HONDA Gold Wing GL1800 | BMW R 12 |
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engine specs | |
Type | |
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Liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
Displacement | |
1832 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
Bore X Stroke | |
2.9x2.8 in OR 74 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
Compression Ratio | |
9.8:1 | - |
Horsepower | |
- | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
Torque | |
- | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
Fuel System | |
Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) | - |
transmission specs | |
Gearbox | |
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Five-speed including Overdrive, plus electric Reverse | 6-speed |
Clutch | |
Wet multi-plate type | - |
Final Drive | |
Shaft | Shaft |
chassis specs | |
Frame | |
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Cast Aluminium | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
Front Suspension | |
45mm cartridge fork with anti-dive system, 5.5-inch travel | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
Rear Suspension | |
Pro-Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single shock with computer-controlled spring-preload adjustment with two memory presets 4.1-inch travel | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
Front Brake | |
Dual full-floating 296 mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
Rear Brake | |
Single ventilated 316 mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
dimension specs | |
Overall Length | |
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- | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
Overall Width | |
- | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
Seat Height | |
29.1 in OR 739 mm | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
Weight | |
895 lbs OR 406 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
Fuel Capacity | |
6.6 gallons OR 25.0 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
Wheelbase | |
66.5 in OR 1689 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
tyres specs | |
Front | |
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130/70R-18 | 100/90-19 |
Rear | |
180/60R-16 | 150/80-16 |