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Celebrating 50 Years of Flight: Riding Honda’s Legendary Gold Wing from Barber to Daytona

Celebrating 50 Years of Flight: Riding Honda’s Legendary Gold Wing from Barber to Daytona

Helmet buckled. Gloves on. I was squinting into the golden rays of the setting sun as I stood at the edge of the pavement at the Barber Motorsports Park—a sprawling gearhead paradise where the world’s largest motorcycle collection meets a 2.38-mile racetrack. If there’s such a

Honda Dax 125 Is Now Available in the US

Honda Dax 125 Is Now Available in the US

Whether you’re a grizzled motorcycling veteran born in the ‘60s or a whippersnapper rider who didn’t pop into the world until the aughts, one thing is certain. You will likely remember ripping across paths and trails on a minibike, such as the Honda Trail 70. If you do

Honda Announces Returning Sport/Street Models for 2025

Honda Announces Returning Sport/Street Models for 2025

The approaching fall always brings with it motorcycle company announcements of what will be new, what will stay as is, and what will be gone in the next model year. Honda has now revealed its plans for 2025 in the sport and street bike categories. The highlight of the lineup

2024 Honda CB650R/CBR650R Introduce New E-Clutch Tech

2024 Honda CB650R/CBR650R Introduce New E-Clutch Tech

Honda recently announced its returning lineup for the 2025 model year, but that’s not the only card the Japanese company has up its sleeve. Even 2024-designated bikes are getting something new—namely, the Honda E-Clutch technology. The E-Clutch promises to be essentially a Quickshifter Plus. It allows the rider

Honda Super Cub 50 Will Be Discontinued on Japanese Market

Honda Super Cub 50 Will Be Discontinued on Japanese Market

It is an end of an era for Honda. The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has announced that the iconic Honda Super Cub 50 will disappear from the Japanese market in May 2025. The Super Cub—which introduced many riders to two-wheelers even in the U.S., thanks to the famous “You

2024 Honda Mid-Sized Lineup

2024 Honda Mid-Sized Lineup

New model year, new bikes. Well, at least newer. Honda might be famous for some of its large bikes, like the Gold Wing, but the Japanese company’s mid-sized catalog is just as, if not more, famous. For this category, Honda has rolled out three upgraded models: the 2024 NX500,

Review: 2023 Honda Gold Wing

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Review: 2023 Honda Gold Wing

The Gold Wing. A machine that Honda has been meticulously refining since 1974. Over those 49 years, it has matured into something very different from the original, but from the beginning, it quickly became the gold standard for touring motorcycles. From drum brakes to supercomputers, the Gold Wing has stood

Honda Reveals 2024 Motorcycle Lineup

Honda Reveals 2024 Motorcycle Lineup

It’s a new year, which means it’s time for unveiling new motorcycle lineups. Honda recently revealed its plans for the 2024 model year. The Japanese moto maker is bringing back six on-road motorcycle models for 2024. The cavalcade of bikes has a nice spread of options for road

A Motorcycle Reunion: Reviving a '75 Honda CB750F | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring

A Motorcycle Reunion: Reviving a '75 Honda CB750F

When I was in college, say around 2006, my brother called me up and asked, “Do you want to buy a running motorcycle for $400?” Though I never had the chance to ride dirt bikes growing up, and I’d never ridden a motorcycle before, there was no hesitation as

Motorcycle Review: 2024 Honda Transalp XL750R | RoadRUNNER Touring & Travel

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Review: 2024 Honda Transalp XL750R

What magic did the 1980s possess that causes nostalgia for the age to be so prevalent? Notables, such as Harrison Ford and Jeff Bridges, have revived ‘80s characters, shows such as Stranger Things adopt the decade, and the list goes on. In 1986, Honda unveiled the first Transalp—the XL600V.

Review: 2023 Honda SCL500 | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

Review: 2023 Honda SCL500

The motorcycling world is experiencing a kind of scrambler mania right now. A number of manufacturers are returning to basic, stripped-down simplicity in a nostalgic borrowing from yesteryear. Having taken the scrambler concept to its zenith back in the ‘60s with its wildly popular CL72, Honda is perhaps the most

Review: 2024 Honda Shadow Phantom

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Review: 2024 Honda Shadow Phantom

Honda is celebrating yet another anniversary in the company’s rich and influential history in motorcycling. It was 40 years ago in 1983 when the Japanese manufacturer introduced the Shadow, a motorcycle specifically targeting America's mid-sized V-twin cruiser market. Over the years, the Shadow has become legendary, with

