Abstract

The Gold Wing GL 1800 was developed focusing on compatibility with the needs of riders and passengers. As a result, Honda succeeded in revolutionizing the luxury-touring category for motorcycles by combining the superior characteristics of long touring motorcycles with those of the sports type. This was made possible by making the engine more compact and moving it forward. In spite of heightened performance through increasing the engine displacement by 312 cm3, the GL 1800 achieved both reduced weight and improvement of fuel economy. Through adopting numerous new technologies the GL 1800 was able to achieve superior environmental protection in exhaust emissions and was the first U.S.A. production model to apply an aluminum alloy frame.

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Author (organization or company)

• Masanori AOKI（Asaka R&D Center）
• Tetsuya TOSAKA（Asaka R&D Center）
• Hidemi MINAMI（Asaka R&D Center）
• Hiroshi ISHIHARA（Asaka R&D Center）
• Koji KANO（Asaka R&D Center）

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Article of Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.13 No.2 (13 - 26)

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