Honda Gold Wing: The Complete Story [Hardcover]

Phil West (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

The Honda Gold Wing is one of the world's most recognizable and successful bikes: a grand tourer on a grand scale. Designed to bring car-like ride and comfort to the motorcycle world, the Gold Wing has a dedicated following that few other bikes can match. Phil West's history of this iconic machine tells the full story, from the launch of the GL1000 in 1975 to the low-down on the latest model.

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About the Author

Award-winning writer Phil West is one of the most experienced motorcycling journalists in the UK. He was Road Test Editor of Bike magazine [Britain's market leader] for many years. He became editor of Bike before subsequently editing What Bike. He is now a freelance writer, author and editor contributing to the likes of London Evening Standard and Motorcycle News.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: The Crowood Press (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861265840
• ISBN-13: 978-1861265845
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,218,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Honda Gold wing from zero to GL1800 in one easy lesson, November 1, 2011

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This review is from: Honda Gold Wing: The Complete Story (Hardcover)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book as I knew nothing about the Gold Wing and I was ready to research them in order to choose one. The book is very comprehensive and quite complete when it comes to the history of the founder of the current Honda Motor Company. It was fascinating following the progression of the Gold Wing from its predecessor design leading to the first GL1000 in 1975 and every little incremental lesson learned and resulting minor improvement there after. The Gold Wing is a mature product today because Honda found a nitch and gave the motoring public what they wanted.