Honda Activa 125 vs Honda GL1800 Gold Wing

The Honda Activa 125 (2025) and the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (2026) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Honda Activa 125 is a scooter with 124 cc, 8.3 hp and 107 kg; the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is a touring bike with 1,833 cc, 124.7 hp and 393 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 45.7 hp/ton versus 266.5 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is 484% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda Activa 125 covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 36.16 s and the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing in 4.46 s; the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is quicker by 31.70 s. In the 60-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 17.9 m for the Honda Activa 125 (ABS unknown, class assumption: no ABS) and 14.8 m for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (with ABS). The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing stops 3.1 m shorter. The standard 60-0 test is used because one calculated top speed is below 110 km/h. Calculated top speed: 90 km/h (manufacturer claim) versus 207 km/h (estimated from power and drag).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Honda Activa 125 and class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.