Honda Motorcycles

Honda has officially launched its first full-size production electric motorcycle, the E-VO. It looks like a retro-styled cafe racer and is initially for the Chinese market where it is built.  Beneath the round headlight and retro bodywork is a forged aluminium frame, a cast aluminium swingarm and a mid-mounted motor. It is good for 15-16kW, depending on battery size. It

Japanese motorcycle manufacturer is about to produce bike number 500,000,000. Few car makers have managed single models that really sell well, like Corolla and Golf, both around the 50million mark. But Honda eclipsed that with its Super Cub (above), managing over 100 million in its lifetime. And now Honda reports that it is about to build bike number 500 million

If you like the concept of a quickshifter but bemoan clutchless downshifts, Honda has the system for you. We check out the E-Clutch attached to a CBR650R LAMS machine. Automatic transmissions for motorcycles are still a bit of a rarity, but automated manuals certainly aren’t. We’ve been riding all manner of motorcycles for ages that have automated manuals. Better known

Honda has shown off a four-stroke 75-degree V3 powerplant equipped with an electrical compressor that gives a marked torque boost in the low- to mid-rev range. It is designed for larger motorcycles as a more fuel efficient but still potent powertrain. Honda says its compact dimensions imbue it with significant new model potential. And it says development will continue. The