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Honda exhibits 2021 model line-up at first Motorcycle Live Online – major updates to Adventure, Street and Scooter line-ups to be shown.

Official updates to a further seven Honda models span the worlds of European commuting, adventure and roadster!

New name for 2021 for Honda’s fun-focussed mini-bike – the MSX125 Grom2kW from new 2021 engine, now with 5 speed gearboxNew design with quick-release bodywork that promotes adaptability and customisationThe Honda MSX125 returns for 2021 with a new name - the MSX125...

Honda UK Motorcycles promotes socially-distanced transport with launch of Back to Work package offering up to £1,000 savings.

Maidstone Honda will supply 20 Honda PCX scooters to support NHS Volunteer Responders with pharmaceutical deliveries in the local community, answering the nation-wide call to help the NHS help us amidst the pandemic.

Honda’s brotherly duo Andrew and Glenn Irwin, swapped circuits for the roads during the off-season to successfully pass their motorcycle tests.

In 2018 Honda’s Forza 300 scooter was completely reborn in lightweight, compact, sporty form, with an enhanced specification including electrically adjustable screen, full LED lighting and optional 45-litre Smart Key-linked top box.

Honda UK and Nottingham Trent University setup exhibition to gauge student attitudes towards motorcycles and riding.

Seventy years after the first Dream D-Type rolled out of the factory in 1949, Honda are today celebrating their 70th anniversary of motorcycle production having produced 400 million units world-wide.

One of Europe’s most popular scooters – and the market leader in 2018, with nearly 19,000 units sold – is practically a brand-new machine for 2020. Sleek, restyled bodywork and a redesigned frame bring over 50% more storage space; revised rear geometry makes for a more comfortable ride. The new four-valve engine accelerates faster, is quicker at the top-end and returns greater fuel efficiency. It’s also EURO5 compliant and Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC) is now a standard fit.

Honda CB500X and Super Cub C125 motorcycles take the spoils in their respective categories at the MCN Bike of the Year Awards 2019.

With a wealth of collective motorsport experience behind them, four racers completed their Compulsory Bike Training with the Honda School of Motorcycling.

Honda Motor Europe this week returns to the Wheels & Waves festival on this, its 8th edition, to celebrate 50 years of Honda’s inline-four heritage, since the seminal CB750 first went on sale in 1969.

Honda scooped two awards at the 2019 Honest John Kit Awards courtesy of the Monkey and PCX125.

Honda UK Adventure Month commences on April 5 2019 to celebrate the brand’s Adventure model family. Until May 6, offers across this range of motorcycles will make the likes of Africa Twins more enticing than ever. Better yet, any Honda customer purchasing an Adventure...

In the build-up to Motorcycle Live, Honda has revealed the displays, features and exhibits which will constitute its vast presence at the UK’s largest motorcycle exhibition.

Honda has scooped two awards from the coveted Auto Trader Best Bike Awards 2018.
The GL1800 Gold Wing is Honda’s flagship premium tourer and was the undeniable favourite with judges this year winning the title of “Best Tourer”.

Monkey Bike will be available from £3699 in Honda Motorcycle dealerships across the UK or on PCP for £65 a month. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Model overview 3. Monkey milestones 4. Technical specifications 1. Introduction The Honda Monkey bike is perhaps most widely...

Honda’s segment-leading sports/GT 2018 Honda Forza 125 scooter maintains its rapid upward trajectory, receiving a thorough-going restyle, plus electrically adjustable screen, LED indicators, new instrumentation, two all-new colour options. increased underseat storage...

Honda Motor Europe is pleased to announce its off-road line-up for 2019, featuring upgrades across the entire range, and the addition of two brand new names to the CRF family. The flagship CRF450R moto-crosser – and its cross-country sibling the CRF450RX – both...

Honda UK is thrilled to announce it will once again be official motorbike partner to the 2018 Isle of Man TT; and, for the first time ever will be the official car partner. Eight Civic Type R and eight of the brand new CBR1000RR Fireblade SP have been provided by...

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Model overview 3. Monkey milestones 4. Technical specifications 1. Introduction The Honda Monkey bike is perhaps most widely known as a groovy icon of the 1970s, but it first saw the light of day in 1961. Originally developed as a 49cc...

The 2017 Honda stand at EICMA will again feature a Design Studio area show-casing the design work of Honda’s R&D facility in Rome. This year’s exhibit is the CB4 ‘Interceptor’ - the result of ongoing research around the ‘Neo Sports Café’ design theme which first...

