2023 Honda Gold Wing Delivery | First Ride and Impressions

My friend Chris took delivery of his 2023 Ho da Gold Wing from Timbrook Honda in Cumberland Maryland today and was kind enough to let me do part of the ride home… here are my thoughts

[@goldwingmoments]

Well done. Once I took a test ride I was sold. Yes Sir. I was unable to get a DCT at that time but I did pick up a black 2021 Goldwing Tour, Manual 6 speed. Love it.

[@TheDudeAbides4344]

the fact that you drove over all that construction and your voice wasnt jostling shows how smooth that ride was

[@freddybgoldwinging2605]

Glad you liked it! I love my 2018 Honda Goldwing Tour DCT Airbag!

[@eddieking2976]

Came into an inheritance and was able to purchase the '23 model. Wanted one ever since I was a kid. Best decision I ever made. That sport mode is no joke 🤯

[@cschym2705]

I have a 2018 B or bagger. The Wing is a large comfortable sport bike. I love it.

[@alp3781]

That is exactly how I felt when I rode mine first time. Its a magical machine. The best 2 wheeler I have owned in 35 years on 2 wheels. Honda spoiled me to the core. First things I installed: F4 windscreen, backrest by Utopia and HWY pegs.

[@djjmplus3]

I did the backrest and pegs.I love mine.

[@samuroadventure1227]

That's exactly how I feel when I ride mine. I use mine to commute basically every day! Here in New York!

[@RhysoTV]

Smooth as butter.

[@tta850]

💯

[@MarcusTurner-pb5bt]

Nice review keep up the good work fella

[@F6B_ADVENTURES]

Nice bike, I have a 22 goldwing and I love mine. Not sure what bikes you had before this but this bike is made to eat up the miles. Thanks for sharing.

[@jasontomica8938]

What you do feel the wind. There's no lying about that. I've been on every single bike. You can imagine trying it out or owning a few bikes that are big like this. You still feel the wind if they're cross winds. You're gonna feel it if you want to get in a car. That's when you don't feel the wind whatsoever. There's no argument to it

[@UltimateDazzle]

Really need to spend time on this bike to understand the controls before riding it, once you know them it’s intuitive, overs an incredible machine

[@straightup1234]

My dream bike in best colour!! Love this to go with my honda cb1000r 👍👍 enjoy sir 🇬🇧

[@DC-rl4rp]

As an owner of many kidney check yet FUN bikes…and being over 50…I absolutely love my 21 GWing…smooth and coverage is unreal compared to most

[@TexasSteele67]

The Ultimate Tour Master bar none

[@tta850]

💯

[@jasontomica8938]

110 is the maximum speed, They changed that a while ago. Now it's governed you can't do anything about it

[@howierides]

I love riding my 2021 Goldwing DCT Tour. I did upgrade the OEM windshield to the F4 Customs 24-inch clear and it really does a great job of calming the wind on my long road trips (I'm 6'2"). I recommend the 20-inch windshield if you are under 6 foot 2 inches.

[@tta850]

Advice taken, I’m just under 6’ (I keep trying but can’t seem to get that last half inch) so I’ll have to give the 20” one a try 👍🏻

[@howierides]

@@tta850 🤣

[@user-io2et5bv2s]

2nd May 2024. UK 2019 (2020 reg) Goldwing DCT Tour with Full Honda Service History and 5000 miles (8000 kms) on the clock, CONFIRMED fuel pump failure. The excellent Honda Tech, Ian at CJ Balls of Norwich, UK diagnosed and fixed the fault. All professionally handled by Lewis on the “desk”. I have been told the fuel pump is NOT included in any current fuel pump recall in the UK due to the bike being a 2019 model. The Goldwing fuel pump recall in the UK at the moment is for 2020-2024 Goldwings only. The pump failure was confirmed with a Goldwing fuel pressure tester, of which there are only a few (maybe only one?) in the UK. The pump price is £800 ($1000 USD) and involves 1 hour of labour to replace, plus any extra time to diagnose the fault. Once dealers learn to recognise the fault, then the amount of time to diagnose the fault should come down. However, regardless of the time to diagnose the fault, this repair is very likely to cost at least £1000 ($1250 USD) in the UK on 2018-2019 Goldwings, unless Honda UK bring out a recall for 2018-2019 bikes, as they have for the USA. Luckily, my Goldwing is covered under a Honda extended warranty, so this repair was of no cost to me. However, this might be something very worth while thinking about for anyone thinking of buying a 2nd hand 2018-2019 manufactured year Goldwing. That’s the end of my fuel pump failure updates and I hope this helps someone else in the future. Ride safe.

[@theonlyredspecial]

You can buy the foot shifter system for it if you like that. Like an auto blipper system for a sports bike (as you don’t have a clutch lever). - just set it into manual mode

[@tta850]

That’s cool, I’ll have to look into it… wonder if they make it for all their DCT bikes (like the Rebel 1100)

[@jasontomica8938]

I've written a lot of different motorcycles. The gold wing is great. But you're still not escaping the wind if it's a bad cross when you're feeling it. I don't care what bike you're on unless you're in a vehicle. That's the only time you're not gonna actually feel any wind whatsoever

[@DC632A]

You can shift manually using the paddle shifters.

