2006 Honda GL1800 Gold wing: review
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2018
- I bought this 2006 Honda GL1800 gold wing to just do a review and sell on but fell in love with it and kept it for another year. It's now sold but gave me some good memories. It's much better than the Honda ST1300 Pan European but is much heavier.
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I bought my first GoldWing last week. 96' 1500 35k 1owner.
I bought another 2017 yesterday. I've owned everything, built custom HD's since I was 15, I've won shows, had my bikes in all the mags ect. GoldWing is by far the nicest overall bike I've ever been privileged to ride. Simply awesome.
What the ,bbb, u bought two bikes in a week? That was 3 years ago, how has your time with them been? Cheers.
If anyone thinks these bikes can’t handle, there’s a video on You Tube of a guy on a bright yellow Gold Wing schooling some sport bike riders on the Tail Of The Dragon in Tennessee. I rented one for a few days three years ago and by day two I realized that I could use it in place of my vehicle. It’s an incredible machine.
I have had Goldwings for years, I am on my third one and I live in Tennessee. I rode the Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala Skyway yesterday. You will be surprised at how fast this big bike really is. In the hands of a experience Goldwing rider it is amazing. We surprise other riders with this bike. As for the flexing it is designed into the suspension for comfort, install a Super Brace and problem solved. I hope you keep it you will be very happy. When using the centerstand keep side stand down in case it gets away from you. Ask me why I say that. By the way that ride yesterday was 470 miles in 9.5 hrs, this is what the Goldwing excels in. You did not mention the Linked Braking.
I just bought a 2012 white wing. Can’t wait to come up and do NC, TN and GA again. Man there’s some spectacular riding there. Love the Wolf ride!
This guy is really good on u-turns... never seen someone go that slow on a GW before, nice job.
Jerry Palladino would disagree, goldwing is not good for messing with his cones :D
somewhere on CZcams will be a video from an HGV driver going "I'll move over to avoid the slipstream from that Goldwing"
I am in the USA and watching you drive on the left kept making me flinch. :)
Thanks for sharing.
Picked up a low mileage (27k miles) 08 GL1800 last night and rode it 430 miles home today. Two words….. ‘Dream Machine”
Hurrah, a new vid from Roadcraft! Welcome back :)
Via Gellia? Nice!
It's great to see you back! I find your videos very informative, and so easy to follow.
This generation of Goldwing is easily one of my dream bikes, as a matter of fact two of my favourite bikes are this and the peculiar DN-01. Thank you for the in depth, informative and enjoyable review.
Great video! So nice to see a CZcamsr rider who actually does shoulder checks! Gotta love the gold wing ❤
Amazing slow control Russ, good to see you back man.
Finally. Glad to have You back. Keep rollin ;)
Good to see you back.
Keep 'em coming, mate.
Just toying with purchasing one of these. So glad that the first review I have seen of one these, was actually done by Roadcraft Nottingham. Value your opinion very much.
Glad to see you back and thanks for the review.
Great to see a vid from you pop up after months on end of watching them over and over prior to getting my licence. Lovely bike not my cup of tea but anything with 2 wheels is beautiful and after 3.5 hours on my blade to Peterborough the other weekend I'm a little envious of the comfortable seats!
Glad to see you back, Russ
I watched your videos as a learner, good to see you back
Great to see you posting again Russ, class machine the Goldwing.
Great to see you back with a new video. Top review and definitely a bike I would like to try someday.
Good to see you back again. Nice bike as well!
Great to have you back. More more more!
What a beast! Love a go on one of those puppies...and it looks like it's made you a hit with the ladies! Nice one!! Great to see you back Russ, more soon please!
TheMissendenFlyer... Cheers buddy. Great to see you doing so well on CZcams. Well done. ☺
Great to see both of you doing your videos, keep up the good work lads.
I like both your video's. Keep them coming plz!
3 years later you own a Goldwing !
Wow I thought you'd left town. Thoroughly enjoyable review of a bike that hasnt as yet been on my shopping list.
Jay B.. Thank you
About time that you uploaded a new video. I have no interest in the Goldwing, but I'll watch anyway :)
Nice to have an instructors commentary , I’ve got a 2000 GL1500 and New GL1800 basic love them both , both got slick gearboxes
Great review! Good to see you back!
Great to see you enjoying yourself on a bike that looks also a lot of fun after your review.
