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Honda is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world surpassing 300 million motorcycles in its 65 years of production. The humble Honda Cub is the most popular motorcycle in history having sold more than 87 million. Honda makes a wide range of motorcycles, scooters and ATVs for almost every style of riding. We preview coming models and Honda technologies, as well as road testing Honda motorcycles for performance, handling, styling, economy and more.
If Batman bought a production motorcycle instead of building his own, he would no doubt choose a Honda Rune, although he would have trouble finding one. The bike was built in Ohio for the American market and unveiled by Honda in 2004 as a limited-edition model. Only a few were ever sent to Australia. They …
Honda Australia is promoting its automatic Dual-Clutch Transmission on the new Africa Twin adventure bike by offering the upgrade for free. Apart from scooters, there are few bikes that have a clutchless shift transmission, although many hi-tech sports bikes now have a quick shifter that allows shifts without using the clutch. The standard transmission Africa …
The Motorbike Writer 1980 Honda CX500 project bike is up for sale to make way for the next project bike, so make us an offer! We won’t lie. It sometimes jumps out of second or sticks in second. However, that’s about the full extent of its mechanical problems. It starts every time, it doesn’t leak …
Honda continues to drop its prices in the wake of an 18.1% drop in sales in the first quarter of 2017 with the latest being the 2017 model CB500F. The learner-approved street fighter has arrived in dealerships at $7299, down $600 on last year’s model. It comes in Millennium Red/Graphite Black and Matte Gunpowder Black Metallic. This follows Honda’s …
Honda’s new CRF1000L adventure bike has been a hit and now it seems an Africa Twin Rally production version is about to hit the market with more power and less weight. It was first shown at the Milan motorcycle show in November as the Enduro Sports model. Now it has appeared in Italy as a production …
Honda has announced prices for its 2017 300cc models with the CBR300R up $150 to $5399 and the CB300F naked bike (pictured above) down $500 to $5199. There are no changes to the models for 2017, so the $150 ride on the CBR300R may simply be because it is already fairly popular. The CBR300R is …
Honda has signed a deal with Hitachi Automotive Systems to develop and make motors for electric vehicles. While the Memorandum of Understanding doesn’t specify electric motorcycles, Honda has already confirmed it will have the EV-CUB electric scooter (pictured above) available from 2018. The move by the world’s largest motorcycle company could be a significant spark …
Honda Australia has announced the CMX bobber will arrive here in April 2017 at $8995 ride away. While the learner-approved 471cc motorcycle is basically a Honda Rebel with a bit of a Yamaha Bolt ($11,999 + on-road costs) make-over, it won’t be called a Rebel here. In Australia, it will just be called the CMX bobber and …
It seems self-balancing motorcycles that can’t fall over are coming with Honda now the third company to unveil a working prototype. BMW Motorrad unveiled its self-balancing Vision 100 Next “crashproof” bike at the Cologne Intermot show in October. They did not reveal how it works, but this video shows it in action. It was shortly …
Honda Australia has announced the arrival date and prices for the 2017 25th Anniversary edition of the CBR1000RR Fireblade and the SP. They will arrive in May at $22,499 (plus on-road costs) for the anniversary edition and $28,499 for the CBR1000RR SP. They will arrive in Victory Red (above) or matte black. That compares wth the current …