Hannibal,
It is RUMORS only. There are also rumors of 2300CC and electric windshields among others.
I also own a 2001 Goldwing with ABS and it is my 6th Goldwing in 15 years. I follow the GL1800 web pages fairly closly.
http://www.ridersrally.com/forum/
http://www.gl1800riders.com/
IF Honda doesn't make any significant changes, they USUALLY would release the new model year ( 2005 ) sometime in August. When they made the new 1800 model for the first model year, it was announced at the dealer convention ( Sept 16, 2000 ) and the first ones on the street were mid November. Those did not have the ABS brakes. I ordered mine on September 17th and got the first ABS model locally the end of Feb 2001.
I would personally be VERY surprized if Honda makes a displacement change to the 1800 cc engine. Perhaps they may get more HP or something. I would NOT be surprized to see them add an electric windshield ( like BMW ).
The Wing is a great bike. My Rune gets little use, as I am usually on the Wing for longer rides. I enjoy the Rune for several hour rides, when my wife doesn't want to go.
It is RUMORS only. There are also rumors of 2300CC and electric windshields among others.
I also own a 2001 Goldwing with ABS and it is my 6th Goldwing in 15 years. I follow the GL1800 web pages fairly closly.
http://www.ridersrally.com/forum/
http://www.gl1800riders.com/
IF Honda doesn't make any significant changes, they USUALLY would release the new model year ( 2005 ) sometime in August. When they made the new 1800 model for the first model year, it was announced at the dealer convention ( Sept 16, 2000 ) and the first ones on the street were mid November. Those did not have the ABS brakes. I ordered mine on September 17th and got the first ABS model locally the end of Feb 2001.
I would personally be VERY surprized if Honda makes a displacement change to the 1800 cc engine. Perhaps they may get more HP or something. I would NOT be surprized to see them add an electric windshield ( like BMW ).
The Wing is a great bike. My Rune gets little use, as I am usually on the Wing for longer rides. I enjoy the Rune for several hour rides, when my wife doesn't want to go.