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Honda UK: We have no plans to build a V5 road bike
By Visordown News on 07/08/2008 09:08:23
Honda UK's General Manager for motorcycles quashes MCN's front cover fantasy of V5 VFR1000 road bike
Sorry folks, it's all make believeVISORDOWN HAS just spoken to Honda UK regarding the front cover story of this week's Motorcycle News, which claims the company have TWO 1000cc V5 road bikes in the pipeline.When asked about the rumours, Honda UK
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Rossi: Honda V5 was 'a missile'
By Visordown News on 09/04/2010 11:07:50
MotoGP World Champ reminisces about his years in the 990cc class
IN AN exclusive interview with roadracerx.com MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has said his Honda RC211 V5 MotoGP bike, which took the Italian to the 2003 and 2004 championships, was 'a missile'.Asked about his time at Honda, and in particular
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Was this Honda's road-going RCV?
By Visordown on 02/09/2011 15:05:39
Old patent shows lights-and-mirrors version of V5 race bike
, but there were always strong rumours that Honda had a production version of its V5 RC211V waiting in the wings, with some Honda insiders saying at the time that if the racer had won three straight championships that would have triggered the production of a
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World Exclusive Honda VFR V4 2010 riding shots
By Visordown News on 26/06/2009 09:00:00
American website leftlanenews.com gets the world exclusive first real images of Honda's long-awaited 2010 VFR V4 sports tourer
2010 VFR V4 scoop of the Year? We don't think so... --CLICK HERE to see real hi-resolution pictures of Honda's new 2010 VFR V4 sports tourer, published today on American website leftlanenews.com A sketchy version of the machine appeared today on the cover of Motorcycle News, whic...
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Very, very rare. Very, very expensive
By mark forsyth on 18/02/2011 09:42:06
You won't see many of these at your next trackday
Fancy a bike that will stand out in a crowd? Any crowd? How about this ultra-rare ex-Kurtis Roberts Proton KRV-5 XM2 four-stroke MotoGP bike?It’s an 04 model (as verified by the Valencian scrutineer’s sticker) it runs and it comes with some spares which is probably just as well a...
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New Honda VFR by 2010
By Visordown News on 03/12/2008 12:35:04
Check out French mag Motorevue's stab at Honda's much-anticipated VFR
Like it or loathe it?THIS IS what the new Honda VFR will look like, according to the lads at French mag, Motorevue.The bike, which is due for release in 2010, will not get Honda's MotoGP-derived V5 motor but will instead feature a 1000 V4 engine
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VIDEO: Honda V4 Concept bike
By Visordown News on 27/01/2009 13:45:57
A tempting arty glimpse at Honda's new V4 concept machine
HONDA HAVE released this arty, Tron-like video, giving us a tempting glimpse of their new V4 Concept machine.The company say that a derivative of the Concept will be in the shops by 2010. Let's just hope it looks like the bike shoen here, and not some tarted up VFR800.
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Honda announce new dual clutch system
By Visordown News on 22/12/2008 09:44:28
New design to feature on future models - most likely the new VFR
Faster, smoother shifts, say HondaHONDA HAS announced that it is developing a dual clutch system for its future motorcycles.At the moment, the system is being called the Next Generation Transmission and is claimed to give faster, smoother and more efficient gear shifts.Similar to...
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First Look: 2009 Honda Fury
By Visordown News on 15/01/2009 11:01:54
Official pics of Honda's new 1300cc chopper
Quite a departure from Honda's norm, we'd say YOU'RE LOOKING at the new Honda Fury, a chopper-style production bike due for an official unveiling at the New York International Motorcycle Show tomorrow Friday. The Fury's quite a departure for Honda, courting the hi-dollar new-styl...
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Honda withdraw factory team from Suzuka 8 hour
By Visordown News on 23/01/2009 08:30:32
Winners of last year's Suzuka endurance race pull out due to global financial crisis
HONDA MOTORS announced today (Friday) it's pulling the company's factory team out of the Suzuka 8 Hour World Endurance Championship Race. The company state the decision was taken for budget reasons amid the global financal slump."It's not strictly accurate to say Honda are pullin...
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