Oh dear, I've finally watched this having previously purposely hid behind my hands ignoring what I can't see. I think I can see my future now lol. What a cracking review Russ. I do like real reviews like these because this is what you ride like in reality and not round a race track testing every limit the bike has. Concrete arse! Hahaha like it. I'd buy one of these tomorrow if I could but I now know for sure what type of bike I'm saving up for. Thank you again for the great review and I'm looking forward to more vids soon. Cheers, Stu
Thanks Stu, I was surprised myself. You'd love it. Cheers
I've been riding an '03 Wing for a few years and have been coast-to-coast across Canada and the US three times. For me, its a perfect touring bike - which is what it is really designed for. Here's a little safety tip/comment on your video. When you are placing a large bike on the centre stand, you really should leave the side stand down until the bike is up. This provides just a little bit of extra drop safety.
How many miles on your 03? My 01 has 195,000 miles and runs great.
I'm a simple man. I see RoadcraftNotthingham upload, i press like
Wonderful that you let that lady sit on the bike and even start it; you made some friends for motorcyclists!
Really well put together and edited too.
An enjoyable review. Even in the uk it has a place. I have never ridden one, and hopefully one day I’ll get too. Always love seeing your slow speed examples.. something that helped me immensely.
Where have you been, Russ? Your videos never fail to entertain and educate, please try and make more.
I’ve an ST1100 and a Harley and always thought the Goldwing would be a great all rounder, a bit more refined than the Pan and offers just a bit more comfort for 2 up riding.
I like it, and hope you still have it.......and you’ve proven it can even pull the birds! 😂
Nice review chap 👍
Not a huge fan to be honest but after that video you've certainly made me think a little! Good to see you back, superb video as always.
Greetings from Canada. I really like your reviews. This one was really interesting. Weight wise, I ride a HD CVO Road Glide and it comes in about 420kg. I really wish I had reverse sometimes :) A good friend has a GoldWing and it must have 150000 km and still purrs like a great big cat.
Just purchased a used (very) low mileage 2016 GL1800. Always wanted a wing, already have a 1983 GL1100, so the new GL compliments it nicely. I wanted the comfort of a car with the practicality of two wheels, so the wing fits the bill for me. AS you stated I also find the gearbox just a bit clunky. Going to change the oil to 10:40 weight (Motul) to see if it improves matters a bit. The bike is a so smooth to ride with minimal vibrations from the engine. I find the handling through the twisty bits is fine, I tend to gently `drive` the bike through using just a bit of throttle. As per your comments in the video the mirrors are excellent. My location is not too far from you - just down the road near Eastwood. Will probably take the bike to MFN bike night one upcoming Wednesday evening.
Finaly! Again on YT. Welcome!!!! :D
Thanks for the video...Forgot how narrow the roads are in the UK.
After owning and riding a Kawasaki ZX14 for the last 12 years and now drawing my pension , the time has come to share the joys of motorcycling again with my wife . I have always said I'm not old enough for a Goldwing but I've had enough of hanging on to the handlebars and taking days to recover!
I too have a motorhome that does not hold traffic up :-) Subscribed.
The only reason I sold it was due to my being 5 feet 8 and the slow speed weight of it. Beautiful bike and thanks for the sub. ☺
@@RoadcraftNottingham - Would you recommend for someone with the same body type as yours :) It will be my first Goldwing if I am buying one :)
@@tptoodle
Hey tpt, did u get a wing, and if so, how is it, or, why not? Cheers😊
I just bought my first Wing about four months ago! I've ridden a number of bikes over the years (started riding in 1985). NONE of them comes anywhere near my Wing! The only thing I wish they'd have done better is the suspension. However, living in Tennessee affords me the privilege of being near Traxxion Dynamics, and so next spring, I'll be having them do the "full monty" suspension upgrade on my scoot! I named her Pearl. She is Arctic White and gorgeous!!
I was intrigued by your statement about slow speed maneuvering. I felt exactly as you stated. I also tensed up, but not because I can't do slow speed work. In fact, my slow speed skills were quite legendary with my previous 1500 Suzuki Boulevard cruiser. I could turn that beast on a dime with my wife on board. The Wing, with it's higher center of gravity, caused me quite a bit of tension and concern as I got used to that. My cruiser weighted the same as my Wing, but the center of gravity was much lower. So, that was a big hurdle (still is, actually) for me in fine-tuning my slow speed skills on the Wing.
