Honda Releases Goldwing with Air Bag

Aki Tsukioka wreiting for JCN reported that Honda will release the Goldwing Motorcycle with air bag on May 31. The Goldwing air bag is designed to relieve injury due to crashes.

The shock sensor installed in the front fork area can detect the reduced speed (and does not require an additional front disk cover setup). The sensor then sends the information to a control unit where it calculates whether inflation of the air bag is necessary. The whole process takes about 0.15 seconds. The air bag also includes an alarm light, informing riders in case of an abnormality in the air bag system.

The air bag type Goldwing Motorcycle comes in the color of pearl gray white and is priced at 3,465,000 yen.