Honda GL1800 Gold Wing vs Honda NX500

The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (2026) and the Honda NX500 (2025) 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 GL1800 Gold Wing is a touring bike with 1,833 cc, 124.7 hp and 393 kg; the Honda NX500 is a adventure bike with 471 cc, 46.9 hp and 196 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 266.5 hp/ton versus 173.2 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is 54% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 4.46 s and the Honda NX500 in 5.11 s; the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is quicker by 0.65 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 41.0 m for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (with ABS) and 41.4 m for the Honda NX500 (with ABS). The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing stops 0.4 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 207 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 152 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 class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for both. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.