Honda has given the CBR600RR a far more comprehensive makeover than the initially familiar styling would suggest, with suspension, chassis, bodywork and styling updates as well as revisions to fuel injection and ABS systems. Showa’s Big Piston Fork is the biggest change to the mechanicals of the bike, aimed at preventing that big lunge of initial fork dive under heavy ...
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- 12 November 2012
Three new Honda’s sharing much of the same basic bike have been revealed with the same 500cc parallel twin motor, chassis and running gear, and are squarely aimed at restricted licence holders hoping to take a step up from a 125cc machine, or new riders looking for a credible new bike. The three models are topped by a fully-faired sportsbike-styled ...
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- 12 November 2012
Honda has officially confirmed it will be putting a road-going version of the RC213V into production for 2014 as it tries to give a massive boost of excitement to the Honda brand. Honda boss Takanobu Ito made the announcement on today (Friday) in Tokyo as part of a bigger speech outlining the future of the firm. The RC213V production bike ...
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- 21 September 2012
ADVERTISING PROMOTION This year marks the 20th anniversary of the mighty Honda Fireblade, the bike that re-defined the sports bike market. Honda dealers throughout the land will be celebrating on Saturday 11 August and one lucky person will win a 2012 Fireblade! For your chance to win, visit www.honda.co.uk/fireblade and register for your unique entry code. Then take your code to ...
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- 01 August 2012
After last year's European Junior Cup race series used Kawasaki Ninja 250s, Honda has decided to give their own 250cc commuter a track makeover. While the standard Honda CBR250R isn't particularly exciting, it looks a lot better in race trim with a Honda TT Legends inspired paintscheme. Developed for the Japanese CBR250R Cup race series, the mini CBR also gets ...
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- 15 June 2012