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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.
Rather than new models or a radical V4-powered Fireblade as widely tipped, Honda showed up at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan with a range of updated CB models including a more off-road-oriented CB500X (pictured). 2019 CB models Honda’s mid-sized CB range has been very popular in Australia for years, especially the more recent 500 …
Honda has confirmed it will start making hybrid scooters in September and will develop a portable lithium-ion battery that you can swap in electric motorcycles and cars. Pictured above are Honda’s coming electric and hybrid scooters. Neither of the ideas is new, but the fact that a major Japanese manufacturer is heading down these two …
Honda has filed patent drawings for a retro bike that looks a little like its 1980s six-cylinder CBX with a bubble fairing. It would be a competitor for retro models such as the BMW R nineT Racer and Triumph Bonneville Thruxton (with optional bubble fairing) and the popular Kawasaki ZX 900 RS Cafe Racer with …
Novice riders interested in the small capacity naked market now have an even wider variety of motorcycles to choose from with the addition of the Honda CB300R. The all-new learner-approved bike will cost $5999 (plus on-road costs) and is slightly more retro looking than its sister CB300FA ($5699). Naked market This section of the market is …
Just days after announcing a ridiculous price for the new Monkey Bike, Honda Australia has announced a more realistic price for the modern/retro CB1000R Café Neo Racer. It will arrive in Honda showrooms this month at $16,499 plus on-road costs which is $500 less than the CBR1000RR without ABS. Once on-road coats are included it …
The new Honda Monkey Bike has ABS, LED lighting and a 150% engine capacity increase to 125cc, but you will also pay a hefty ride-away price of $5999. Honda Motorcycles Australia have got to be kidding! That hefty price is about the same as most 300cc road bikes on the market. And it doesn’t stack …
Honda announced it was dropping the 50cc Monkey Bike last year, but they now have a modern version with more than double the engine capacity, five gears and even ABS. With the phenomenal success of the Grom, Honda has obviously seen the potential for a modernised Monkey Bike. Honda Australia took two years to realise …
Honda plans to introduce an electric cub scooter and hybrid scooters next year but it also working on hydrogen fuel-cell motorcycles. Patent plans show the fuel-cell motorcycle with a perimeter frame, telescopic forks, shaft drive and a fuel cell under the seat. Honda is working on the fuel-cell bike in collaboration with Toyota and Nissan. …
Honda’s Italian-designed CB4 Interceptor Concept has innovative wind powered touchscreen instruments according to this official video. It uses a wind turbine to power the instruments which also include satnav, mobile phone connectivity and the ability to make emergency calls. Honda’s press release says: The front of the bike features a fan used to convert the motorcycle’s …
Honda finally looks like it’s getting its mojo back with the unveiling of the CB4 Interceptor concept at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. The bike is the result of design work out of their R&D facility in Rome. Given the vacuum cleaner designs they’ve been coming up with in recent years, let’s hope there is …