Honda GL1800 Gold Wing vs Honda XL750 Transalp

The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (2026) and the Honda XL750 Transalp (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 XL750 Transalp is a adventure bike with 755 cc, 90.5 hp and 210 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 266.5 hp/ton versus 317.6 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda XL750 Transalp is 19% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 4.46 s and the Honda XL750 Transalp in 3.23 s; the Honda XL750 Transalp is quicker by 1.23 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 XL750 Transalp (with ABS). The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing stops 0.4 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 207 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 196 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 the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing and model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Honda XL750 Transalp. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.