Honda Gold Wing - the return of shaft drive

[Sierra1]

I highly prefer riding a motorcycle, about the only time I prefer 4 wheels is during bad weather, I currently have 96 months of consecutive motorcycle riding, mostly on Goldwing.

Wow! I'm the same, but my bad weather is not the same as your bad weather. For the most part Texas doesn't even get y'all's bad weather. I don't even ride below 45°.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

Nice video but damn you Dirt Dad! I've had GoldWing on the brain for a year now and that didn't help!

Okay Donk, I put more negative info into Part 2. Maybe that will help you reisist getting a Gold Wing. Good luck.

 

[Sierra1]

So, am I understanding correctly that in sport mode, that throttle is touchy like the Tenere's?

 

[Dirt_Dad]

I'll say small throttle twists are noticeably more responsive on the Gold Wing than my SAS in Sport. I rode all my Super Teneres in Sport, and always ride my KTMs in Sport. Of all those bikes, the Gold Wing requires the least amount of throttle movement to get a big response.

Some people may call that twitchy, but that definition is far to negative for me. I just say it takes more practice to master the Sport mode throttle nuances.

It's a non-issue in any other mode. I've been applying Dougbug's words trying to use a lot more Tour mode, adding in thumb shifting when needed. That seems to be working well for highway riding. Sport is good off highway.

 

[Sierra1]

Don't get me wrong, I love the "twitchy" Tenere throttle. I just found it interesting that the 'Wing seems to have a similar style throttle. Which makes me wonder if folks would/will be sending the ECU off to get flashed to eliminate that.

 

[Cycledude]

Supposedly a couple outfits got big fines for flashing Goldwing ECM’s so there ain’t no place doing them anymore.

 

[Donk]

Glad you're enjoying it. Rode an Indian Challenger and of all the big busses I like that the best. Not that I'm buying anything that weighs that much right now.