A new patent filing from Honda seems to suggest a return to the 1970s twist-and-go Hondamatic transmission like on Prince’s... Read More
Honda has filed a patent in Japan for a new 850cc parallel-twin engine to replace the current NC750 range and possibly... Read More
Honda’s blitz on motorcycle patent applications continues with the latest a telescopic side stand. Instead of a solid, sprung stand you flick out to prop up the motorcycle, this stand is like a telescopic camera tripod. We can understand the need to make side stands more secure from flicking back... Read More
The pandemic has forced the cancellation of the 47th Tokyo Motorcycle Show, so motorcycle manufacturers have chosen to virtually launch... Read More
A Good Samaritan act, shortened and cancelled stages and incorrect roadblocks hampered Toby Price in his valiant efforts to win his... Read More
Toby Price has staged a last-ditch attack on American Ricky Brabec’s lead in the penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally but failed to make up enough time. The Australian two-time Dakar winner attacked early and clawed back almost six minutes on the Honda rider who seemed to take it easy. Toby’s attack placed... Read More
Aussie Toby Price and two other riders stopped to help fallen rider Paulo Goncalves (pictured above) yesterday (12 January 2020) in the Dakar... Read More
Aussie Toby Price lost 16 valuable minutes when his rear tyre came off in the sand dunes on stage six of the first Dakar... Read More
After leading on the first day and dropping back to ninth, Aussie Toby Price has scored his second stage win in the Dakar Rally and moved up to second outright. The title holder is chasing his third Dakar victory and KTM’s record 19th consecutive win. He finished the gruelling 453km special stage of rock and... Read More
An error in the roadbook has forced officials in the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia to amend the finishing results after a... Read More
Honda will join several other motorcycle companies in integrating your smartphone with your bike and car so you can access all... Read More
No, Honda hasn’t just released a six-cylinder CBX update, but a CB4X at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. That’s not to say they won’t produce another CBX as they last year filed patent drawings for a retro bike that looks a little like its 1980s six-cylinder CBX with a... Read More
Honda Motorcycles Australia has recalled 1400 CFR450L dual-sport bikes over an issue with the horn dropping off! The official recall... Read More
Future Honda electric motorcycles and scooters might feature an alarm to warn pedestrians unaware of the approaching quiet vehicle. Japanese company... Read More
Honda continues its blitzkrieg of patent applications with a head-display windscreen that is also touch sensitive. The patent illustrations show both an Africa Twin and CBR1000RR Fireblade. Head-up display of vital information such as speed and navigation has been in cars for several years and is now coming to many... Read More
Several motorcycles have electronic suspension that adjusts to the terrain, but Honda has applied for a patent on suspension that... Read More
This video of former Top Gear and now Grand Tour presenter James May reassembling a Honda Z50 “monkey bike” over... Read More
Honda has been granted a patent for a leaning trike possibly powered by the Goldwing six-cylinder engine, a V-twin or electric motor. The Japanese company filed for the patent with the European Patent Office in August 2016 after the Neowing leaning three-wheel concept (pictured above) was unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor... Read More
Honda has filed patent drawings for a retro bike that looks a little like its 1980s six-cylinder CBX with a... Read More
Honda has issued a YouTube video teasing a new model called the Neo Sports Cafe to be unveiled on November... Read More
A recent fatal Sydney car crash has prompted Honda Australia Motorcycle to make an unprecedented third plea for Goldwing owners to check whether their bike is included in a safety recall over faulty airbags. A 58-year-old man died on July 13 when his Honda CRV crashed and the driver was... Read More
The 25th anniversary Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade has been confirmed for Australia to join the Fireblade SP and SP2. It was... Read More
Honda’s NC700SA “new concept” commuter has grown some highway legs, as well as more manners and grunt. It’s now the... Read More
More power and torque, a more aggressive riding position and a racier windscreen has added $900 to the price of the 2014 Honda CBR1000RR coming in March. The standard is $16,899 (+ on-road costs) and the ABS model is $17,899. Increasing the price is a tough move considering sports bike... Read More
Mechanical troubles sunk the hopes of Honda today, handing a likely 1-2 win to KTM, their 13 consecutive victory in... Read More
Falls by both leading contenders was the highlight of the 11th stage of the Dakar Rally today. Three-time titleholder Marc... Read More
A few kilometres in sand or bulldust (fesh fesh) is enough to test any rider, but 688km was a true test for the riders in the Dakar Rally today. Honda rider Joan Barreda Bort passed six riders and clawed back a few minutes from overall leader Marc Coma (KTM) today... Read More
KTM is moving closer to a record 13th consecutive Dakar Rally win after three-time winner Marc Coma clinched the ninth... Read More
Five-time Dakar Rally winner Cyril Despres finally put his new Yamaha on the top step today as Aussies also had... Read More
