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    Quote Originally Posted by unsub View Post
    I like what I see @ 1:16 into the video...

    This video has the same cadence, and schmoozey muszak in the background as any commercial produced by any of [insert product here] these days.

    Don't be lulled in by the marketing and manage your expectations for something you might not like....at the big reveal in October.

    Expect the worst, hope for the best!

    BTW the big reveal will be at the gates of winter for 50-75% of the riding population...myself, I may be too busy cruising down the driveway in my snowblower..
    And why living here on the left coast I'm able to ride my steel steeds all year long.......bring on the new models mother Honda.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BIGLRY View Post
    And why living here on the left coast I'm able to ride my steel steeds all year long.......bring on the new models mother Honda.



    And yet a few measly miles north and it's wet and cold....
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    Quote Originally Posted by BIGLRY View Post
    And why living here on the left coast I'm able to ride my steel steeds all year long.......bring on the new models mother Honda.
    Quote Originally Posted by unsub View Post



    And yet a few measly miles north and it's wet and cold....
    And? Wet and cold just means better M/C parking when all the fair weather folk cower in their cages for a few drops of liquid sunshine on the road.

    Big Larry has it right though, one of the few things I enjoyed about my last TDY in SoCal was being able to ride in my draggin shirt nearly everyday for 14 months.

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    Great video, however I see nothing that suggests a new Wing is coming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by druggr View Post
    Great video, however I see nothing that suggests a new Wing is coming.
    Uh, did you even read the article? It has been announced that Honda is unveiling a new motorcycle October 24th. These videos are a series of videos leading up to this event. No, there was no specific mention of a new Gold Wing, but in context of everything known then throw in the 1975 Gold Wing in the video it becomes pretty onvious what the inference is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmytee View Post
    ...but in context of everything known then throw in the 1975 Gold Wing in the video it becomes pretty onvious what the inference is.
    I'm not quite sure how to connect the dots, but I'm intrigued and will anxiously await the reveal in October.

    What's curious is that they start you out with a couple out riding their NC700X Adventure bike on lovely back roads. They throw in the F6B... quite a few times and the nostalgic GL1000 also being ridden on the roads less travelled not freeways.

    They also throw in this snippet and that's what's really intriguing since I don't recognize that tank / frame / headlight from any Honda I've ever seen before:


    Again, it will be interesting to follow the teaser videos and while the Gold Wing is way overdue for a make-over Honda never fails to do the unexpected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TandemGeek View Post
    What's curious is that they start you out with a couple out riding their NC700X Adventure bike on lovely back roads. They throw in the F6B... quite a few times and the nostalgic GL1000 also being ridden on the roads less travelled not freeways.
    Those are great back roads for sure -- an observation at 13 second mark on the road sign. The scenic shots throughout the commercial along the river (25 sec. and 60 sec. mark) with NC700X and white B were shot in B.C. (British Columbia) in the Nicola Valley region of the Thompson Okanagan. Guessing highway 5A, 8 or 97C. Beautiful country there and quiet roads so perfect for doing a commercial like this one. So despite the California license plate on the bike, the question ya gotta ask is is that dive in Reno where Rick hangs out really in Reno? Looking forward to the big unveil in October no matter what's under the tarp!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TandemGeek View Post
    I'm not quite sure how to connect the dots, but I'm intrigued and will anxiously await the reveal in October.

    What's curious is that they start you out with a couple out riding their NC700X Adventure bike on lovely back roads. They throw in the F6B... quite a few times and the nostalgic GL1000 also being ridden on the roads less travelled not freeways.

    They also throw in this snippet and that's what's really intriguing since I don't recognize that tank / frame / headlight from any Honda I've ever seen before:


    Again, it will be interesting to follow the teaser videos and while the Gold Wing is way overdue for a make-over Honda never fails to do the unexpected.
    That is the current Honda Rebel
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmytee View Post
    Uh, did you even read the article? It has been announced that Honda is unveiling a new motorcycle October 24th. These videos are a series of videos leading up to this event. No, there was no specific mention of a new Gold Wing, but in context of everything known then throw in the 1975 Gold Wing in the video it becomes pretty onvious what the inference is.
    Yes ... I read the entire article and think a new Wing is speculative at best. They not only show a GL1000 in the video but a GL1800 as well as other models they make.

    To learn more about the slogan they are promoting in the video "what lies beyond" go here.

    https://en.hondamotoglobal.com

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    They show the first wing ('75) and the latest wing (F6B). They also show some bike that I don't recognize (you guys do, I'm sure). I'm afraid they are suggesting that the new wing is going to look like that other bike - yuk. We'll see pretty soon ....
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