Honda MCL 2023
Okay the first stop is here on the Honda stand there’s an awful lot of bikes some new some you’ve seen before Neil Fletcher hi Steve right another brand new bike obviously we spoke about the CB750 last year 1,000cc yeah really excited to have another member of the
Hornet family this is a 1000c 4-cylinder bike uh five braid derived power so it’s going to be really great to ride the normal slim waist slim rear tire they’d expect from a hornet as you say introduced with a 750 last year uh and also we’ve got a a 500cc Hornet as well
So a family of hornets this also introduces a new uh TFT screen and the new backlit switch is uh on the handlebars as well so not just great to ride but also easy to use as well when you’re on the go hey it looks great I’m
Sure it’s going to be fast for that 5A engine colors how many colors yeah um well we we haven’t announced all the details yet it’s coming in the new year so youve got to keep keep your eye on our website it for that um but the white
As you can see on this on this display is going to be really popular now these bikes they’re popular anyway with the 750 already released they’re nice and easy to ride you mentioned the slim back tire as well yeah yeah all that kind of slim way slim rear tires synonymous with
Hornets of the past uh and the 1,000cc now is the flagship Hornet for the range can’t wait to get it in the new year thanks Neil the new five Lade SP Neil quite a lovely looking bit of kit thanks well brand new for 2024 uh in The
Amazing tri color of course first thing you’ll notice sitting on it Steve is uh change to the pegs and the bar position so uh I think customers when they come and see it they’ll they’ll be surprised actually how many changes there are um that’s the main one in terms of um
Making it more ridable more more more versatile riding position the aerodynamics have been moved forward the winglets to help in in uh Corner stability along with the trick new sup suspension which is the O very latest oens 3.0 suspension on the front so both of those things to help uh handling the
Cornering and then uh twin throttle bodies allowing delivery the maximum torque maximum power at lower revs to really punch out the corners so all designed to make the bike even better to handle on the road now are these two bikes the same or different yeah same mechanically we’ve got a a black special
Edition uh ready for 2024 and of course of course this one will be riding uh and racing in the British super bike championship for 2024 and of course at the TT as well now you had a little cheeky grin then it’s a massive team effort for the
British super BS this year you know and I’m sure this bik’s going to do well I love the Fairing and new Wings looks pretty special thanks aot good luck with that thank you very much I’m really excited about this one the Honda CBR 600RR is a big part of my
History for many years on the race tracks Neil tell us about your new model yeah well um it’s great to be talking to you about this Steve I think it was 2009 you won the title on this bike uh this is we haven’t had it in the UK since
2017 so brilliant to have it back uh it’s a it’s completely new model uh that but that same you know familiar uh High revin four-cylinder engine um it’s got the the the iconic uh under under seat exhaust um people love riding this bike back then they’ll love the new version
Whether that’s for the road or for the track as you know we’ve uh We’ve made a big statement uh we’re going to be racing this in the British super fight Championship with none other than Jack Kennedy on it really excited about that and we want to try and re Revitalize
That that smaller sports bike Market a little bit so with this bike with the 500R that we’ve uh also heavily revised 650r as well which has got um the new e- clutch and of course the new Fire Blade we’ve got got a massive sports bike uh uh statement in the market for
2024 different colors now yeah so this is the tricolor which we we try and replicate right across the sports bike range and then there’s an awesome uh matte black finish as well which is also on the stand here so red and black now here we are at Honda again
Neil something very new to the market yeah this is brand new first time in the UK this is the Honda e- clutch uh and what e- clutch well e- clutch is is is a clutch that um the rider can use anytime they want uh they don’t need to use the
Manual clutch to change gear so they can pull away without using the clutch and change gear at any point without using a clutch up and down the gearbox so it’s really versatile it’s designed really to to allow people just to concentrate and enjoying the ride their lines their the
Environment that they’re in and any circumstance that they find themselves in on the bike now a great bite for in town obviously with this system but you can still use it completely normal yeah you can use it completely manually if you want and that’s the beauty of it it
Kind of sits if you like in between a quick shifter uh uh on a on a if you want a really sporty uh change and ride uh and the DCT the Dual clutch transmission which is available on some of our bigger touring bikes uh which is
A more kind of relaxing way to to do it but it’s entirely up to the customer how they do it we think the customers are going to love this it’s on a sports bike and on a Naked Bike and I think people are really going to enjoy just in the
Ride and not having to think about the manual clutch change I’ve been looking at the Cutaway it looks technical but very small thanks Neil
