The Gold Wing is Honda’s luxury tourer, in production since the 1975 GL1000 and in flat-six form since the 1988 GL1500. The GL1800 arrived for 2001 with an 1,832 cc opposed-six, shaft drive and a frame that could carry a stereo, bags and a passenger without feeling like a converted cruiser.
2018 was the only clean-sheet GL1800 reset: a new 1,833 cc six, double-wishbone front end, DCT option, Apple CarPlay and a wet weight that finally dropped below the old 400-plus kg class. Airbag, rear-top-box Tour and bagger F6B variants share the motor and not the same mass. Seat height is low for the size - about 745 mm on current bikes - which is why short riders still consider it.
This is not an adventure bike and not a sport-tourer. Compare Tour DCT with the Harley Road Glide and BMW K 1600 GT.
| Year | Photo | Engine | Power | Weight | Seat | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  |
1833 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 51 |
| 2023 |  |
1833 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 51 |
| 2022 |  |
1833 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 51 |
| 2021 |  |
1833 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 51 |
| 2020 |  |
1833 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 51 |
| 2019 |  |
1833 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 50 |
| 2018 |  |
1832 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 745 mm | 51 |
| 2017 |  |
1832 cc | 116.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 51 |
| 2016 |  |
1832 cc | 116.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 50 |
| 2015 |  |
1832 cc | 116.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 52 |
| 2014 |  |
1832 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 48 |
| 2013 | |
1832 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 47 |
| 2012 | |
1832 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 48 |
| 2011 |  |
1832 cc | 124.7 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 48 |
| 2005 |  |
1832 cc | 118 hp | 359 kg | 739 mm | 46 |
| 2004 |  |
1832 cc | 118 hp | 361 kg | 739 mm | 46 |
| 2003 |  |
1832 cc | 118 hp | 363 kg | 740 mm | 45 |
| 2002 |  |
1832 cc | 119.2 hp | 363 kg | 740 mm | 47 |
| 2001 |  |
1832 cc | 119 hp | 363 kg | 740 mm | 47 |