For Malaysia, the 2024 Honda Gold Wing Tour is priced at RM212,888, excluding road tax, insurance and registration. Previously priced in 2023 at RM210,888, the Gold Wing Tour is predicted in all authorised Honda BigWing dealers nationwide starting August 2024.
The Gold Wing’s trademark flat-six engine displacing 1,833 cc produces 124.7 hp at 5,500 rpm and 170 Nm of torque at 4,500 rpm. Engine power goes through a Honda 7-speed DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) gearbox – now in its third generation – with shaft final drive.
Coming with ride-by-wire throttle, the Gold Wing Tour gets 4 ride modes – Tour, Sport, Econ and Rain. This works along side Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC), or traction control, with clutch feel, shift speed and rpm range of up/downshifts tailored specifically to every riding mode.
This 12 months in Malaysia, the Gold Wing Tour gets Heavy Gray Metallic as a color option, together with the de rigeur luggage, giving a complete of 61-litres of bags capability while a glove box positioned within the fuel tank incorporates a USB charging port. As expected, riding conveniences abound on the Gold Wing Tour, including an electrically adjustable windshield and cruise control.
A 7-inch TFT-display in enabled for Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Bluetooth connectivity to the rider’s smartphone. There’s also self-cancelling indicators and LED lighting is used throughout.
The front suspension on the Gold Wing Tour is completed with double-wishbones while the rear gets a single-sided Pro Arm that houses the drive shaft. There are 4 electronically adjustable suspension modes for various loads starting from solo rider to rider and passenger with luggage fully-loaded.
Braking is completed with twin 320 mm brake discs on the front wheel with radial-mount four-piston callipers while the rear gets a single 310 mm disc. Wheel sizing on the Gold Wing Tour is 18-inches in front with 130/70 tyre while the 16-inch rear wears 200/55 rubber.
Seat height on the Gold Wing Tour is about at 745 mm while weight is claimed to be 383.2 kg and the fuel tank holds 20.8-litres. Boon Siew Honda Malaysia provides every Gold Wing Tour with a two-month of 20,000 km warranty against manufacturing defects.
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