Having reverse is an absolute life-saver for me because I broke my neck in three places some years ago and was paralyzed. I'm obviously much better now since I'm riding a Goldwing. However, my injury and subsequent surgery left me with little upper body strength and a life of constant pain. So, even the slightest incline is brutal for me. For that reason, the reverse is wonderful!
Another thing about the Wing is that it doesn't handle only like a big touring bike. It handles like a sport bike in many regards. It'll take corners wonderfully with the ability to lean far and even scrape hard parts if you like. It is agile, very powerful, and VERY capable of riding hard through the twisties. Living in northeastern Tennessee also affords me the opportunity to ride some of the best roads in all of North America! No, it's not going to take you down the highway at 180 MPH (and no one should be going anywhere near that fast anyway), but it'll get you where you want to go in GREAT comfort!
Thank you for your great thoughts on the bike! It's the last bike I'll ever own! Ride safe. Ride well. Ride often!
And thanks for your comment, very interesting. Have fun out there.
I had Goldwing Fever really bad late last year from watching all the Goldwing videos on CZcams. I also have a Honda VTX 1800 F, beautiful blast of a bike and a great bike, just wanted a bike with more comfort (and more comfort for my lady on the back) and extras. I live in beautiful sunny SoCal with so much to see and do not too far away. And with the great weather means we are FORCED to ride our bikes almost year-round!! Found and bought in February this year an 08 Goldwing with all the extras I wanted for a great price and only 18 K miles incl ABS, GPS, cruise, heated seats and grips, extra lighting for visibility, hiway pegs for both driver and passenger, floorboard footrests for driver and passenger, heal toe shifter, of course stereo, Intercom, luggage rack, reverse. And it had new tires and maintenance was all current. Is very comfortable to ride. Oh and it has a backrest too. You have to be careful at slow speeds cause it’s about 900 lbs., have to apply a little foot brake and give a little throttle otherwise she’ll drop. Takes a little getting used to at 1st. Can do filtering most of the time but it is a bigger wider bike ( about 4 feet wide) than other smaller bikes. Love the bike, is solid, well made, just like my Vtx 1800 (still have and didn’t want to get rid of), well done Honda! Happy to say I still got the Goldwing Fever which I’m sure won’t go away for a long long time!! Cheers!
Chris Smith... Thanks for your comment Chris.. Southern California eh? Ya lucky son of a..... 😂 😉
I really do wish I had the pennies to come and see you guys for training (and get a bike of course). I’m only up the road near Strelley (in fact I grew up on Robins Wood...) and you’d just ridden past where I work for the “ding ding” bit at the start. This is one of the things that I love about watching these vids, trying to spot the places I know. Right, off to make a reservation at Gurkha Kit hen, omnomnom... ;)
Cracking video as always. Too big for my needs, but an awesome machine. Cheers RCN
Brilliant Russ. A great bike for touring for sure. If that’s going to be your new steed, enjoy 🤙
With a motor home too... Perfick.
Thought you emigrated lol. Nice to see you back👍
I'm about a year late on this, but thanks for the great review. We are currently looking at an '06 w/35k miles on it for $7k so this review is a huge help. The bike is spotless, too! We don't like the new Goldwings (cramped and uncomfortable in our opinion).
My reply is obviously late but if you bought the 06 for 7k, you did well. I bought an 08 with 26k miles in pristine condition for 10k this past June, but it’s loaded with a few expensive goodies and has the comfort / Nav / audio features. I’m happy with this bike.
Nice to see a new video.
It's a great bike. I have a 2012, with the Traxxion Dynamics full monty suspension upgrade. I can ride it through the twisties almost as fast as I do on my Yamaha FJR 1300. Great vid, btw.
I'm bringing my Wing to Traxxion Dynamics next spring for the full monty. I live in northeastern Tennessee, so it's not far to Traxxion.
My dream bike too brother... You are lucky man.... Go miles and miles on gold wing ... Good luck bro😎
Where u been more please I learned so much from ur videos taken me all over Europe off to Italy soon.
Great to see you back again Russ; and with a new partner too I see?
Great to see you giving the alternative point of view from a person who has actually ridden the bike in question. You did, however, take up all the parking in Monyash 😅
I have to admit, ten years ago I thought these were awful. But now that I'm almost 40 years old, that thing is looking awfully comfortable... maybe when I've paid off my 3 litre Jag XF I'll have a go on one!
