Honda is fielding two very different answers to the same question this fall. One is a $9,499 midsize commuter with a built-in storage compartment and a clutchless gearbox. The other is a 1,833cc horizontally opposed six-cylinder touring machine that starts at $25,700 and tops out at $34,000 with a factory airbag. Both are confirmed for 2027, both arrive before year’s end, and together they cover more of the motorcycling spectrum than most brands manage with their entire lineups.
NC750X DCT
The NC750X DCT is the practical one. Honda’s parallel-twin middleweight pairs its Dual Clutch Transmission with a built-in storage compartment under the fuel tank, a design choice that reflects what this motorcycle is actually for: carrying things, getting places, doing it without drama. The riding position is upright, the styling borrows enough from adventure bikes to look purposeful without committing to actual off-road use, and the DCT means urban traffic becomes an exercise in throttle management rather than clutch work.
The 2027 NC750X DCT carries over at the same $9,499 MSRP as the 2026 model. With 58 hp and 51 lb-ft of torque on tap from the parallel twin, it isn’t a performance machine, but that was never the point. Honda is selling it to riders who want to cover ground efficiently, whether that’s a daily commute or a weekend twisty-road run. One color, Matte Mud Gray, and dealer availability in November.
Gold Wing
The Gold Wing is the other thing entirely. Honda’s flagship tourer has carried that horizontally opposed six-cylinder for more than 50 years, and for 2027 the lineup expands to five distinct configurations split between two trim levels.
The base Gold Wing comes in manual and Automatic DCT versions, priced at $25,700 and $26,700 respectively, both in Metallic Black. The Gold Wing Tour adds full fairing, a taller windscreen, integrated luggage, and a broader color palette: Ignition Blue, Black, and Gray Metallic at $29,700 for the manual and $30,700 for the Automatic DCT. At the top sits the Gold Wing Tour Airbag Automatic DCT at $34,000, available in Gray Metallic, which adds a standard front airbag system to the DCT Tour package. That’s a $3,300 premium over the non-airbag DCT Tour and the only variant in the lineup with that feature.
The engine producing all of this: 125 hp and 125.4 lb-ft of torque from the 1,833cc flat-six, a unit that Honda has developed over decades to prioritize smoothness and low-speed tractability. For long-haul touring, those characteristics matter more than peak output numbers, and the Gold Wing’s reputation for covering 500-mile days without punishing the rider is built on exactly that calibration.
Timing splits between the two trim families. Tour versions reach dealers in October; the standard Gold Wing and Gold Wing Automatic DCT follow in November alongside the NC750X DCT.
Honda has not announced any mechanical or feature changes for the 2027 Gold Wing beyond the lineup configurations and pricing. The 2026 Gold Wing Tour Automatic DCT carried a base MSRP of $30,500, making the 2027 equivalent a $200 increase. The Tour Airbag Automatic DCT moves from $33,800 to $34,000, a $200 step up on that variant as well.
The Gold Wing announcement lands as Honda pushes broadly across its powersports and automotive lineups. American Honda cleared 1 million units through August 2026, running a month ahead of 2025’s pace. On the two-wheel side, that kind of sales momentum gives Honda room to maintain proven platforms rather than chase volume through discounting, which explains why the Gold Wing pricing moves only modestly year-over-year.
Honda’s approach here is conservative in the best sense: don’t fix what works, keep both DCT and manual options alive for riders who have strong preferences either way, and price the lineup close enough to prior years that existing owners looking to upgrade aren’t faced with sticker shock. Five configurations across two trim levels gives the Gold Wing a wider price ladder than most of its touring competitors manage, which matters when the market for premium motorcycle tourers skews toward buyers who know exactly what they want before they walk in.
The NC750X DCT at $9,499 and the Gold Wing Tour Airbag DCT at $34,000 share exactly one feature: Honda’s Dual Clutch Transmission. Everything else about them is a study in contrast, which is precisely why Honda sells both.
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