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Interview: Mr Fukunaga, Fireblade project leader
By mark forsyth on 25/11/2011 15:56:47
Twenty years of Fireblade experience
Why isn't there traction control on the new Fireblade?As a concept we acknowledge that traction control systems are an important thing as you'll have seen in Milan the traction control system on the VFR. What we're studying at the moment is the best TC system for CBR like the sys...
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Honda Crosstourer launch tomorrow
By mark forsyth on 14/02/2012 12:56:40
Any questions at the back?
brand loyalty, strong owner's club membership and high mileages are all part of the party.We'll be spending time with the Large Project Leader (LPL), specialist engineers and marketing boffins so if there's anything you want to know about this important
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MotoGP: Pneumatic valve Honda makes debut
By Mike Scott on 03/06/2008 11:30:17
'It's similar to our F1 engine' says Honda technician
and large project leader Shinichi Kokubu gave a briefing to outline progress on the motor, which means that the usual technical leaders Honda will finally catch up with Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki in using pneumatic valve springs. They were ready to use
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Honda Ev-Neo
By mark forsyth on 15/06/2011 10:32:20
Eclectic electric
a maximum of 34kms on a single charge which can take either half an hour or three and a half hours to charge depending on which charger you buy/use. Obviously they could have built more range into it with bigger batteries but the Large Project Leader
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2013 Honda CBR600RR
By Visordown News on 12/11/2012 18:33:44
Does anyone still use the term BOBFOC?
intakes beneath, in comes a new central air intake splitting a pair of lamps that make the CBR600RR nothing if not distinctive.Behind that bold new look, though, the changes are less radical. As the bike's Large Development Project Leader Hirofumi Fukunaga
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The men behind the Honda CB1100
By Tom Higham on 16/01/2013 23:45:01
5 minutes with the team behind Honda's new retro bike
I caught up with 'In-Line 4 Series Large Project Leader' Hirofumi Fukunaga and Testing Project Leader Shunji Yokokawa at the CB1100 launch in Valencia today. Honda Europe PR Manager Paul Nowers was on hand to translate…Why did we have to wait 3
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Interview with Masanori Aoki, father of the NSR250R MC28
By Ben Cope on 25/10/2011 16:05:40
...and 14 other Hondas for that matter. His biggest challenge? The new Integra.
the Project Leader for the NSR250 MC28. What were the main objectives of that bike and what problems did you have to overcome?Honda are a 4-stroke company and we didn't have much 2-stroke technology. Yamaha had the TZR and we had to beat it! We started
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New colour for 2011 Honda VFR1200F ABS
By Visordown News on 05/10/2010 09:58:56
No tweaks, just a new colour for Honda's V4 sports tourer
members, one American and one European. Guided by the infinitely experienced Kishi-san (CBR1100XX Blackbird) and overseen by Large Project Leader Hasegawa-san, the VFR1200F’s design team was not only culturally varied but also spanned generations
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First Ride: Honda Crosstourer review
By mark forsyth on 17/02/2012 11:29:36
Built for comfort
injection system and fly-by-wire throttle will also allow the future use of cruise control. I asked 'Large Project Leader' Hasegawa-san about this on behalf of a forum member who wanted to know. To a certain extent it’s already fitted with a form of cruise
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400
By John Cantlie on 28/03/2008 11:13:10
Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance
aftermarket screen. An aftermarket gel seat is available for £300, while a topbox will set you back £200. Heated gloves are coming in time for winter, price yet to be announced.THE GTR1400 TEAMVisordown.com users pose questions to Yuji Horiuchi, project leader
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