I inherited an '82 GL1100 Aspencade a few years back and still have it. These days I don't ride it much, mostly just running errands occasionally and during the winter months when it's too cold to ride my other bikes comfortably. Basically, I kind of hate riding that old bike (too slow, ponderous, just plain old). A newer GL1800 would be something else entirely, based on the good experience I had renting one in Las Vegas. I put on 600 miles in one day, ran it hard (actually really had to try to drag the pegs), and stayed quite comfortable the whole time. My only gripe was the bike being too hot for comfort above 85F. Newer Wings and the big BMW K-bikes, even used ones less than 10 years old, are probably too expensive to really tempt me, but I'd LOVE to have one in the garage alongside my FJR and Super Duke.
Nice to see another video from you. Been subscribed to you for a few years now. A shame you packed the CZcams in.
It's a big old barge on wheel, this would be the perfect big for touring Europe. Another great video keep up the good work mate! Are you going to do another video on the Honda turbo any time soon?
I have a 2013 and I LOVE IT !! It handles like a dream and feels like it weighs 400 lbs, but weights almost a half a ton !! POWER POWER POWER !!! twist it hard and it will lift that front wheel so BE CAREFUL !!
Though probably a bad financial idea, I would love to see you test ride one of the brand new ones with the DCT auto transmission. It would be interesting your impressions since you are so fastidious about the fueling and subtle dynamics of bikes. Plus I have a feeling you would find it a very interesting thing in general to experience. Nice to see a new video from you.
I also ride a 2006 GL1800. I just had over a year now, and I am so pleased with it, it a joy to ride. It didn't come with a CD player. But I had fitted a MP3 player instead . I am making a base to fit a different MP3 player and a fuse box so it will be positioned inside the box where a CD player is
That's a good idea. Much more convenient than a CD player these days. ☺
Great review, really enjoyed watching it, might welll give one of these a serious look........
I think a lot of people would be surprised by how the big girl handles, i ride a '05 and enjoy her a great deal of all my previous bikes the gl1800 puts a big smile on my face. did your passenger like it? My wife won't ride with something about my last accident, no sense of humor.
I haven't ridden a Goldwing, but I think they're deceptively quick bikes, meaning that if one's not the archetypal 'as-tu-me-vu' fair weather rider or Russ the always level headed riding instructor, you'd be in 'points on your licence'-territory most of the time riding one of those.
yey .. new vid .. am sure you a busy man .. but can we have some more regular uploads please :-) As for the goldwing .. its OK but NOT for English roads, its obviously made for US roads with its long highways and not many bends.
It's a Chesterfield-sofa on wheels :-)
But seriously, my instructors all rode GW's and back in the day (when I lived in the US) the GW was the bike I found beautiful & wanted. However, the looks nowadays do not appeal to me and its weight would be a major concern for me. Looks is something you can become accustomed to, I'm sure. And let's not forget it was & is quite a revolutionary bike compared to the Europeans back in those days. And most certainly the price & all the options. The only known problem my instructors encountered quite regularly, was oxidation and rotting of the (stock) exhausts. But with your's being non-stock it will likely be not a concern for you.
I do wonder of the amount of buffeting for your passenger, if I listen to the recording she made, but not sure if that was indeed the case. It may not have the looks & flashy of modern-day tourers, but the enjoyment makes up a lot for that, I would vote this one for a keeper. With time you will likely siwthcd gears buttery-smoothly and it will be a smile from ear to ear to ride it. Hope you thus keep it! The only thing needed is getting a house-number and some plants. Just kidding! :)
Top video, really enjoyed your review. The bike looks great. I much prefer the look to the 1600 bmw
It looks perfect for touring South Africa. Would love one!
I own a BMW LT 1200. The ride is extremely smooth. My next bike is the Goldwing 1800 for sure.
If you get the chance come to LLandudno in North Wales the first weekend in September, you will see a few gold wings there.
Fantastic review
I just got the same bike and colour
Superb machine
Regards
Dave from Scotland
Thanks. Enjoy Dave. ☺
Had one like yours in blue... went to france 46 mpg carrying the kitchen sink ... handled pretty good even on the twisties.The mrs would often doze off so i had to wang it now and then to keep her from falling off... lol good review, watch out Tmf.
8:38 never seen a bus driver dragging his knee like that before 😂
Very cool bike
A small trick you might know of...when you want to cancel cruise control, increase the revs ever so slightly , then touch the clutch ...gives a smooth cancellation.
