Latest Honda Motorcycle News, Reviews and Racing https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/honda-news/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:10:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png Latest Honda Motorcycle News, Reviews and Racing https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/honda-news/ 32 32 New General Manager of Power Sports and Products at Honda MPE https://www.mcnews.com.au/new-general-manager-of-power-sports-and-products-at-honda-mpe/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/new-general-manager-of-power-sports-and-products-at-honda-mpe/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:10:06 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=519839 Honda Australia MPE Honda Australia Motorcycle Power Equipment and Marine (MPE) today announced the appointment of Mr. Chris Schultz as General Manager of Power Sports and Products, effective immediately. Prior to 2013, Mr Schultz held a long-standing history with Honda Australia, serving as the National Sales Manager of Marine and Engine (OEM) and General Manager […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/new-general-manager-of-power-sports-and-products-at-honda-mpe/feed/ 0 2025 Honda CB500 Hornet Review | LAMS Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-cb500f-hornet-review-lams-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-cb500f-hornet-review-lams-motorcycle-test/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:35:51 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=515762 Honda CB500 Hornet Review Quite the little charmer this one. The CB500F has long been a favourite here amongst all of us at MCNews.com.au. And now its continued evolution sees it join the Hornet family, alongside the terrific CB750 Hornet we tested back in mid-2023 (crikey time flies!). The headline story with the move to […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-cb500f-hornet-review-lams-motorcycle-test/feed/ 1 Recall Round-Up | Honda Fireblade, VFR1200, CBR600RR and NSS350 https://www.mcnews.com.au/recall-round-up-honda-fireblade-vfr1200-cbr600rr-and-nss350/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/recall-round-up-honda-fireblade-vfr1200-cbr600rr-and-nss350/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:02:35 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=511485 Motorcycle Recall Round-Up Honda NSS350 Forza Recall Recall number – REC-006294 Campaign number – 3PE Original published date – 4 March 2025 Supplier details – HONDA AUSTRALIA MOTORCYCLE AND POWER EQUIPMENT PTY. LTD. Contact name – Honda Customer Relations Team Contact phone – 1300 559 846 Contact email – customer.relations@honda.com.au Contact website – https://motorcycles.honda.com.au/contactus Honda […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/pro-honda-oils/feed/ 0 2025 Honda Gold Wing celebrates 50th Anniversary with some tweaks for new model year https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-gold-wing-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-some-tweaks-for-new-model-year/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-gold-wing-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-some-tweaks-for-new-model-year/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:42:52 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=515195 2025 Honda Gold Wing Honda’s Gold Wing has long stood as the pinnacle of motorcycling luxury, a legacy that continues as the iconic touring bike celebrates its 50th anniversary. Over the past half-century, the Gold Wing platform has evolved significantly, yet it has remained true to its core mission: delivering a comfortable and enjoyable long-distance […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-gold-wing-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-some-tweaks-for-new-model-year/feed/ 0 Honda HRC team launches 2025 World Superbike campaign https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-hrc-team-launches-2025-world-superbike-season-campaign/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-hrc-team-launches-2025-world-superbike-season-campaign/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:11:14 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=515529 WorldSBK 2025 Honda Just days before the 2025 Superbike World Championship kicks off in Australia, the Honda HRC team officially launched its 2025 campaign, outlining goals for the season with riders Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona. The team’s 2025 CBR1000RR-R features a striking new livery, showcasing new sponsor Ixon and technical partner Öhlins, who will […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-hrc-team-launches-2025-world-superbike-season-campaign/feed/ 2 Honda riders make progress at Sepang with marked improvements https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-motogp-sepang-test-honda/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-motogp-sepang-test-honda/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:28:10 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=514894 MotoGP 2025 Sepang Test – Focus on Honda Honda appears to have made significant progress at Sepang. Their test riders will remain in Malaysia to continue working on improvements and refining direction ahead of next week’s official two-day test for all riders in Thailand. Following extensive testing of various setups and new components from HRC, […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-motogp-sepang-test-honda/feed/ 0 2025 Honda CB1000 Hornet SP pricing confirmed! https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-cb1000-hornet-sp-specifications/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-cb1000-hornet-sp-specifications/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:56 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=501261 2025 Honda CB1000 Hornet SP Honda’s new CB1000 Hornet SP will arrive in Australia late in the first quarter of 2025, with pricing now confirmed as $17,799 RRP, with ride-away pricing on the Honda Motorcycles Australia website listed at $19,632. It will only be available in Matte Ballistic Black Metallic. You can head to the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-honda-cb1000-hornet-sp-specifications/feed/ 3 Honda HRC Castrol Team shows off new livery in Indonesia