The GL1000 Gold Wing (the name came from the Honda logo, a golden wing) introduced in late 1974 had a 999cc opposed four-cylinder engine, a wheelbase of 60.6in and a curb weight of 650lb. This was a hundred pounds more than the Z-1, which many pundits thought was the motorcycle the GL was supposed to beat. This was not necessarily so; the Z-1.. The first Gold Wing—the 1975 GL1000 KO with a liquid-cooled 999cc flat four-cylinder engine—makes its public debut at the Cologne Show in Germany. Developed by Toshio Nozue (also responsible.
Nik from Pegasus Motorcycle Tours & Consulting brings you another honest motorcycle review of the first generation Honda GL 1000 GoldWing, and explores wheth.. Honda's Goldwing GL1000. The Honda Goldwing first saw the light of day at the Cologne Motorcycle Show in October 1974, as the flat-four cylinder, 999cc GL1000. While this first production version of the now famous Goldwing was ultimately deemed to be a success (it was after all the birth of a legend), it's place in the world of motorcycling.
