Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger vs Kawasaki Z900

The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger (2026) and the Kawasaki Z900 (2025) 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 Bagger is a touring bike with 1,833 cc, 124.7 hp and 373 kg; the Kawasaki Z900 is a naked bike with 948 cc, 122.0 hp and 213 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 278.4 hp/ton versus 423.7 hp/ton. On this measure the Kawasaki Z900 is 52% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 4.28 s and the Kawasaki Z900 in 3.13 s; the Kawasaki Z900 is quicker by 1.15 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 Bagger (with ABS) and 43.7 m for the Kawasaki Z900 (with ABS). The Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Bagger stops 2.7 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 207 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 234 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 Bagger and model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Kawasaki Z900. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.