Under this tag you will find articles related to Honda and its activities within the motorcycle sector. This includes new model presentations, technical developments, motorsport topics and company-related news concerning Honda and Honda Racing.
The list below brings together all content in which Honda is featured — ranging from production models and concept bikes to racing projects and strategic decisions made by the manufacturer.
From ABS to emergency brake assist, motorcycle electronics have changed dramatically in almost 40 years. Which systems demonstrably prevent crashes, where the technology creates its own problems and what prototypes and patents hint at for the future.
Honda HRC Progressive is auctioning the plastics the team raced at the SMX playoff in Carson. All proceeds go to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, which fights brain tumors in children.
Aleix Espargaro returns to MotoGP at the Indonesian Grand Prix, replacing the still-absent Joan Mir in Honda’s factory team. The call-up comes just six months after his serious testing crash in Sepang and is more of an emergency solution than a dream scenario for Honda.
Portuguese Honda dealer Mototrofa has turned a current CB750 Hornet into a much sharper streetfighter. The green build features new brakes, plenty of carbon, a nod to Honda’s racing history and a build time of just six weeks.
Honda is reportedly working on a new supersport bike with a 900 cc V3 without a compressor. The model, called the V3R 900RR, could replace the ageing CBR600RR and make Honda competitive again in the Supersport World Championship.
At the last Pirelli test of the season with regular riders, Diogo Moreira set the fastest unofficial time on the new 850cc Honda. The lap times show that the 2027 bikes can already keep up with the current 1000s despite their smaller capacity.
Honda is once again offering the CB350C as a Special Edition in India for the 2026 model year. The top version costs 204,700 rupees (approx. 1,875 euros / 2,135 US dollars) and differs from the cheaper variants mainly in its looks.
A green CB750 Hornet from Portugal has won the European custom contest Honda Customs 2026. It gives the dealer Mototrofa its second title, and for the first time a Hornet takes the top spot.
The Honda SP-1 on which Joey Dunlop won the TT Formula 1 race in 2000 will be auctioned in Birmingham in November. Alongside it, the sister machine of John McGuinness from the Vimto team of the time also goes under the hammer.
Honda sends the NT1100 into the 2027 model year with two new paint finishes. Nothing changes technically, it still matches the state of the major 2025 update.
After the sprint at the Grand Prix of San Marino, Pecco Bagnaia spoke of frustration and humiliation and admitted that neither he nor his team can explain the behaviour of his Ducati. At the same time two penalties for impeding have triggered a fundamental debate in the paddock, and at Honda and Yamaha Saturday’s problems remain unsolved.
The 2027 MotoGP season brings the biggest rule change in years: 850 cubic centimeters of displacement, Pirelli instead of Michelin and an almost completely reshuffled rider field. This page collects everything about the new era and is updated continuously.
Model year 2027 begins earlier than usual, with the first machines appearing in price lists and at dealers as early as the summer of 2026. This overview page collects every confirmed and announced motorcycle release for 2027 and is updated continuously.
Honda is the first company in the world to receive the new top rating of five stars in the FIA Road Safety Index. The assessment explicitly covered the motorcycle business, across 17 countries.
Honda takes the CB750 Hornet into model year 2027 technically unchanged and only revises the color range. Four new two-tone combinations are available, but not every market gets all four.
After the severe earthquake in Kyushu, Honda has been building complete motorcycles at its Kumamoto plant again since 24 August. The group’s most important two-wheeler factory in Japan stood still for around four weeks.
Tech3 has signed Luca Marini as its first rider for the 2027 MotoGP season. The Italian is leaving the Honda factory team after three years and will ride a KTM from now on.
Honda UK is launching a replica of the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP to mark John McGuinness’s 30th TT anniversary. Fifteen road-legal units will be built at 37,730 pounds each, sold exclusively by invitation.
The works machine on which Mike Hailwood took the 1966 350 cc world title will be auctioned in Birmingham in November. The auction house estimates it at 750,000 to 950,000 pounds, which at the upper end comes close to the current record price for a motorcycle.
Paul Jordan has won the Historic Junior Classic TT on the Isle of Man for the second year running. The margin was comfortable, even though the Northern Irishman spent much of the race running only fourth.
