Honda Africa Twin vs Honda GL1800 Gold Wing

The Honda Africa Twin (2025) and the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (2026) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Honda Africa Twin is a adventure bike with 1,084 cc, 100.6 hp and 244 kg; the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is a touring bike with 1,833 cc, 124.7 hp and 393 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 315.3 hp/ton versus 266.5 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda Africa Twin is 18% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda Africa Twin covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 3.02 s and the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing in 4.46 s; the Honda Africa Twin is quicker by 1.44 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 41.4 m for the Honda Africa Twin (with ABS) and 41.0 m for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (with ABS). The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing stops 0.4 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 199 km/h (manufacturer claim) versus 207 km/h (estimated from power and drag).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Honda Africa Twin and class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.