Honda GL1800 Gold Wing vs Kawasaki Eliminator 500

The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (2026) and the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 (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 GL1800 Gold Wing is a touring bike with 1,833 cc, 124.7 hp and 393 kg; the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 is a cruiser with 451 cc, 44.8 hp and 176 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 266.5 hp/ton versus 178.4 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is 49% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 4.46 s and the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 in 4.66 s; the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing is quicker by 0.20 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 41.0 m for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (with ABS) and 44.7 m for the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 (with ABS). The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing stops 3.7 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 207 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 163 km/h (manufacturer claim).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing and model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Kawasaki Eliminator 500. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.