Jul 11, 2007 · The Honda Gold Wing GL1000 has a horizontally-opposed flat four that keeps weight down low, and is actually 1in shorter and 3.5in narrower than BMW's 900cc twin of the same era. Looking back, it’s easy to think the first Honda GL1000 Gold Wing in 1975 was a revolutionary motorcycle.

Nov 11, 2015 · Here's a list of specific recommendations I'd like to share with any new owner of an early Honda GL1000 (1975-1977). These are based on my many years of experience owning, riding, restoring and servicing these bikes.

The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan includes a Honda Gold Wing GL1000 manufactured in 1974 as one of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. [8] Through 2012, Honda GL models have appeared eighteen times in …

Nov 22, 2023 · ホンダ初となるリッターバイクであり、ゴールドウイングの原点でもあるGL1000GOLDWING。 「北米向けバイクを常識に囚われず白紙から作れ」 とCB750FOURなどにも携わった野末さんが指名され導き出した答えが振動がほぼなく低重心に出来る. 『水平対向四気筒エンジンにシャフトドライブ』 の貴族バイクでした。 どちらもホンダ初です。 もちろんただ水平対向を積んでるわけではありません。 水平対向エンジンというかクランクが縦に …

Dec 23, 2019 · The Honda GL1000 is a motorcycle produced by Honda from 1975 to 1979. After showing the world what it could do with the CB750 in 1969, Honda was ready to do it again in 1975.

Gold Wing (GL1000) Developed with the United States as its main market, the first generation Gold Wing was originally introduced as Honda’s flagship high-speed tourer model. It featured advanced technology and innovative ideas, such as the only four-stroke, horizontally opposed four-cylinder motorcycle engine, a fuel tank positioned under the ...

Nov 23, 2021 · Crucially, the GL1000 was the very first Japanese motorcycle to utilize a water-cooled flat-four, a design that would only continue to be refined and perfected by Honda over subsequent generations of the Gold Wing.

Oct 24, 2017 · From the M1 “King of Kings” prototype to the introduction of the GL1000 for 1975 and multiple model generations since, the legendary Gold Wing rewrote the rules for power, smoothness,...

The result was the first-generation Gold Wing (GL1000). Its engine was newly designed and unique for a motorcycle: a liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, OHC, horizontally opposed 4-cylinder 1000cc engine.

Mar 13, 2012 · Honda GL1000 1975 Specifications. Engine – liquid cooled horizontally opposed four OHC; Capacity – 999cc; Bore & stroke – 72 mm x 61.4mm; Carburetion – 32mm CV; Max Power – 80 bhp @7000rpm; Torque – 63 ft-lb @5500 rpm; Ignition – contact breaker mechanical advance; Transmission – Five-speed wet multi plate clutch shaft drive