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The Honda Gold Wing is a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda.Gold Wings feature shaft drive and a flat engine.Characterized by press in September 1974 as "The world's biggest motor cycle manufacturer's first attack on the over-750cc capacity market...", [1] it was introduced at the Cologne Motorcycle Show in October 1974.
The Honda ST series, also known as the Pan-European in Europe, is a duo of Sport Touring motorcycles comprising the ST1100 and the later ST1300. [1]Following the launch of the Gold Wing, which was very successful in the US, Honda's marketing team perceived that the European market (hence the "Pan European" moniker) would appreciate a lighter, sportier, and more manoeuvrable motorcycle. [2]
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Goldwing may refer to: Honda Gold Wing, a Japanese motorcycle; Goldwing Ltd Goldwing, an American ultralight aircraft design; American Goldwing, a 2011 album by Blitzen Trapper "Goldwing", a song by Billie Eilish from the album Happier Than Ever (2021)
The aircraft was first flown before the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules were introduced and the early versions of the Goldwing did not meet the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg) or its maximum speed requirement of 63 mph (101 km/h). Later models were made lighter and slower to fit FAR 103.
In 1969 Honda introduced its flagship CB750 superbike, [12] [13] whose success led to Honda's domination of the motorcycle market. [9] Honda had been successful in European endurance racing with their RCB-series RS1000, [7] and had made advances in suspension technology from their experience in motocross, [14] and the company chose to base a new DOHC roadster on their endurance racer.
The VF1000 is a range of motorcycles produced by Honda from 1984 to 1988. The VF1000 is named after its V-4 998 cc (60.9 cu in) double overhead cam 16-valve engine. There were three main models in the VF1000 range, the VF1000F (also known as Interceptor), the VF1000R and the VF1000F2.
The Honda VF500F (badged as "Interceptor" for the US and Canada market) is a 498 cc (30.4 cu in) displacement sport motorcycle manufactured from 1984 to 1986. [2] It is widely regarded as one of the finest handling motorcycles of the 1980s.