2018 Goldwing, F6B - Hp, Weights and Dimensions

[VStarRider]

100 mm, my bad.
I agree with you. Honda would destroy the competition with a removable trunk...until Yamaha added a removable trunk AND removable side bags.

The one issue I've read about the new Yamaha Venture is that it bakes you while stopped. No thanks. Gets hot enough in summer where I live.

Two questions:

1. The Venture has a removable trunk and side bags...?

2. Where are you reading about the new Venture?

[Broken Hand]

Two questions:

1. The Venture has a removable trunk and side bags...?

2. Where are you reading about the new Venture?

Sorry, I meant to say until Yamaha adds...then BMW responds, then Kawasaki, then Honda, you get it.

I've been watching YouTube videos of vloggers going on Yamaha rides. I've heard mention that their legs get baked sitting at traffic lights.

[F6Dave]

According to this article, wheelbase is now 1/5 inch longer and overall length is 5.2 inches shorter.

My guess is that the new front suspension has something to do with the shorter overall length. The rake of forks requires a significant gap between the front wheel and the engine/frame to keep the tire from hitting when the forks are compressed. Since wheel travel is closer to vertical with the new automotive type suspension, less space is needed behind the tire. This allowed Honda to move the rider, passenger and everything else forward, decreasing rear overhang and improving handling as well.

[olegoat345]

"B" is 44 lbs. lighter