mode, I can take a Harley off the line. Or, at least one Harley I raced. And, I won by A LOT! I love this bike. It's my Goldilocks bike. Just right.

The engine braking may be re gen for that electric reverse and forward feature.