India, Dec. 8 -- Seeing a Honda Goldwing being used for off-roading is not something most of you would expect. Yet that is exactly what has appeared on social media after two professional riders posted videos riding the 400-kg touring motorcycle on dirt.

American motocross and supercross racer Carson Brown shared a clip featuring an older-generation Goldwing being ridden flat-out through sand. The video shows Brown launching the bike off large mounds and landing it repeatedly, maneuvers more commonly seen on motocross bikes than on luxury tourers. Despite the heavyweight and touring-focused setup, the Gold Wing takes the abuse without any visible mechanical failure.

In a separate video, Spanish rider Kirian Mirabet uses the newer-genera...