Introduced in 1975, the Honda GL 1000 was a stunning technical achievement. The original was the worlds biggest, heaviest and second fastest bike available at the time (only the mighty Kawasaki Z1 was FASTER).
Novel features included a liquid-cooled flat four engine, belt-driven overhead cams, shaft drive, triple disk brakes, under-seat fuel tank, counter-rotating alternator, two oil pumps and detachable back-up kick-start lever.
With the GL1000, for the first time, Honda engineers from both two wheeled and four wheeled design shops co-operated in the final signing off of the 1975 Goldwing, a true milestone in motorcycle design.