Honda Gold Wing Premium Audio reviews

I have owned Hondas all my life. I have been coast to coast on a Honda, never have been let down. This is my first Wing, a 2008 Premium Audio. I have added the fog lights and XM radio. If you are going to ride in the North Georgia Mountains with your wife, this is the machine to do it on. This is not a machine to take lightly. When you sit on it and start the engine, you know this isn't the 750 you had in high school. In closing, if you are looking for a superior touring machine, don't waste your time, just try one. Show less

Last summer I bought my second Wing; the first was a 03. I had sold it in a fit of insanity to buy another bike - cruiser at that! Well, I got a great deal on this one as a manufacturer's rep demo. I have taken two long trips this year to Colorado and Florida, pulling a trailer. Wing was flawless! AS ALWAYS. Most importantly, the wife is happy. Show less

I had a great time riding the 8900 miles on my 2005 Honda VTX 1800R. Then last September while waiting at the Honda dealer to talk to a parts person I gazed at a new 2007 Gold Wing on the showroom floor. As fate would have it the salesman asked, "Would you like to test-drive it?I told him that I had always wondered what it would be like to drive a Gold Wing but I wasn't there to buy a bike, just some parts. He said go ahead and take it for a test-drive, no strings attached. Warning: Do not test-drive this bike unless you have the money to buy one. A month later I was back at the dealer and told that salesman he had me hooked after that test-drive. After 1695 miles on my Gold Wing I still have no regrets about buying this dream machine. Show less

I have spent the last 3 years searching for the best of the big touring bikes. You would think I would have started with the Wing, but most local Honda dealers are lousy about offering test rides, and I refuse to spend that kind of money on a bike I can't ride. I started on a Harley Ultra Classic two years ago. Sweet ride. Classic looks. But not much power and it becomes a Hibachi at low speeds. Cooked me and the wife. Gone after one year and 5k miles. Next up was the BMW K1200LT. Whew baby - acceleration! Sport bike-like in its HP delivery. However, very top heavy. Monstrous brakes - like Dad's old Cadillac. Very nice Sport Touring bike. But still didn't ring my bell - nor the wife's. Gone after one year and 10k miles. Finally, I found a one year old Wing at a dealer that would let me take it out for a spin. didn't take 10 miles before the wife and I knew we'd wasted two years. More power than the LT and made it down low like the Harley (enough torque to pull stumps). The 1.8 liter 6-cylinder engine is so smooth in its delivery of power; I can sometimes get it over 100 before the wife notices. It is comfortable beyond words. Mine has a driver's backrest and armrests for the wife. She has already fallen asleep back there at least once while riding the highway. I can honestly say after having ridden the BIG THREE that the Wing is without question the best (for me). Lots of power - delivered smoothly - and comfort to ride across town, or across country. My only caveat? My Wing doesn't have ABS. My next one will. Show less

I had begged my wife for about 6 years to let me get a Wing. I own at any given time no less than 3 motorcycles. I currently own a 06 Hayabusa and a MZ 660 and Ninja 250 and my white 06 Wing. I love this thing. My wife said I was too young for it. When I talked her in to the Wing I rode to Chattanooga that Friday and bought it. The next weekend we went to the Keys and rode around and came back to Savannah in a matter of 4 days. This thing smokes my father's touring Harley, in speed and distance between fuel stops. My mother-in-law tells him he should have bought the Wing instead (heated backrest). I love getting this bike on the road and going. My favorite rides are for dinner on a given night 200 miles out and 200 back, then to work the next morning. It is a true sport bike at heart. You can take it to the 1/4 mile track and pull 11.4s on a cool day. It is the best motorcycle I have ever bought period. There is nothing like passing a sport bike in the mountains of Tennessee while my wife is drinking a fountain drink and reading a book. The only drawback to the Wing is in town it is an 11-hundred pound bike with you on it. Show less

Been riding Harleys for a while and almost bought a 2007 Harley Ultra Classic but told myself I would check out the Gold Wing before I did and I made the right choice bought Black 2008 Premium Audio two weeks ago. Been raining almost every day since but I just had my 600 mile check up done and added a Kuryakyn backrest while it was there. Can't wait to add lights on bags and trunk and maybe blue or purple neon highlights. This thing will eat those Harleys lunch for sure. Show less

I got the 2008 Wing last week in Kodak, TN. Black. I rode it 350 miles home and LOVE IT, the only thing I will add is a backrest and pegs for the long hauls. This is by far the fastest, most comfortable bike I have owned. Show less

I could have had any bike per say but I just could not pass up the GL1800. At the age of 33 and after riding my dad's 05, I became focused ONLY on the Gold Wing. Some of the guys I ride with will sometimes ask to trade rides for a few miles just so they can check it out and the whole time I'm riding their bike I'm thinking man I can't wait to get back on my bike. Show less

I know what you mean about the 85, I had an 84, but, I now have a 2006 Wing and I already have 16,000 miles on it and I have had it for 8 months. Also, if there is anyone out there that has a woman that is afraid of riding, put them on a Wing. My wife and I got married 2 years ago, ages 48 and 49, second marriage for both of us. She was always afraid of motorcycles and said I could get this one if I wanted and if she was afraid then I could ride alone. Well, that was 16,000 miles ago and she loves riding. I took her on a low rider, well, she climbed off of it and ran to the Wing. No comparison. Show less

After retiring in 2005 I decided to buy a motorcycle. I tried to be economical and I purched a Royal Star Tour Deluxe, I thought that was the bike for me until I saw the Honda Gold Wing. I started to look at them on line. The more I looked the more I wanted one. I contacted a dealership and worked out a deal with them. I drove down to Tennesse from Michigan and purchased one. What a bike! My dream come true. It is so smooth and it handles great. It has great balance. Show less