The Honda Gold Wing Story - HOW THE KING OF KINGS WAS BORN

A look behind the scenes at Honda R&D before and during the creation of the groundbreaking 1975 Honda Gold Wing. It’s a tale of visionary leadership, under which talented people were inspired to explore the limits of the possible on a quest to design the ultimate motorcycle. This multi-year journey culminated in the birth of the 1975 Gold Wing, a machine that changed the motorcycling world and today, nearly five decades later, has upheld a legacy as a reliable, capable long distance touring bike without equal.

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Context
01:59 - Honda’s Vision for the Gold Wing
05:23 - Project 371, the first Gold Wing
06:26 - The M1 (AOK) Gold Wing prototype
11:07 - The Gold Wing production prototype
18:35 - The 1975 GL1000 K0 is released
22:58 - The Gold Wing’s initial reception
28:12 - The GL1000’s legacy

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