Comparison of Honda GL 1800 Gold Wing ABS 2004 and Honda VTX 1800 Retro Spoke

Attribute	Honda GL 1800 Gold Wing ABS 2004 ×	Honda VTX 1800 Retro Spoke ×
General
Production from (year)	2004	2004
Make	Honda	Honda
Model	Honda GL 1800 Gold Wing ABS	Honda VTX 1800 Retro Spoke
Category	Touring	Custom / cruiser
Engine and transmission
Engine type	Six cylinder boxer, four-stroke	V2, four-stroke
Valves per cylinder	2	3
Fuel system	Injection	Injection
Displacement (cm³)	1,832	1,795
Power (kw)	86.1	-
Cooling system	Liquid	Liquid
Transmission type,final drive	Shaft drive (cardan)	Shaft drive (cardan)
Torque (Nm)	167	-
Bore (mm)	74	101
Stroke (mm)	71	112
Gearbox	5-speed	5-speed
Fuel control	Single Overhead Cams (SOHC)	Single Overhead Cams (SOHC)
Compression	9.8:1	9.0:1
Chassis
Front suspension	45mm cartridge fork with anti-dive system,	45mm inverted fork
Rear suspension	Pro-Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single shock with computer controlled spring-preload adjustment with two memory presets.	Dual shocks with five-position spring-preload adjustability
Front brakes	Double disc	Double disc
Rear brakes	Single disc	Single disc
Diameter (mm)	316	316
Front tyre	130/70-R18	150/80-17
Rear tyre	180/60-R16	170/80-15
Front wheel travel (mm)	140	130
Rear wheel travel (mm)	104	99
Rake (fork angle) (degree)	-	32
Other
Color options	black candy black cherry candy red magenta metallic red titanium white	black candy orange candy red illusion blue metallic silver
Dimensions
Wheelbase (mm)	1,692	1,715
Seat height (mm)	739	693
Performance
Fuel capacity (l)	24.98	20.06