Honda’s Mini Could Become Even Better Honda’s motorcycle division is all about rumors. The company must have about 10 million... Read More
A Great Little Trail Bike We already knew the Honda CT125 Hunter Cub was going to be a great little... Read More
Honda recently teased a new Forza model. This one should be a higher-displacement machine that will sit alongside the Forza 300 and Forza 125. It should challenge bikes like the Yamaha TMAX 560. In the teaser video, which I have included below, the company notes that “the Forza family is... Read More
Honda has doubled down on electric minibikes with a patent filing for their long-promised electric Super Cub and a trademark... Read More
Honda’s CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP superbike has been inducted into the prestigious Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, Germany. It took... Read More
A tribute motorcycle to Isle of Man TT racing legend Joey Dunlop who died in 2000 is the highlight of an online auction in his Northern Ireland homeland. The limited-edition Honda SP-1 was commissioned by Honda dealer Tippetts Motors of Surbiton, Surrey, in the early 2000s to commemorate the Northern... Read More
Winglets have been used on MotoGP bikes for a few years now to improved high-speed handling, but are they just... Read More
Honda is adding Android Auto to its Goldwing infotainment system for music, phone calls and messaging with a software update next month. This follows Harley-Davidson... Read More
Honda has filed patent designs for a bike that seem to suggest they will build the CB4X concept shown at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan last November. CB4X patent Not a lot is known about the concept and the patent filing doesn’t reveal any extra details. It appears to... 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 has filed an application for a patent for an aerodynamic tail that looks a little like those spoilers we... Read More
Honda has filed a patent that indicates it may be planning to extend its Goldwing double-wishbone forks to other bikes in its range. Two patent drawings show the suspension being used on a neo retro CB1100 and a C125 Super Cub scooter. So anything in between could be suitable for... Read More
By Jim Bevin* 2020 is set to be a strange time for those who live outdoors and on the open road.... Read More
The latest patent application drawings from Honda seem to indicate the Japanese company is planning an electric Fireblade, albeit with... Read More
Toby Price has dropped further off the lead after the marathon 534km 10th stage of the Dakar Rally was substantially shortened for safety reasons following several crashes. Organisers said their rescue helicopters were all deployed for fallen riders and with strong winds picking up, they decided on a shortened stage. The Aussie title defender and... Read More
Aussie Toby Price has whittled a little off the lead of American Ricky Brabec with a strong second place in the... Read More
After the problems Honda had with the massive global recall of dangerous Takata airbags in their Goldwing, the company is... Read More
The Honda factory team is shaping to be the biggest threat to Aussie Toby Price scoring his third Dakar Rally win and the 19th consecutive victory for KTM. Honda has the top three outright positions after yesterday’s 453km stage four of the rally in Saudi Arabia with Toby biding his time in fourth place... Read More
Kawasaki seems to be following Yamaha and Honda in developing a leaning three-wheeler with its latest patent application in the... Read More
One of the most iconic bikes from the 1970s is the 1966 Honda Super Hawk ridden by author Robert M... Read More
Patent drawings seem to suggest Honda may be reviving its high-speed Blackbird sports bike with eight aerodynamic winglets. In September, patent drawings of winglets that automatically deployed above a certain speed were accompanied by drawings of the Africa Twin and Fireblade. When both were unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show... Read More
The founder of the motorcycle exhaust company that brought music to the ears of many riders, Luigi Termignoni, has died,... Read More
Honda has been releasing a raft of patents over the past year for futuristic products and innovations, but the latest is... Read More
The 2020 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR-R will join the 200hp+ club with MotoGP winglets and an engine and frame inspired by the RC213V. Ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show unveiling tonight (5 November 2019) in Milan, the company has released full technical details of its iconic sportsbike. Power to the people... Read More
Honda Australia has recalled the rear carrier rack for their Monkey mini-motorcycle as it has insufficient strength to carry its maximum... Read More
The long-awaited 2-litre Honda Goldwing has again failed to materialise, instead receiving minor tweaks for 2020, just two years after... Read More
The worst-kept secret in motorcycling has been confirmed with Honda unveiling the full tech specs for the bigger, narrower and higher-tech Africa Twin CRF1100L at the AIMExpo motorcycle show in Ohio, USA. Of course, the biggest news is that the engine has gone from 998cc to a longer-stroke 1084cc with power up from 70kW... Read More
In the future, your emotions could be monitored by household appliances and sent to your motorcycle to govern the way... Read More
Honda has been busy this past year filing several interesting patents including the most recent for active aero and direct... Read More
Honda has released a teaser video that shows a rapid dust trail across the desert and the words “True Adventure” which could be the tipped CRF1100L Africa Twin. CRF1100L It is expected the 998cc engine from the CRF1000L will be upgraded to a longer-stroke 1084cc unit in the CRF11009L. The... Read More
