How ... disappointing.

I'm not sure I'd be trumpeting it as "new".

http://bikerholic.com/2011/02/21/american-honda-announces-release-of-2012-gl1800-gold-wing/

Looks like a current one with a shonky paint job, and home-made
panniers.

I think, after 10 years of the old one, most Wingers were expecting
something more than that.

 

I've always wondered why Honda have never done a goldwing with auto box.

 

Yeah, like a retractable roof for inclement weather, or a beer cooler.
Perhaps they'll be introduced when the 2013 model comes out this fall.

 

That pale blue colour is horrible.

 

I've always wondered why they've never done a diesel. Same with BMW.
Don't s'pose the Yanks would buy them, though.

 

Salad Dodger wrote:

[snip]

2012 Gold Wing
Availability: May 2011

It's like magazines - I suspect that the April editions are out now.

 

*ding*. Apart from pickup trucks and some old Mercedes Diesels from the
70s and 80s, it's actually not that easy to find vehicles with a diesel
engine. They've got a bit of a biodiesel subculture here but the
mainstream buyer still appears to want to chuck large amounts of petrol
into their vehicles.

 

The only one I know that's in production is the Hayes-DT:
http://www.hayes-dt.com/
It's based on the Kawi KLR and they've been making them for years for
the US military. They were going to sell them to the public, but
backtracked when they saw the reaction to the $20,000 price tag.

 

<puts wallet back in pocket>
I tend to agree as updates go its not exactly earth shattering

Boxerboy

 

Shame really. A goldwing with 140 HP and 250 lb-ft of torque would be
somewhat smartish away from the lights even with a couple of average
sized Americans on board.

 

Would kill the sale figures of their petrol fueled ones? Or are the
technical limits not yet overcome?

Anyone heard of recent marketing efforts of the Neander diesel cruiser?