[@scottzreality3061]

Best bike I’ve ever owned

[@PaPaChillJay]

Thats my neck of the woods I go there to get my tires changed all the time.

[@tta850]

That’s cool! They were great to deal with, the whole deal was smooth and trouble free. Highly recommend them 👍🏻

[@waynebasso3791]

I bought the 2023 last year. There are "paddles" on the left side that allows you to manually up or down shift.

[@wallacemjr]

That's right, I didn't mention that this applies even when it's in Drive

[@TheWuseln]

Beautiful bike, enjoy your rides. May I ask how tall you are? I'm 6'5 and thinking about a Goldwing, but am not sure whether it might fit (test riding a GW in Germany is quite difficult).

[@tta850]

I am 5’ 11” so a bit shorter than you but feel there’s plenty of room, I’ve spoken with taller and shorter riders who all enjoy their wings and there’s always the option of adding highway pegs so you can stretch out from time to time. Good luck I hope you find it fits you, amazing motorcycle.

[@TheWuseln]

@@tta850 thanks for your swift reply, sounds promising. Will try to find a testride. Stay safe and ride on!

[@jameshales6958]

You have to lower the volume when the navigation voice is actually talking. Looks like you're not too bothered about breaking the engine in assuming the bike is brand new.

[@tta850]

Great tip on the navigation voice, gonna try it 👍🏻 As for break in it started the day with 8 miles, so I feel once the engine is up to temperature (most importantly the oil) not only can you drive it hard but you should. I always catch flak about doing it this way but all of my stuff is ridden hard from new and also gets lots of oil changes, never had issues myself.

[@jameshales6958]

@@tta850 I've read quite a bit about engine/transmission break-in and it's all over the map. I'm 67 now and my Dad was a Rolls-Royce apprentice, so I'm still doing it the old way. No engine lugging, gentle acceleration and move to higher revs as the miles build for the first 1000 miles. Yes, I know I'm a geezer. PS: I have the exact same bike you were riding and I changed the engine & transmission oils and filters at 800 miles with AMSOIL and will do the same annually.

[@superduperkid3143]

​@@tta850 definitely wouldn't listen to this guy.

[@jasontomica8938]

YOU FEEL THE WIND IF THEY ARE CROSSWINDS, THEIR IS NO ESCAPING THAT, IF UR IN A CAR THEN U DO NOT FEEL THE WIND WHATSOEVER!!!!

[@vincents3334]

Best touring bike.

[@tta850]

💯

[@random1234100]

"if this was my kind of bike" pretty big flex to have just bought a 20k plus $ nike that isnt even your type of bike XD

[@tta850]

🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m all over the place with bikes I don’t know if I actually have a type of bike so there’s that

[@craigmaart1445]

Where did you purchase this from? I recognize where you are and live close by. Two dealers around here don't have bikes to look at or say in about a month. I'd like to take a look where they have them.

[@tta850]

Timbrook Honda in Cumberland, when I was there they had quite a few Wings to choose from 👍🏻

[@craigmaart1445]

Thank You.

[@seeaboutagirl2]

she goes pretty good is right!

[@tta850]

💯

[@DonutLord32]

Ive always wanted a goldwing but the price tag is a little out of my price range. Plus i dont know if my legs are long enough to reach the ground well enough

[@tta850]

Yeah it’s not cheap but deals can be had ($3k off MSRP on this one) and I highly suggest test riding one, they do not feel like what you would think and hide their weight very well, extremely balanced.

[@DonutLord32]

@@tta850 brand new goldwing would be around 50 grand + in new Zealand

[@tta850]

@@DonutLord32 wow yeah that’s a big difference, this one was just under $27k after discounts which for this level of motorcycle I don’t think is unreasonable… but $50k+ would be a very hard pill to swallow 😳

[@DonutLord32]

@@tta850 I can probably get a second hand one between 4 grand and maybe 30 grand that's older and depending on what shape it's in. I haven't done too much research on the price but I know they look pretty nice

[@Black_Cats_Of_War]

How about engine braking.

[@tta850]

Engine braking is weird, because I am so used to clutching down to a lower gear. In sport it’s not so bad, but otherwise relying on the brakes is more important. IDK how else to explain it… plenty of engine braking available just differently than you’d expect due to the DCT.

[@nonamehawg7068]

Hold out for the 2025 anniversary edition. It's gonna be big. You can thank me later.

[@tta850]

😳

[@GotLove4All]

Where is this place?

[@tta850]

Timbrook Honda in Cumberland Maryland 👍🏻

[@frankdank7507]

The new (6th gen) Wings are electronically governed at 110 mph, or there abouts. Will do about 130 if the speed limiter is removed.

[@tta850]

Sounds about right, definitely feels like the power is there for at least 130 👍🏻