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touring / default rider 183 cm

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade vs Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing ergonomics

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade and Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.

Fit verdict

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade has a 780 mm seat; the Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing sits at 780 mm, within a few millimetres of each other. As a rule of thumb you flat-foot a bike when your inseam roughly matches its seat height: about 78 cm for the Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade and 78 cm for the Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade and Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
SpecHonda GL1200 Gold Wing AspencadeHonda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Seat height780 mm780 mm
Wheelbase1,610 mm1,610 mm
Wet weight--
Displacement1,181 cc1,085 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade
Neutral (77.6 deg)
Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Neutral (77.6 deg)

Hip angle

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade
Sport (80.5 deg)
Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Sport (80.5 deg)

Elbow angle

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade
Neutral (10.2 deg)
Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Neutral (10.2 deg)