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provided you aren't actually wanting to stop suddenly LOL
... Good call, I'll have a play. ☺
"Another Goldwing" - Hahaha, great one! Enjoy the ride!
That seat looks sooo much more confortable than on the new sport tourer version.
My 85 Interceptor is wicked fun, but I'll be taking my Pacific Coast of my tour. And be looking for a Goldwing.
Honestly, this is much better for US roads than European roads. Yes you can get it around corners but it clearly is made for going straight as much as possible, it's for touring and more about enjoying the travelling in a smooth sort of way rather than enjoying the bike in and of itself. If that's what someone wants that's fine by me, I wouldn't drive a Harley Davidson if they gifted me one, yet there's plenty of people who shell loads of cash for those. To each his own.
Not so
These things handle extremely well and are very torquey
They make 500 mile days easy and when I had mine, we did the Alps and across Europe by National roads, enjoying every minute.
You need bigger eyes sometimes with things like this.
Sounds absolutely amazing, I'd love to get one, I've already gotten slagged when mentioned to friends, maybe it's time to get new friends? 😁
Excellent review!
Thanks. ☺
That's a rather nice ride have there, Amigo.
I like your voice it sounds like an aircraft captain announcing the flight information before starting the journey😅👌
Thankyou "we'll be flying at approximately 1 and a half metres" 😂
@@RoadcraftNottingham I just borrowed the Gl1500 from a friend for some days and it was already such a beautiful ride I would not believe it if I had not tried it myself 🙄 and as you said for the newer model it is such a agile bike for this size. Just wow. I need one now 👌👍
Sometimes test riding one isn't the best thing to do 😂
@@RoadcraftNottingham isn't or is? 😋 I have to admit I will test ride every bike before making my opinion 👍 looking forward to new videos from you
Nice bike but so big and heavy, anyways thanks for sharing and good continuation 😀👊👍
I bought a 1984 Aspencade as we came out of lockdown in 2020.
I only bought it coz I wanted to go home to the 80's, away from the madness.
Keep it one summer then get rid - just for a laugh
Goldwings are a joke, right?
Wrong!!
It's now November 2022 and I just sold my "proper" bike - the Goldwing's going nowhere. Such a fantastic bike.
Those who take the pi1ss have never ridden one.
Nor, most likely, do they have a big daft aerial and a cassette player.
I do. And I smile a lot.
In't that what bikes were for? Before we all started taking it terribly seriously?
I would love to have a go on the Goldwing but I think they have too many gadgets on it, and for someone like me that's not technical minded would struggle, the cop pit looks like an airplane. I like the look of them and I bet they are really comfortable to ride.
Awesome motorcycle, I have the 2007 and the same color. love it
Me too, 2008 same color, almost all the same aftermarket bits as well.. love it!!!
i really love the look of this bike without the trunk and with a bagger screen. im into big bikes i have a pan 1300 but i heard you cant get xl helmets in the panniers and if thats the case that sucks for me as im looking for a new bike
The GoldWing WAS as sports bike when it was first launched. But Honda's desire to compete with HD in the USA meant it had to go on a lard diet, then another, and another... - just to keep up! I remember the very first one in Derby. I saw it outside Palin's. It always was a bit of a slab though. I can see the appeal, but it's not one I'd buy. The older I get, the more I appreciate lightweight machines. I can lift the back end of my Bultaco 350 Sherpa, and a VFR is heavy enough for a road bike.
They have always been excellent Machines
I own an '86 1200 Goldwing....it is always joyful to ride..it has 80 K Miles on it and the Engine Purrs..
Until it is powered up..then it makes a Beautiful sound
Wings have had Air Suspension since '82 'ish...and have always been a perfect touring Bike.
If I had room I'd have the naked gl1000 or 11. ☺
0-60 is about 4.1 sec, top end about 130 mph, I get around 40-45 mpg
Thanks for a great video.
Great vid. How about having a go as passenger?
The Goldwing will always be a cool bike, no question
I dunno I'm beginning to sorta fancy one of those. Getting old but I can't imagine filtering in London on that.
Hard to imagine that bike has a bigger engine than my Honda fit! And a better sounding horn I have to get me one of those!
Enjoyed the vid , too heavy for me but looks a great bike
Would love to see you take this round the TT track at full speed.
I am a cruiser guy. But looking at your review, I may go for this bike at some point.
It's very big and heavy but beautiful.
It's been a while!!!