Our beloved F6Bs are wonderful bikes, but we can all admit that Honda went a bit overboard in "nerfing" the B to differentiate from the full wing (Cruise control, GPS, ABS, etc.). Yes, they added cruise two years later, but the point is still valid.

What I don't get is why our USA market, which is always touted to be the "main market", gets the worst end when it comes to features??? This market is so important we got a late night release showcase of the bike, but SOMEONE in Honda routinely gives us the shaft.

The Canadian and Aussie F6Bs (especially the Aussie version with ABS, cruise, and reverse from the start) have features that we don't for a comparable price, and it appears that the trend continues.

According to page 40 of the manual, ALL versions of the Goldwing (1800B/1800BD/1800/1800D/1800DA) will have some functional form of reverse EXCEPT the US version. So anyone who wants to simply buy the upgraded F6B without the DCT in the US doesn't get reverse, while everyone else in the WORLD does. We're not talking about something they can sell us later as an accessory. We're talking about a function of the bike simply being removed from our market, while we pay basically the same price as the rest of the world .

I don't get it... What's up with Honda USA?? Who makes these decisions and why???