Perhaps one of you can help me understand...

[Verismo]

Well... its because us Americans are stronger and do not require a reverse feature...

Lol, that's a funny response, Willtill. I like it.

If it's true that other countries get standard features that U.S. versions don't (I'm not disputing it, I've just never looked into it), then could it be because the majority of Goldwing sales are in the U.S. and therefore Honda doesn't have to include as much bang for the buck to secure sales here? Maybe they need more bells and whistles to attract sales in smaller markets?

Jason

[Alys]

its the sales team in US who is deciding the options and the selling price, in other countries some options are not available and usually they pay far more than the US price. fr my 2017 F6B i paid $28k, yes it does have abs, cruise control n reverse.