2023 Honda SCL500 | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

2023 Honda SCL500

American Honda has a long history of producing fun, well-performing scramblers. All the way back in the 1960s, the Japanese manufacturer brought us the stripped-down (in a good way) CL72 and CL77. Now, Honda has taken a look back in time and introduced a machine that brings the old and

Honda Gold Wings Return for 2023 | RoadRUNNER Magazine

Gold Wings Return for 2023

Touring riders with a penchant for Honda bikes can look forward to the coming year. Honda has announced that it’s bringing the Gold Wing into 2023 with an updated model line. The 2023 lineup features four machines, including Gold Wing Tour Airbag DCT, Gold Wing Tour DCT, Gold Wing

Honda Bags 2023 | 2023 Honda Motorcycle Lineup | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

Honda Bags 2023

The Honda Rebel 1100 is about to get the “T” treatment for 2023. The upcoming Rebel 1100T translates to bagger styling and function with standard hard saddlebags. The bags offer a combined 35 liters of storage space for long distance journeys. That’s plenty of luggage space for any grand

Review: 2022 Honda NC750X DCT | RoadRUNNER Magazine

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Review: 2022 Honda NC750X DCT

Honda first introduced its automatic dual-clutch transmission (DCT) in 2010 on the VFR1200F. In a continuing evolution and application of its automatic transmission technology, Honda has since adapted it to the Africa Twin and the Gold Wing. The other model in Honda’s line-up that offers a DCT transmission is

Honda's Bringing Electric FUN to America

Honda's Bringing Electric FUN to America

Honda recently announced that it will introduce 10 new electric two-wheel models to the global market by 2025 as part of its focus on electrification. Of the new models (which are primarily scooters) three are full-sized electric motorcycles designed specifically for the Japanese, European, and U.S. markets. These electric

Review: 2021 Honda Trail 125 ABS

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Review: 2021 Honda Trail 125 ABS

The 2021 Honda Trail 125 ABS is a ridiculous motorcycle. Its 125cc thumper motor is underpowered and slow. Its centrifugal clutch is clunky. It’s only got four speeds. Its suspension is crude: I have kitchen stools with thicker legs than the forks and rear swingarm on the Trail. Did

2022 Honda Super Cub C125

2022 Honda Super Cub C125

The world-famous Honda Super Cub may be small in size, but it’s a giant when it comes to how it’s mobilized the world. And for good reason—no matter where you ride, the Super Cub combines reliability, simplicity, economy, and practicality into a unique package. Plus, it’s

Honda's 2022 500cc Line Up

Honda's 2022 500cc Line Up

Honda's popular range of practical-but-fun, mid-displacement parallel-twin "CB/R" motorcycles – the CB500X ABS adventure bike, the CB500F ABS naked bike and the CBR500R ABS sport bike – have all benefited from focused improvements to suspension, braking and handling for the 2022 model year. These models have already

Review: 2020 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES

Review: 2020 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES

> Discussions about big adventure bikes regularly center on BMW’s iconic GSs and KTM’s Adventure models, which is a disservice to Honda’s updated Africa Twin. When introduced in 2016, the Africa Twin (AT) excelled in off-road situations but fell short of its European rivals in terms of

Review: 2018 Yamaha Star Venture vs. 2018 Honda Gold Wing

Review: 2018 Yamaha Star Venture vs. 2018 Honda Gold Wing

> Transcontinental touring has become a significant category in motorcycling, so named to describe the many two-wheeled wanderers out there who lean toward long-haul, high-mileage outings. To accommodate this free-spirited mindset, Honda and Yamaha have steadily refined the machines in their respective luxury stables, producing two motorcycles which, though designed

2019 Honda CB300R

2019 Honda CB300R

Is it retro modern or streamlined steam-punk? No matter. Whatever the inspirations for its design, the naked 2019 CB300R is a pretty machine. And beginners, short-hop commuters, and many others with an abiding appreciation of small-displacement, user-friendly models will be visiting their local Honda showroom to check it out in

Comparison: 2017 Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L & 2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

Comparison: 2017 Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L & 2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

Jim’s Riding Impressions 2017 Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L This Africa Twin had the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), which allows either completely automatic gear shifting or pushbutton sequential shifting. The combination of a torquey two-cylinder, liter-sized engine and the DCT’s propensity for upshifting at relatively low RPMs, when in

Review: 2018 Honda Gold Wing

Review: 2018 Honda Gold Wing

Accomplice to Wanderlust > In motorcycling, there are a number of inexplicable cliques specific to brands and models that have spawned subcultures unto themselves. Harley-Davidson enjoys a stranglehold on cool; Moto Guzzi riders exude obsessive emotions; and BMW’s illustrious GS attracts global legions of adventure-seeking cohorts. But perhaps the