https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-hrc-castrol-team-shows-off-new-livery-in-indonesia/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-hrc-castrol-team-shows-off-new-livery-in-indonesia/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:21:06 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=514219 MotoGP 2025 Honda HRC Castrol Team Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) has unveiled the new-look Honda HRC Castrol Team ahead of the upcoming MotoGP test sessions at Sepang next week. Koji Watanabe – President of Honda Racing Corporation “On behalf of Honda HRC, I would like to welcome Castrol to the MotoGP project. HRC and Castrol […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-hrc-castrol-team-shows-off-new-livery-in-indonesia/feed/ 2 Honda outline future directions/expectations and recap 2024 results https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-outline-future-directions-expectations-and-recap-2024-results/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-outline-future-directions-expectations-and-recap-2024-results/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:59:09 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=513668 Honda Motorcycle Business Initiatives Briefing Motorcycle business is the foundation of Honda and the starting point of Honda monozukuri (art of making things). Since the introduction of the Dream D-Type, the first production motorcycle model of Honda, in 1949, Honda has been developing and offering products tailored to accommodate the respective needs of customers in […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-outline-future-directions-expectations-and-recap-2024-results/feed/ 2 Honda CB650R E-Clutch Review https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cb650r-e-clutch-review/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cb650r-e-clutch-review/#comments Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:41:47 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=511011 Honda CB650R Review It’s not bad on the peepers eh? Probably not quite as nicely proportioned and muscular as its bigger, older brother the CB1000R that I tested back in 2019, but I think it still comes up pretty nicely. What we have here is the Honda CB650R, which Honda dubs a ‘Neo-retro’ design – […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cb650r-e-clutch-review/feed/ 5 Josh Brookes bolsters strong Honda line-up for TT 2025 https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-bolsters-strong-honda-line-up-for-tt-2025/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-bolsters-strong-honda-line-up-for-tt-2025/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:00:07 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=512695 TT 2025 Brookes on Jackson Racing Honda Honda has a veritable armada of quality road racers lined up for the 2025 Isle of Man TT as Big Red ups their efforts to wrestle Senior, Superbike and Superstock TT honours away from BMW. Josh Brookes was confirmed on a Honda for TT 2025 overnight, supplementing his […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-bolsters-strong-honda-line-up-for-tt-2025/feed/ 0 HRC ready to rock on cusp of Dakar 2025 getting underway in Saudi Arabia https://www.mcnews.com.au/hrc-ready-to-rock-on-cusp-of-dakar-2025-getting-underway-in-saudi-arabia/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/hrc-ready-to-rock-on-cusp-of-dakar-2025-getting-underway-in-saudi-arabia/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:51:00 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=510733 Dakar 2025 A new year heralds the start of the 2025 World Rally Raid Championship with the phenomenal Dakar Rally kicking off the arduous and tough five round season for Monster Energy Honda HRC. Back in Saudi Arabia for the sixth time, the Dakar will run from January 3 to 17, covering an incredible total […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/hrc-ready-to-rock-on-cusp-of-dakar-2025-getting-underway-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 Honda CBR500R Review | LAMS Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cbr500r-review-lams-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cbr500r-review-lams-motorcycle-test/#respond Sun, 29 Dec 2024 05:47:12 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=507294 Honda CBR500R Review I’ve had more than a few nostalgic moments on the little red CBR500R these last couple of weeks as I’ve been putting it through its paces. It brought back memories of some of my own past rides. Two of my road going CBRs were red. So sitting on board looking through the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cbr500r-review-lams-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 Honda CRF300 Rally Review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-crf300l-rally-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-crf300l-rally-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:45:37 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=490081 Honda CRF300 Rally Review Little red Elmo. The all-road postie bike. I tried to come up with a nickname that encapsulated my impressions of the ‘Rally’. In the end I settled on Red Robin. We do have robins in Australia, if you didn’t know. Scarlet, Flame, Red Breasted, Red Capped, Pink, and Yellow-breasted robins. You […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-crf300l-rally-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 Honda unveil new boosted V3 powerplant at EICMA https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-v3-boost-ice/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-v3-boost-ice/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:55:39 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=504851 Honda talks boost! Honda has sprung a surprise overnight at EICMA with an all-new 75-degree V3 engine enhanced by an electric compressor showcased in what they call the ICE Concept bike. Unlike traditional turbos driven by exhaust gases, this compressor is powered by an electric motor and positioned directly in front of the airbox. This […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-v3-boost-ice/feed/ 1 Indian Chieftain | Honda 500 | BMW R 18 | Recalls https://www.mcnews.com.au/indian-chieftain-honda-500-bmw-r-18-recalls/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/indian-chieftain-honda-500-bmw-r-18-recalls/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:51:25 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=496622 