The New 2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B, Is Surprize!

Among the manufacturers active for the next generation of drivers, Honda has at the top recently. Early indicators were his jump in the niche sport entry level with the introduction of the CBR250R. Suddenly bestseller little Kawasaki Ninja was a worthy opponent. Honda has this trend with the introduction of its driver-friendly affordable 500 series of motorcycles in this year continued with the release of its versatile NC700X ago.

Honda's efforts also extend to its flagship luxury touring motorcycle, the Gold Wing, who also got an update in 2013, The New Honda Gold Wing F6B the best hope yet for young riding the virtues of the six flat-powered motorcycle column.

Image of New 2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B

In an effort to brighten the view and set the wing to a broader demographic, Honda started with prunes plush passenger accommodations and top box, replacing it with a buffer standard passenger support black aluminum bars, and two bags of Hard Lock in a single coherent rear part integrated. The front cover has anchored a wider more aggressive look, rearranged by the windshield shorty between the mirrors, mainly units wing head turned. The view from the side has an attractive design triple pane while the plates are thinner. The exhaust hood is smaller, which allows for a touch of chrome in the pipe below the engine peak of six horizontally opposed cylinders. At the end of the exhaust pipe on new nozzles. Honda also exchanged seats of the new saddle just bandits, thinner and up to 28.5 inches, is less than half on the wing Customs found. And while the engine remained virtually unchanged, Honda eliminated the reverse, the standard on the Gold Wing. The combination of the loss of the top box, the case of additional hardware and landing a few options such as cruise control and cables up to 62 pounds cut from the GL1800. Also lowered center of gravity. There is also a range of colors and Blackout 2013 F6B has its own long and low athletic identity.

The F6B has a look that is unique and familiar, but to the saddle and the differences are immediately apparent. The bike is lower and narrower. Riders can narrow closer to the tank through the thin seat pressure points have changed in the lower back and place both feet flat on the floor is a breeze for my son six feet tall frame. Even if the bike still has a claim empty weight of 842 pounds, it does not feel as if they. Due to a center of gravity was moved slightly forward and down on the bike Without having to look through a large windshield and not the stature of the passenger backrest and top box behind gives you a different feeling of openness to the rider. Mid feet comfortably in place controlling you and there is easy access to the bars, where riders sit upright with a slight forward tilt.

But it is when the bike is in motion that changes are most apparent. Roll shipped on the gas and it arises out of line, a wave of pleasant sweetness torque of the 1832cc engine. Its characteristics are very different from starting a V-twin, with less power comes suddenly into a power strip that is very linear. The highlight is a strong offense and medium-healthy, even if the first report signed earlier in the diet just over 40 miles per hour. Once is known, put it into overdrive fifth and F6b humming at 65 mph in a fraction of less than 3000 revolutions per minute and requires little effort from the engine overhead cam, liquid-cooled, single. The powertrain includes a yoke with two parallel valves with direct actuation of the valve shim-under-bucket and is a model of efficiency, with almost no perceptible vibration or mechanical rumbles from boasted Flat Six Honda. So that the motor element of the frame and clamped firmly assembled in spite of the fact. The mounting of the engine has a special design for its appropriate hangers and supports most of the engine vibration to suppress.

Its five-speed transmission provides the same functions, slipping between gears without much fuss and nominal noise. Action Shifter is smooth, but sometimes it is hard to find neutral. In addition, the transsexual to F6B works seamlessly, involvement of each gear smoothly without missing a beat. We Do not miss the electric reverse the standard wing, but it is true that we do not have to push more than one slope. It is quite low and the seat is close enough that we might have to miss a lot of action back lever part but small jigs the opposite.

Image of back New Honda Gold Wing F6B

The brakes are also exemplary, linked brake system offers impressive performance. The pressure of his three-piston calipers is solid and stable, with no grabby at the same time a sense of runners on the lever. Honda front combined brake system having three piston and a rear holder, and a second master cylinder proportional valve in three stages (PCV) for operating the terminal in series. The front 296mm dual floating turntables and a good pressure on the front brake lever activates the two outer pistons of the front right side caliper and the center piston of the front left brake caliper while the secondary master cylinder and proportioning valve line to activate two outer pistons of the rear bracket. The rear brake pedal actuates the piston of the central rear brake caliper, the caliper of the central piston of the front right, and the two pistons of the outside of the left holder. This is the kind of system where the driver a good sense of the saddle biting into hard when you squeeze the brake lever and feel the effects of smooth, even braking. Honda achieved this without too much dive fork cartridge unit sports a 45mm anti-dive system, while the same internals, shock absorbers and springs as a Gold Wing.