The Dakar Rally entered Bolivia today, the 28th country to be visited by the famous rally since it started in 1979. The battle of the Spaniards continued with Joan Barreda Bort (Honda) winning the stage by just four minutes from countryman and three-time rally winner Marc Coma (KTM) who retains... Read More
At the half-way point of the 2o14 Dakar Rally with a well-deserved rest day there has already been a death... Read More
The world’s most gruelling and dangerous motorsport event, the Dakar Rally, has again been marred by the death of a... Read More
Dangerously high temperatures forced Dakar Rally organisers to cut short the fifth stage of the motorcycle leg today. Three-time rally winner Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM) was the clear victor and now leads the rally by more than 40 minutes over Honda’s Joan Barreda Bort. Meanwhile, five-time winner Frenchman Cyril Despres... Read More
Rain delayed the start of the Dakar Rally today, washed away some Aussie hopes and dampened the Frenchman Cyril Despres’... Read More
Australian motorcycle riders love their road bikes. Road bike sales rose marginally by 0.3% to 43,724, representing 39% of all... Read More
Ben Grabham scored his highest finishing position in the Dakar Rally today with a sixth place, putting him in the top 10 outright. The 359km stage was won by Honda factory rider and relative newcomer Sam Sunderland of England who lives in Dubai and was “at home” in the grey... Read More
They call day one of the Dakar Rally a shakedown, but the competitors certainly attacked it with vigour. Eventual leader... Read More
The January sales are when manufacturers/importers want to kickstart their sales figures and get rid of stock they didn’t sell... Read More
There is a growing number of avid historic motorcycle collectors in Australia searching the world for collectables because of our strong dollar. Even though our dollar has slid a little in the past six months, there are still many bargains to be had in the US, Japan and Europe. If... Read More
The world’s second-largest motorcycle market is being besieged by brands. Latest to announce an assault on India is, ironically, Indian... Read More
Years before Honda thought about stripping off its Gold Wing to make the brawny F6B and the naughty naked Valkyrie,... Read More
Honda has released Fireblade models in special livery before, but never a one-off special edition with so many performance as well as cosmetic upgrades. The CBR1000RR SP Fireblade features special “factory engine internals” which surely means a boost in power and torque, although they are giving away few details and... Read More
Honda Australia has confirmed we will get the new CB650 motorcycles that debuted at the recent Milan Motorcycle Show. However, the... Read More
The Valkyrie is riding back! The trimmed-down Honda GoldWing was a big hit back in Australia until it was phased... Read More
Honda doesn’t seem content following the herd. Consequently the CTX1300 was unveiled at the Milan motorcycle show. It’s a cross between a tourer and cruiser. There’s also a little bit of scooter in there and even some F6B GoldWing. The CTX1300 is powered by the VFR1200 V4 engine with 62kW... Read More
Honda has been busy lately with leaked photos of a CTX crossover cruiser/tourer powered by an ST1300 V4, a six-speed... Read More
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on... Read More
Winter put a dampener on road bike and cruiser sales which had been scorching hot at the start of the year. In the nine months to the end of winter, sales of road bikes were up only 0.8% to 31,401 while off-road bikes have surged to 10.7%, the biggest beneficiary... Read More
There are few bikes that get me going more than a Dakar Rally bike. I’m no off-roader, but these things... Read More
Honda Goldwing has shed some weight, but gained some street cred. The new F6B (flat six bagger) is a menacing-looking... Read More
Indian Motorcycles are the key to growth success for Polaris Industries. The American snowmobile and off-road vehicle company bought Indian Motorcycles in 2011 and has invested heavily in moving production from North Carolina to Iowa and developing and launching a totally new range of bikes. The Indian Chief Classic, Vintage... Read More
Remember when a Japanese litre sportsbike was nudging $20,000? Thanks to a strong dollar and stiffer competition, prices are down... Read More
Several car companies have, for many years, been working on technology where cars and bikes “talk to each other” to... Read More
A Dutch bike collector has decided to sell almost 100 of his historic bikes, most of which are Hondas. Entrepreneur Michael Buttinger says he loves Japanese motorcycles because of their design. “It has been a difficult decision to sell these machines, which have formed a large part of my life,... Read More
How did you get to work today? Was it a drag, or was it fun? If you’d like more fun... Read More
Perhaps the ideal bike for Australia’s tough conditions was the brutish Honda Africa Twin, a robust, go-anywhere bike based on... Read More
Honda has added another automatic model to its fleet in the new CTX700 range. While most cars are sold with automatic gearboxes and some models don’t even offer a manual version, cars are transport, while motorcycles are so much more. Are riders really ready for auto motorcycles? Auto is a... Read More
This is a new section of Motorbike Writer where you get to plug your motorcycle event. It doesn’t matter if... Read More
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now,... Read More
There’s a growing new breed of riders out there: Weekday warriors. They prefer the relative quiet of riding through the week rather than the hectic free practice of weekend dashes between favourite biker hang-outs. There are no “Sunday drivers”, no MotoGP wannebes, no caravans and basically very little traffic. That... Read More