Honda CBR650R vs Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger

The Honda CBR650R (2025) and the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger (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 CBR650R is a sport bike with 649 cc, 93.9 hp and 211 kg; the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger is a touring bike with 1,833 cc, 124.7 hp and 373 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 328.2 hp/ton versus 278.4 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda CBR650R is 18% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda CBR650R covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 3.33 s and the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger in 4.28 s; the Honda CBR650R is quicker by 0.95 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 36.4 m for the Honda CBR650R (with ABS) and 41.0 m for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger (with ABS). The Honda CBR650R stops 4.6 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 220 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 CBR650R and class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.