Honda GL1000 Goldwing 1977 tourer known as being the second fastest accelerating production bike in the world
Manufactured from 1974 to 1979 in its simplest and purest one litre format it had four liquid cooled and horizontally opposed cylinders producing ample power which was transmitted to the rear wheel via a maintenance free shaft drive. The engine is renowned for being powerful, silky smooth, super quiet and highly capable of covering big mileages reliably and effortlessly. It incorporated many revolutionary and interesting features such as its dummy fuel tank housing the coolant header tank, electrical components, emergency kick start lever and a very useful glove box. The actual fuel tank was located beneath the seat helping to keep the centre of gravity low. A counter rotating alternator reduced the crankshaft torque reaction which would normally be felt through the frame when blipping the throttle on a longitudinally crank shafted motorcycle. Despite being perceived solely as a supreme touring machine, a less commonly known fact is that it was fast - in actual fact, the second hardest accelerating production bike in the entire world behind the mighty Kawasaki Z1.
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Location: Greater Manchester, UK
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License: Licensed
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