The legendary Honda Gold Wing adventure-touring bike series returns, more stylish and more powerful than ever before and if you’re into touring bikes, you’ll be happy to note that Boon Siew Honda Sdn Bhd will be launching the 2012 Honda Gold Wing this Thursday, 31st May 2012.
“We are proud to present the Honda 2012 Gold Wing, which provides incredible smoothness, efficiency and comfort to cruise great distances. The Honda 2012 Gold Wing will provide the ultimate cruising experience for bike enthusiasts in Malaysia,” said Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Boon Siew Honda, Mr. Satoshi Okada.
“The Honda 2012 Gold Wing made headlines when it was first unveiled during the MotoXpo 2012 in February earlier this year. It created a buzz within the biking community with its stylish exterior and advanced performance – capturing the essence of reliability and durability found in Honda machines. We are pleased to welcome the Honda 2012 Gold Wing model in Malaysia,” he added.
The 2012 Honda Gold Wing runs on a unique 1,832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine, where PGM-FI technology ensures a crisp throttle response and low gas exhaust emissions. HECS3 oxygen-sensing catalytic exhaust gas converter system minimises emissions of harmful exhaust gases to ensure full compliance with EURO-3 emissions regulations. The side-to-side torque effect is cancelled out with the five-speed gearbox with overdrive that spins the opposite way to the engine’s crankshaft. The fifth gear is an overdrive that offers low cruising revs.
Combining high performance with beauty, the upcoming Gold Wing gets a little more elegance for its exterior with some sharpened and integrated lines to help link both the front and rear. With that, the aerodynamics of the Gold Wing has been enhanced thanks to Honda engineers tweaking the shape of the bottom bridge.
With the long distance traveller in mind, Honda has graciously provided larger pannier cases, fairing pockets and top box, helping to increase the overall luggage capacity by over 150L. A 2.8L central storage compartment has also been included to help provided storage locations for small personal items and accessories, whilst cruising on the road.
Also included is a surround sound system, so riders are able to enjoy (and broadcast) their favourite tunes in a variety of formats such as MP3, WMA and AAC by connecting to an iPod®, iPhone® via a USB port.
The seat materials for the upcoming 2012 Honda Gold Wing has been revised with a newly shaped urethane weatherproof seat cover for greater comfort. In addition, the seats can be heated and so can your feet as you ride a chilly night. Not that you’d need any of that during the day in this country.
Honda claims that the their Pro-Arm Rear Swing-arm allows for neutral and responsive handling, whilst its low centre of gravity provides good low-speed balance and stability.
One thing great about is that the new Gold Wing riders are now able to access the slow-speed reverse gear and cruise–controls easily at the push of a button located on the handle bars.
With six windscreen-adjustment system settings over 100mm of travel, cruising is not only more comfortable but also safer when rough winds sweep through which is also further enhanced by the improved wind and weather protection built into the front and body of the machine. Safety features are further boosted with the Antilock Braking System (ABS) to reduce the braking effort should the system detect that wheel is about to lock up and the Combined Braking System (CBS) tackles the task of delivering the perfect balance of front and rear braking.
The Honda 2012 Gold Wing comes in two colours – Pearl Fadeless White and Graphite Black. The new models are available in authorised Impian Honda shops with the on-the road price of RM174,900.00 from 31 May 2012.
For more information, please visit www.boonsiewhonda.com.my or call Boon Siew Honda’s Toll-Free number at 1800-88-3993 (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, except for public holidays).
COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS PLATFORM
05-30-2012, 10:00 AM
Re: Honda Gold Wing (2012) – Plan To Go Everywhere! (RM174,900.00 OTR)
