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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 design cues

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 been announced in some

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 features,

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 for

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 most

Motorcycle Comparison: 2017 Honda, CMX300, & CMX500H

Comparison: 2017 Honda CMX300 & CMX500H

> Back in the 1960s and ‘70s, Honda introduced America to the fun of smaller-displacement motorcycles. With its “You meet the nicest people on a Honda” advertising campaign—and a slew of low-cost and lightweight machines—the company put the Baby Boomer generation on two wheels and made lifetime enthusiasts out

Review: 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin

Review: 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin

> With enduros enjoying a continued rise in popularity for not only their off-road capabilities but long distance comfort, many riders are already familiar with what’s on the market. But Honda’s long-awaited big adventure bike spells trouble for the competition. Carefully planned and expertly engineered, the Africa Twin arrives

Comparison: 1997, 1999, and 2016 Honda Africa Twin

Comparison: 1997, 1999, and 2016 Honda Africa Twin

> Looming nearly 6,300 feet above the French countryside, the brilliantly lit peak of Mont Ventoux draws closer. Rather than follow the incessantly curvy pavement towards the top, our small band of riders elects to veer off the famed Tour de France route onto unpaved roads. Steep drops, threatening us

Review: 2013 Honda CB1100

Review: 2013 Honda CB1100

Classic Styling with Modern Performance Honda’s retro-styled CB1100 was introduced to the Japanese market in 2010, but there was some doubt whether we would ever see it here in America. Good news! The CB1100  finally came to our shores in 2013, and I was chomping at the bit to

Long-term Review: 2014 Honda Gold Wing - The King of Touring

Long-term Review: 2014 Honda Gold Wing - The King of Touring

> I’ve been riding this Gold Wing for thousands of miles, through rain and sunshine, from coast to coast, and with a passenger. Needless to say the Gold Wing has become a second home of sorts. When I told Sarah about my long-term test assignment, she said, “Oh that’s

Review: 2014 Honda Gold Wing Valkyrie

Review: 2014 Honda Gold Wing Valkyrie

> It’s been a long time coming, but Honda has brought back a large six-cylinder cruiser to its lineup—bigger and more powerful than ever. Big Red has a Power Cruiser Again! Honda’s original Valkyrie was man-ufactured from 1996 through 2003 and followed briefly by the Rune. The new

2014 Honda CTX1300 A Honda that’s a Hoot!

2014 Honda CTX1300 A Honda that’s a Hoot!

> Honda’s latest new model, the CTX1300, continues to carry the torch for the CTX series by combining pleasing ergonomics and modern styling with new technology. There are actually two choices: the basic CTX1300, which has a suggested retail price of $ 15,999, and the CTX1300 Deluxe for $ 17,499.

2014 Honda CTX700 and CTX700N: One to Grow On

2014 Honda CTX700 and CTX700N: One to Grow On

> Amid the rush of rider-friendly and affordable motorcycles flooding our shores  from Honda’s overseas plants, there is a single model targeted to more than just  one type of rider. They call it an “anti-niche” bike and promote it in two different areas of their website—surprisingly, the Touring and

2013 Honda CBR500R and CB500F: Budget Bikes with Gusto

2013 Honda CBR500R and CB500F: Budget Bikes with Gusto

> Honda’s new entry-level 500s, the CBR500R and the CB500F, are budget bikes with gusto. With fuel-injected parallel twins that are as smooth as four cylinder bikes, the newest micro racer and sport standard are impressive world-market machines. Since February of this year, Honda has introduced six new models to

2013 Honda CRF250L: Dual Sport Darling

2013 Honda CRF250L: Dual Sport Darling

> After being away for almost a decade (the street-legal XR250L was dropped in 2004), Honda is back in the 250cc dual sport segment with the CRF250L. The new machine receives its crisp styling from Honda’s CRF series, but the engine design is borrowed from the CBR250R sportbike. Powertrain and

2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B: Power Cruiser

2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B: Power Cruiser

> Honda has been churning out a slew of exciting new models lately. The new F6B makes a cruiser out of the flagship Gold Wing GL1800 by removing the trunk, trimming the windshield, and reshaping the seat and rear section. Jon Seidel, Honda’s PR guy, told me that the moniker