Model updates: Honda’s definitive full-size adventure machine gets a comprehensive update for 2018, with Throttle By Wire, 3 riding modes, expanded Honda Selectable Torque Control parameters, more responsive power delivery and engaging engine sound. It’s also 2kg...

Model updates: Honda’s X-ADV mixes tough SUV style and convenience with long travel suspension plus strong performance from its 745cc twin-cylinder engine.  Updated for 2018, the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) receives an off-road G switch, and the engine gets 2-Level...

Model updates: Honda’s much-loved sports-naked CB1000R is re-born with striking, modern café racer-inspired minimalist styling. Its four-cylinder engine gains 15kW more peak power and mid-range torque, and is controlled by Throttle By Wire. Riding modes now offer...

Model updates: Honda’s ultimate commuting motorcycle wears a tough, adventure look and features a torque-laden parallel twin engine, long travel suspension, internal storage compartment, LED lighting and LCD instruments with personalised colour options.  Two Level...

Model updates: Honda unveils a stylishly stripped-back new ‘sport naked’ for new riders looking to take the next step in their motorcycling career in style. The lightweight ‘Neo Sports Café’-styled CB300R features a responsive 286cc liquid-cooled engine, six speed...

Model updates: Honda’s user-friendly naked commuter NC750S features a torque-laden parallel twin engine, comfortable riding position with low seat height, clever internal storage compartment and LCD instruments with personalised colour options.  A 35kW version is also...

Model updates: Honda reveals a stylishly stripped-back new entry level ‘sports naked’ aimed squarely at style-conscious younger riders. The lightweight CB125R features a responsive liquid-cooled engine, six speed gearbox plus brand new chassis comprised of...

Model updates: Honda’s unique Integra – which combines many of the best attributes of both motorcycle and scooter – features LED lighting and LCD instruments, plus two Special Edition metallic paint options.  Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC) is added for 2018. A...

Model updates: Redesigned from the wheels up, the new Honda Gold Wing is sharper, more compact and lighter; its monumental flat six-cylinder engine now features 4-valves per cylinder and comes equipped with Throttle By Wire, 4 riding modes, Honda Selectable Torque...

Honda has strengths in producing a broad range of products including motorcycles, automobiles, power products and even business jets. And Honda has relationships with 28 million customers around the world, which we established through our products. Such strengths as a...

2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Honda’s iconic racers for the roads: Fireblade and Type R. Both unleashed to the world in 1992, the two performance brands would reach new highs in their respective classes and take the Honda brand to legendary status....

1. Introduction When it comes to competition it doesn’t get much tighter, or more committed than the MX2 class. And Honda’s CRF250R has consistently proved a worthy weapon for battle. It is a machine that has evolved over time, through increments and steps, into a...

Civic Type R to be on stand and racing the hill climb Special livery Fireblade set for Goodwood 2017 sees Honda celebrate 25 years of both Type R and Fireblade   Honda UK is marking the silver anniversary of Type R and Fireblade with a dynamic duo of exciting...

Honda Motor Europe is pleased to confirm it will be joining The Bike Shed - the UK’s premier custom bike show - with two machines drawn from very different corners of the customized motorcycle universe. The CB1100TR concept was created entirely in-house by Honda’s...

Honda Motor Europe Italy will star in the 100th Giro d'Italia as official sponsor and supplier of cars and motorcycles. The Giro d'Italia is one of the most important sporting events in the world, reaching a vast audience of athletes and fans. Honda's sponsorship of...

Honda Motor Europe is pleased to announce upgrades for 2018 for its flagship CRF450R moto-crosser. 2018YM CRF450R For the first time, the CRF450R will be equipped with electric starter as standard, an invaluable aid both for convenience and for saving precious lap...

Honda Motor Europe today releases five short films that illustrate what happens when a truly innovative engineering project is interpreted through the eyes of artists working across a wide range of different genres. Now reaching dealerships across Europe, Honda’s...

As a result of the overwhelming response to our "My First Honda Fireblade" poll, 25 real-life riders tell us what makes their model so special. 01 Carl Tiffany “Sat with a brew in my hand back in Feb 1992 I’d just washed my trusty CBR600FL and was reading MCN. There...

Welcome to our super-special celebration of one of the best bikes ever made: the Honda Fireblade! We’ve got everything a Honda Fireblade fan could ever dream of, including: 25 years of the Fireblade – an amazing infographic comparing the specs of the newest Fireblade...

Graeme Irwin on his Honda CRF missed out on an overall MX1 victory by a single point Sunday in the Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship at Cadders Hill, Lyng, where he racked up his second podium finish in as many rounds. His MX2 teammate Martin Barr on his Honda...