A continuing downturn in motorcycle sales, as well as car sales, in the first half of the year has been... Read More
Honda Motorcycles Australia has recalled 183 of their learner motorcycles over an issue which could cause locking of the rear... Read More
Facebook has applied for a patent for what they call a robotic self-balancing electric motorcycle, although it looks more like a mobility skateboard than a motorcycle. However, that doesn’t mean that the company won’t move into the motorcycle industry at some later stage. After all, most electric motorcycle companies are... Read More
(Sponsored post from Peter Stevens) For avid outdoor explorers, off-road bikes are a serious consideration or temptation. If you have... Read More
Honda has been going crazy with some equally crazy patents lately but the latest patent applications for a variable riding... Read More
Yamaha might be going down the blown track like Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Ducati with a patent filing for a turbocharged parallel twin. It follows Kawasaki’s H2 supercharged bike and patent filings by Suzuki and Honda for turbocharged engines, while Ducati applied for a patent for an exhaust system turbine.... Read More
Kawasaki is the latest manufacturer to indicate they will add radar systems to their bikes to detect imminent collisions and... Read More
Honda has filed a patent application for a facial-recognition helmet that would act as a key fob to unlock your... Read More
Honda is forging ahead with plans for hydrogen fuel-cell motorcycles. A patent for the design which was submitted in late 2017 has just been made public. The design shows a rather conventional bike from the outside with a perimeter frame, telescopic forks and shaft drive. However, and the seat is a... Read More
If you get sweaty in the crotch riding your motorcycle, you may be interested in Honda’s plans to develop a... Read More
The big four Japanese manufacturers are believed to be working to standardise electric motorcycle batteries and charging infrastructure. Noted electric... Read More
Camo motorcycle riding pants were once a big thing and now it looks like urban camouflage paint is coming to motorcycles. Royal Enfield recently launched the Himalayan Street in grey camo and Californian electric motorcycle company Fly Free has a model in grey camo. Now, famous Swiss custom motorcycle company Gannet... Read More
The next Honda Goldwing could have emergency brakes that sense a collision and slow the bike automatically. These automatic or... Read More
A Honda Neowing leaning three-wheeler looks likely to be coming soon, possibly as a replacement for the Goldwing. Honda has... Read More
Honda has led the January sales rush for the past three years and there is good reason to believe they will get the sales rush going again. January is a big motorcycle sales month as manufacturers/importers offer discounts to get rid of stock they didn’t sell at Christmas time. They are... Read More
Rather than new models or a radical V4-powered Fireblade as widely tipped, Honda showed up at the EICMA motorcycle show... Read More
Triumph triumphs as the most satisfying motorcycle brand in the market, according to about 700 riders surveyed by customer satisfaction... Read More
Honda will unveil an electric version of its Riding Assist self-balancing motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2018 indicating they could be the first to market with this technology. While such technology may seem pointless to many riders, there would be a lot of uses for this sort of... Read More
Honda has confirmed it will start making hybrid scooters in September and will develop a portable lithium-ion battery that you... Read More
Novice riders interested in the small capacity naked market now have an even wider variety of motorcycles to choose from... Read More
Prince’s 1981 Hondamatic motorcycle, adorned with purple and pink love symbols, that he rode in the film version of “Purple Rain” is going up for auction on Friday (May 18, 2018) at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. The bike is the feature item in the auction which includes... Read More
Honda Motorcycles Australia says it is “pleased to announce the pricing for the anticipated 2018 Africa Twin variants”, however there... Read More
The rumour mill is buzzing again with tips that Honda will replace the Fireblade superbike in 2019 with a V4... Read More
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... Read More
The new Honda Monkey Bike has ABS, LED lighting and a 150% engine capacity increase to 125cc, but you will... Read More
Honda announced it was dropping the 50cc Monkey Bike last year, but they now have a modern version with more... Read More
Several brands have registered their first positive motorcycle sales results in more than 12 months, according to the latest industry figures for the first quarter of 2018. However, the increase is compared with the first quarter last year when motorcycle sales dramatically plummeted 13.4% to 21,794. It was the first... Read More
Since the 1970s, Japanese motorcycles have dominated the market, but times are tough and the four companies are changing their... Read More
Suzuki Motorcycles seems to be joining the push toward automatics after filing multiple patent applications for a semi-automatic transmission. While... Read More
Congratulations to the three Aussies who competed in the bike event of the 2018 Dakar Rally for finishing in commendable positions. Even finishing the gruelling rally is a triumph as only 85 of 142 bike competitors made it to the end. Our first Australian Dakar champion, Toby Price, clenched his... Read More