2018 HONDA GL1800 GOLD WING TOUR DCT
FULL TEST
P90
N S U P E R S U S P E N S I O N
I was perhaps most curious about the Gold Wing's new double-wishbone
front-suspension system. Honda says its new double-wishbone design has
multiple benefits, the first being a reduction (30 percent, Honda claims) in
shock transmitted to the handlebars, an inherent problem with conventional
telescopic forks because of the friction (aka stiction) between the outer and
inner tubes. You don't have this problem with this system.
Also, with the double-wishbone design, the front wheel travels straight
up, instead of up and toward the bike, which means the wheelbase never
changes—for improved stability and control—and that the engine can be posi-
tion farther forward, which has many benefits, such as the one mentioned