Motorcycle Recalls Recall number – REC-006068 Campaign number – I-24-07 Original published date – 10 September 2024 Supplier details – POLARIS SALES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Contact name – Polaris Australia Contact phone – 03 9394 5610 Contact website – https://www.indianmotorcycle.com.au INDIAN MOTORCYCLES MY24 Chieftain, Roadmaster Springfield, Challenger and Pursuit. Year range – 2024 Affected units […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/indian-chieftain-honda-500-bmw-r-18-recalls/feed/ 0 Nagashima to wildcard for HRC at final Jerez WorldSBK round https://www.mcnews.com.au/nagashima-to-wildcard-for-hrc-at-final-jerez-worldsbk-round/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/nagashima-to-wildcard-for-hrc-at-final-jerez-worldsbk-round/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:38:49 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=500953 HRC boost line-up for Jerez Tetsuta Nagashima will make a wildcard appearance for HRC at the WorldSBK season finale set to take place this coming weekend at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain. Nagashima has competed in World Superbike once before, when he stepped in to replace injured Lecuona during the 2022 Australian SBK round. […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/nagashima-to-wildcard-for-hrc-at-final-jerez-worldsbk-round/feed/ 0 Honda RTL Electric Prototype claims victory on debut for HRC https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-rtl-electric-prototype-claims-victory-on-debut-for-hrc/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-rtl-electric-prototype-claims-victory-on-debut-for-hrc/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:13:42 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=500689 Fujinami wins in Japan on electric prototype Takahisa Fujinami has taken Honda’s new RTL ELECTRIC Prototype to a debut victory for Team HRC at round six of the 2024 All-Japan Championship in Wakayama’s Yuasa Trial Park. Riding with number 27, the number first assigned to Fujinami in 1994 when he entered the top class of […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-rtl-electric-prototype-claims-victory-on-debut-for-hrc/feed/ 1 Romano Albesiano appointed Technical Director of HRC https://www.mcnews.com.au/romano-albesiano-appointed-technical-director-of-hrc/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/romano-albesiano-appointed-technical-director-of-hrc/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2024 06:16:18 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=498891 Changes at HRC Honda Racing Corporation has announced the signing of Romano Albesiano as Technical Director. From the start of 2025, Albesiano will oversee HRC’s MotoGP project and the continued development of the Honda RC213V machine as Technical Director. The Italian joins HRC with three decades of motorcycle and racing development experience, having most recently […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/romano-albesiano-appointed-technical-director-of-hrc/feed/ 1 Lawrence brothers go 1-2 in 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship https://www.mcnews.com.au/lawrence-brothers-go-1-2-in-2024-supermotocross-world-championship/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/lawrence-brothers-go-1-2-in-2024-supermotocross-world-championship/#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2024 07:16:23 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=497157 Jett Lawrence 2024 SuperMotocross World Champion On Saturday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Team Honda HRC Progressive rider Jett Lawrence successfully defended his premier-class SuperMotocross World Championship by racing his 2025 CRF450RWE to a 1-1 moto tally in the SMX Final. Last year, the Australian earned the first-ever SMX crown by topping two of […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/lawrence-brothers-go-1-2-in-2024-supermotocross-world-championship/feed/ 0 ‘Bunker Imprint’ from Turkey wins 2024 Honda Customs competition https://www.mcnews.com.au/bunker-imprint-from-turkey-wins-2024-honda-customs-competition/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bunker-imprint-from-turkey-wins-2024-honda-customs-competition/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:54:31 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=495988 2024 Honda Customs Winner: Bunker Imprint The custom ‘Bunker Imprint’ CL250 by Turkey’s Bunker Custom Cycles has been crowned the 2024 Honda Customs winner, taking a good chunk of the overall votes and cutting a unique silhouette amongst the competitors. The 2024 competition built on the success of previous years, and put the spotlight on […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bunker-imprint-from-turkey-wins-2024-honda-customs-competition/feed/ 0 The Honda CB900F Bol d’Or succeeded the CB750 https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cb900f-bol-dor-motorcycle-history/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cb900f-bol-dor-motorcycle-history/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:09:15 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=438538 Honda CB900F Bol d’Or With Ian Falloon While Honda initiated the revolution that saw the four-cylinder motorcycle predominate, by the mid-1970s, their single overhead camshaft CB750 was no longer king. In 1972 Kawasaki’s Z1 took over from Honda’s CB750, and soon Suzuki and Yamaha had double overhead camshaft fours. But these were all two-valve cylinder […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-cb900f-bol-dor-motorcycle-history/feed/ 6 #TwoStrokeTuesday – Crivillé on the NSR500 at Aragon last weekend https://www.mcnews.com.au/twostroketuesday-criville-on-the-nsr500-at-aragon-last-weekend/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/twostroketuesday-criville-on-the-nsr500-at-aragon-last-weekend/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:15:23 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=494024 Alex Criville and the NSR500 reunited at Aragon last weekend 1999 500 cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion Álex Crivillé spun some demonstration laps last weekend at Aragon during the 12th round of the MotoGP World Championship. The 54-year-old Spaniard took nine 500 cc pole positions, 15 victories and 51 podiums from his 140 starts […]

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