Gold Wing Fact Sheet

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Features (Last Rev. 2/28/99) '75 Std. '76 Std. '76-LTD '77 Std. '78 Std. '79 Std. '80 Std. '80 Int. '81 Std. '81 Int. Features '82 Std. '82 Int. '82 Asp. '83 Std. '83 Int. '83 Asp. '84 Std. '84 Int. '84 Asp. '85 Int.. '85 Asp. '85 Ltd-E Features '86 Int. '86 Asp. '86 SE-i '87 Int. '87 Asp. '88 Std. '89 Std. '90 Std. '90 SE '91 Int. '91 Asp. '91 SE Features '92 Int. '92 Asp. '92 SE '93 Int. '93 Asp. '93 SE '94 Int. '94 Asp. '94 SE '95 Int. '95 Asp. '95 SE Features '96 Int. '96 Asp. '96 SE '97 Asp. '97 SE '98 Asp. '98 SE
GL-1000 (Engine 4-Cyl. 0999cc Liquid-Cooled) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 (Engine 4-Cyl. 999cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 (Engine 4-Cyl. 999cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 (Engine 4-Cyl. 999cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 (Engine 4-Cyl. 999cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
GL-1000 - Government rated 84 Max.hp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 - Government rated 84 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 - Government rated 84 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 - Government rated 84 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1000 - Government rated 84 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
GL-1100 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1085cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes GL-1100 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1085cc Liquid-Cooled) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1100 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1085cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1100 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1085cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1100 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1085cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
GL-1100 - Government rated 81 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes GL-1100 - Government rated 81 Max.hp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1100 - Government rated 81 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1100 - Government rated 81 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1100 - Government rated 81 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
GL-1200 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1182cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1200 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1182cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GL-1200 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1182cc Liquid-Cooled) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1200 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1182cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1200 (Engine 4-Cyl. 1182cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
GL-1200 - Government rated 86 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1200 - Government rated 86 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GL-1200 - Government rated 86 Max.hp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1200 - Government rated 86 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1200 - Government rated 86 Max.hp ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
GL-1500 (Engine 6-Cyl. 1520cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1500 (Engine 6-Cyl. 1520cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1500 (Engine 6-Cyl. 1520cc Liquid-Cooled) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GL-1500 (Engine 6-Cyl. 1520cc Liquid-Cooled) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GL-1500 (Engine 6-Cyl. 1520cc Liquid-Cooled) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GL-1500 - Government Max.rating (per model) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1500 -Government Max.rating (per model) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GL-1500 - Government Max.rating (per model) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 96hp 95.8hp 95.8hp 95.8hp 95.2hp 95.8hp 95.8hp GL-1500 - Government Max.rating (per model) 95.2hp 95.2hp 95.2hp 95.2hp 95.2hp 95.2hp 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp GL-1500 - Government Max.rating (per model) 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp 96hp
Air Compressor (on-board) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Air Compressor (on-board) ---- Optional Yes ---- Optional Yes ----   Yes ---- Yes Yes Air Compressor (on-board) Opt. Yes Yes Opt. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Opt. Yes Yes Air Compressor (on-board) Opt. Yes Yes Opt. Yes Yes Opt. Yes Yes Opt. Yes Yes Air Compressor (on-board) Opt. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio System: Clarion II (AM/FM-Intercom) None None None None None None None Clarion-II None Clarion-II Audio System: Clarion II, III or Panasonic II, III ---- C,Type-II-O C,Type-II ---- C,Type-II-O C,Type-III ---- P,Type-II P,Type-III ---- P,Type-II P,Type-III Audio System: Honda II, III or Panasonic II, III P,Type-II P,Type-III P,Type-III P,Type-II P,Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III   H-Type-III H-Type-III Audio System: Honda II, III or Panasonic II, III Type-I H-Type-III H-Type-III Type-I H-Type-III H-Type-III Type-I H-Type-III H-Type-III Type-I H-Type-III H-Type-III Audio System: Honda II, III or Panasonic II, III Type-I H-Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III H-Type-III
Automatic Hydraulic Valve Adjusters ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Automatic Hydraulic Valve Adjusters ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Automatic Hydraulic Valve Adjusters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Automatic Hydraulic Valve Adjusters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Automatic Hydraulic Valve Adjusters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CB radio (Opt. or Std.) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Opt. CB radio (Opt. or Std.) ---- Opt. Opt. ---- Opt. Opt. ---- Opt. Opt. ---- Opt. Opt. CB radio (Opt. or Std.) ---- Opt. Opt. ---- Opt. Opt. Opt. ---- Opt. ---- Opt. Opt. CB radio (Opt. or Std.) ---- Opt. Opt. ---- Opt. Std. ---- Opt. Std. ---- Opt. Std. CB radio (Opt. or Std.) ---- Opt. Std. Opt. Std. Opt. Std.
Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, single piston caliper Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, twin piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, twin piston caliper Yes Yes Vented Yes Yes Vented Yes Yes Vented Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, twin piston caliper Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, twin piston caliper Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Brakes: Front, Dual-disc, twin piston caliper Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented
Brakes: Integrated F.Dual-disc, Rear Single-disc ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Integrated F.Dual-disc, R.Single-disc ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Integrated F.Dual-disc, R.Single-disc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Integrated F.Dual-disc, R.Single-disc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Integrated F.Dual-disc, R.Single-disc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, single piston caliper Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Rear, Single-disc,single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, single piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, twin piston caliper ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, twin piston caliper Yes Yes Vented Yes Yes Vented Yes Yes Vented Yes Yes Yes Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, twin piston caliper Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, twin piston caliper Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Brakes: Rear, Single-disc, twin piston caliper Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented
Carburetion (2) 36mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (2) 36mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (2) 36mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Carburetion (2) 36mm CV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Carburetion (2) 36mm CV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Carburetion (4) 30mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Carburetion (4) 30mm CV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 30mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 30mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 30mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Carburetion (4) 31mm CV ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 31mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 31mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 31mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 31mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Carburetion (4) 32mm CV Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 32mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Carburetion (4) 32mm CV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 32mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Carburetion (4) 32mm CV ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Electronic Cruise Control ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Electronic Cruise Control ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Electronic Cruise Control ---- ---- Yes ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ---- Yes Yes Electronic Cruise Control ---- Yes Yes ---- Yes Yes ---- Yes Yes ---- Yes Yes Electronic Cruise Control ---- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fuel Capacity 5.0 gal. 5.0 gal. 5.0 gal. 5.0 gal. 5.0 gal. 5.0 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. Fuel Capacity 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.3 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. Fuel Capacity 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 5.8 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. Fuel Capacity 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. 6.3 gal. Fuel Capacity ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Fuel Injection ('85 LTD-E and '86 SE-i only) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fuel Injection ('85 LTD-E and '86 SE-i only) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Yes Fuel Injection ('85 LTD-E and '86 SE-i only) ---- ---- Yes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fuel Injection ('85 LTD-E and '86 SE-i only) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fuel Injection ('85 LTD-E and '86 SE-i only) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Trans. Primary reduction 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 Trans. Primary reduction 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 Trans. Primary reduction 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 Trans. Primary reduction 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 1.592 Trans. Primary reduction              
Trans. Secondary reduction 0.825 0.825 0.825 0.825 0.825 0.825 0.973 0.973 0.973 0.973 Trans. Secondary reduction 0.973 0.973 0.973 0.897 0.897 0.897 0.897 0.897 0.897 0.973 0.973 0.973 Trans. Secondary reduction 0.973 0.973 0.973 0.973 0.973 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 Trans. Secondary reduction 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 0.971 Trans. Secondary reduction              
Gear ratio of 1st 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 Gear ratio of 1st 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.642 2.642 2.642 2.643 2.643 2.643 2.571 2.571 2.571 Gear ratio of 1st 2.571 2.571 2.571 2.571 2.571 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 Gear ratio of 1st 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 2.667 Gear ratio of 1st 2.666 2.666 2.666 2.666 2.666    
Gear ratio of 2nd 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.708 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 Gear ratio of 2nd 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 Gear ratio of 2nd 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.667 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 Gear ratio of 2nd 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 Gear ratio of 2nd 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722 1.722    
Gear ratio of 3rd 1.333 1.333 1.333 1.333 1.333 1.333 1.286 1.286 1.286 1.286 Gear ratio of 3rd 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 Gear ratio of 3rd 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.273 1.273 1.273 1.273 1.273 1.273 1.273 Gear ratio of 3rd