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TESTED: HONDA CB1000 HORNET SP

Dean Mellor — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:02:11 +0000

The Honda CB1000 Hornet SP is a Fireblade-derived naked loaded with premium kit at a modest price. We take it on a 1000km+ road ride and spend a day on it at SMSP to see [...]

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TESTED: HONDA CB650R E-CLUTCH

Dean Mellor — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:07:24 +0000

The Honda CB650R E-Clutch makes mastering a manual gearbox easier than ever… but this LAMS bike is about much more than just learning how to ride. Honda has long had a knack for innovation and [...]

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MOTORCYCLE SALES HOLD STEADY

Dean Mellor — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 05:58:47 +0000

Motorcycle sales hold steady according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) says motorcycle sales hold steady in the first half of 2025, with off-road bikes up slightly and [...]

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HALF A BILLION HONDA MOTORCYCLES!

Dean Mellor — Thu, 22 May 2025 23:31:17 +0000

Incredible milestone achieved with half a billion Honda Motorcycles sold. More than half a billion Honda motorcycles have been sold around the world since the company’s inception in 1948. Honda’s first mass-produced motorcycle was the 1949 [...]

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HONDA ELECTRIC DREAM

Dean Mellor — Tue, 20 May 2025 06:44:02 +0000

The Honda electric dream is not a new model, but the company’s goal to be #1 in electric bikes in the coming years according to an announcement by Global CEO Toshihiro Mibe. This is the Honda electric dream, [...]

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HONDA REVEALS 50TH ANNIVERSARY GOLDWING

Dean Mellor — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:49:50 +0000

Honda has taken the covers off 50th Anniversary Goldwing models. Honda has unveiled two 50th Anniversary Goldwing models to honour the uber-tourer’s milestone. The Goldwing platform has evolved considerably in the half-century since its introduction, but according [...]

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HONDA CB1000 HORNET SP UNDER $20K RIDE AWAY

Dean Mellor — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:27:12 +0000

New Honda CB1000 Hornet SP priced from just $17,990. The new Honda CB1000 Hornet SP will be priced at just $17,990 plus on-road costs, with some dealers already advertising it at $19,990 ride away, representing [...]

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HONDA’S BOOSTED V3 … WITH A TWIST

Dean Mellor — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:52:54 +0000

Honda’s boosted V3 engine is equipped with an electrical compressor These are images of Honda’s boosted V3 … but it’s not boosted in the way you might think. Rather than an exhaust-driven turbocharger or a [...]

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Out of Africa – Honda NT1100 Road Test

Nigel Paterson — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 02:49:19 +0000

This article was first published in Australian Road Rider issue #170, Feb/March 2023. Born of the Africa Twin, Honda’s new touring bike is built for long rides… By Nigel Paterson I’d left the freeway behind [...]

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Honda brings back the Transalp

Nigel Paterson — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:57:06 +0000

First introduced in 1986, Honda’s Transalp is a legendary bike and now it’s coming back in the form of a 2023 model with a parallel twin powered ‘crossover’ machine. Using the engine from the recently [...]

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