2021 Honda Goldwing revealed: All you need to know

2021 Honda Goldwing revealed: All you need to know 

Honda Goldwing is one of the best touring motorcycles in the market and has been like this since the first model was launched in 1975. Since then, each iteration of the flagship Honda touring bike has been significantly better than the predecessor. The current-generation Goldwing was launched in 2018 and received some functional updates last year, including LED fog lights. The Japanese two-wheeler maker has now made a few more changes to the bike in a bid to improve it. The 2021 Honda Goldwing, which was revealed a few days ago, doesn't look any different from the 2020 model. However, it does come in a new paint scheme -- grey with orange stripe -- and features red tail lights. But there's more to the new Goldwing that meets the eye. 

The new Honda Goldwing is more practical than before, thanks to a 61-litre top box instead of predecessor's 50-litres unit. With this, the tourer now boasts of a luggage capacity of 121-litres. Along with this, the company has also improved pillion's backrest to offer more comfort. But that's not all, for the bike now also has 55-watt in-built speakers with automatic volume adjustment feature because of which the riders don't have to decrease the volume every time they slow or stop the bike.

Honda Goldwing is loaded to the gills with provisions, as before. It gets a 7-inch instrument display and supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. This means that you can use your smartphone for telephony and navigation. But in case you don't want to use your phone then you can simply rely on the in-built navigation system with a gyrocompass, ensuring that the system works uninterrupted even inside tunnels. And yes, the bike still has four riding modes (Sport, Rain, Tour, Econ), tyre pressure monitor, and electronically adjustable rear suspension preload. 

The 2021 Goldwing continues to make use of the 1,833 cc, six-cylinder engine that makes 125 bhp and 170 Nm of peak torque. As before, the bike can be had with a six-speed manual gearbox or seven-speed DCT automatic transmission. And as before, the DCT variant is available with an airbag. The Goldwing is not available in India but we can expect the bike to reach our shores later this year. If launched, it will be retailed via Honda's BigWing chain of dealerships.