When we came to San Diego in the winding streets of the Cleveland National Forest we go between the desire, the beauty of the rounded rocks of the High Chaparral and the desire to continue to enjoy swing, but like Honda F6B shines in 'twisty things that our decision makes riding an easy task. Stable thin, predictable bars, hugging road motorcycle sport touring with almost certainty. As you can imagine, without the topcase and the COG lowered transitions F6B much lighter than its predecessor. The aluminum frame on the longitudinal beam dual-beam is the same as the gold wings, but not to carry so much weight is safe and reliable foot with just the right amount of flex During the same electronically adjustable front fork Rear suspension according to standard blade was replaced with an adjustable spring shock, which is of the right side wall and is manually adjustable. As a result of the devaluation of the damper rates have been revised to correspond to the loss of weight and hydraulically adjustable rear feels a little stiff due to the reduction. Overall, it offers the same comfortable ride, high quality you expect from a Gold Wing. Our main problem is that the drivers are scraping pegs a little more now!

While there is no topcase on F6B, their bags still hold consumes more than 50 liters and we managed to cram a Bell Skratch Deluxe helmet inside and the doors still closed. Opening bags requires drivers remove the ignition key to open it. A positive side effect of this is at least the bags are always locked and it comes equipped with indicator "bag inspired an electric motor to inform you if they are not closed. We had open bags of noise during the conduct of other bikes and have you fly your stuff sucks all over the highway yet know as Honda to appreciate the attention to detail.

Our first ride on The New 2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B covered a total of 151 miles of miles of the road, next to a lot of traffic to two-way route through the winding roads with many elevation changes. Honda makes estimates mileage at 34 mpg and was completed prior to our stay with F6B, we left about 1/8th of a tank in the fuel cell of 6.6 gallons. During the trip, picked up an open helmet awareness Wind crawling on the windshield shorty beat runner mid-face. Tremor is not bad, but the amount of air channeled to the driver is noticeable when it is almost non-existent on the wing. In addition, the front section is large enough kicked down the road for drivers of most other dirt.

Speedometer New 2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B

The layout of the cabin is very intuitive, analog speedometer flanked Striker tower an odometer on the left and a dipstick / oil temperature at the proper fuel. An audio system with four speakers Serre dashboard, the fullness of her loud and clear, even at highway speeds. On the left is a bag connector for iPod or MP3 player, but it works AM / FM channels as standard. Below is the cluster tachometer, a digital multi-information display, which looks at the features like an odometer / A & B tripmeter, clock, air temperature, audio controls and music information. A series of buttons and knobs to these functions is to control on a panel on the left side of the rotor, which is somewhat impressive collection, if you are not familiar with them. Like most things, taxes faded with familiarity. One last point, the two brake and clutch levers on F6B five adjustment positions, a handy feature.

2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B is the first model Honda Signature luxury accessories to be integrated as detachable liner bag at the time of launch. There is a long list of accessories Honda ready to add custom buttons F6B also available, apart from a brief, tinted windshield and an outer cover, the homeowners access to the motorcycle saddlebags always allowed with the lid. It also comes directly from the factory in a deluxe version that F6B comes with a center stand, self-canceling turn signals, a passenger backrest and grips for a large cooler.

The importance of the Honda Gold Wing can not be underestimated. Not many bikes to get to 38 years of production, but the GL. Honda claims that more than 550,000 Gold Wings sold in the United States alone. And if 2013 is F6B come a long way from the 1975 campaign GL1000, reminds us that Honda is the current cycle would not be possible without the latest iterations that helped pave the way for his success possible.

"In 1972, the design of the prototype led bicycle engineering giant Soichiro Irimajiri M1 race bike deliciously sophisticated and ultra high performance, specifically to explore the outer limits of the Grand Touring concept. The end result is a truly revolutionary machine, the new standards in design and performance thanks to the boxer engine, twin engine with shaft drive key features that has set appear in today's F6B cylinder. "- From a Honda Gold Wing Timeline

Honda is confident that this exercise will succeed because it projected as many sales as New Honda Gold Wing F6b GL1800. GL second only to the CBR250R sales last year, and not much. Since the price difference between the two is about $ 20 grand, it drives the importance of the Honda Gold Wing line at home.

Honda has done a bang up job with his F6B. It still has some of the same characteristics as the wing, comfort all day effective its chassis exceptional handling power, but the driving experience is much more heartfelt thanks to the lower and sheddin COG "weight. It has enough power to keep you at the start line to launch in a kinetic explosion, it runs on the sidewalk when the road it winds, and the brakes more work when it's time to scrub off speed. And even if it shares its DNA with the wings of a sample and driving experience much more alive for you, one that fits its new, sporty look. According to our day in the saddle, we must say that we were impressed by the new Honda left a niche lovingly called "bucket sport."