Tokyo 2015 New Honda Lineup

A lot of new Groms. Africa Twin and NC750 were there. I liked the new CB1100's that were shown.
And of course the Neowing made an appearance.



http://youtu.be/QGwv7azZhSs

Aw, geez, I just couldn't help myself, had to watch this video. The rider was certainly favorably impressed.......maybe cause he is desperate to sell one. I am not into the appearance of this machine at all, like he says the Bat Cycle look. But have to admit Honda has done a good job on the mechanical and operational side of the equation. Now to translate that to other more desireable bikes! Gotta get off of YouTube.......

http://youtu.be/neBDe2N0IbQ

I believe the wing also has a special windshield "de-icing" feature for certain southern California riders.... LOL

tawilke46 said:

Aw, geez, I just couldn't help myself, had to watch this video. The rider was certainly favorably impressed.......maybe cause he is desperate to sell one. I am not into the appearance of this machine at all, like he says the Bat Cycle look. But have to admit Honda has done a good job on the mechanical and operational side of the equation. Now to translate that to other more desireable bikes! Gotta get off of YouTube.......

http://youtu.be/neBDe2N0IbQ

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It's official... the entire Honda design team is doing drugs... OMG!

Loved the Grom Scrambler Concepts!

fnmag said:

A windshield wiper on the Wing?
The 750 looks good.

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There have been a few Wings I know of overseas (non-USA) that have a wiper on the shield. I also knew of one place (can't remember now) where I could get one for my Wing... when I had a Wing.

vinny said:

It's official... the entire Honda design team is doing drugs... OMG!

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Here we go again... Where's the popcorn?

--Mark

I stopped to throw a couple of bags in the microwave as soon as I saw the subject line.

fnmag said:

A windshield wiper on the Wing?
The 750 looks good.

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All motorcycles with windshields in Japan have to have a wiper.

So on the wing with the wiper, does the windshield have a way to live through that abuse or does it have to be replaced each time the wiper gets used?

fnmag said:

I did not know that!

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When politics dictates what must come with bikes................
Remember back to the mid 1970's when DOT tried to mandate safety features? Some of the forward leaning suggestions were: 360 degree ring of flashing lights, a 5 foot high light pole mounted to the rear of the bike, bicycle style flag that must remain erect at highway speeds (then 55mph), TRAINING WHEELS, seat belts, roll cages, orange or yellow riding gear, max speed of 35 mph....The only suggestion that stuck was the 80 mph speedometer. Eventually the whole exercise was discontinued after even the administration saw it as an expensive, embarrassing clown show.
I prefer to purchase what I think is appropriate, not what someone who has never ridden thinks is a cool idea, or what politically connected gadget salesmen want legislated.

Sorry...no wiper.

fnmag said:

A windshield wiper on the Wing?

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Definitely not on the US models.

vinny said:

It's official... the entire Honda design team is doing drugs... OMG!

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Even the ones on the Africa Twin team?

dduelin said:

Even the ones on the Africa Twin team?

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Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in a while... LOL
I guess the older we get, the more we resist change...

vinny said:

Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in a while... LOL
I guess the older we get, the more we resist change...

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Don't mind change, myself...created enough of it while I was working in aircraft design/development. Better is wonderful. 'Different' with no associated gain is a waste of resources. 'Different' that eliminates the need to perform (attention, physical activity, thought, perception of reality, false security, problem solving...) is a crime against our species...one which we embrace with enthusiasm.

Oldbikefixr said:

Don't mind change, myself...created enough of it while I was working in aircraft design/development. Better is wonderful. 'Different' with no associated gain is a waste of resources. 'Different' that eliminates the need to perform (attention, physical activity, thought, perception of reality, false security, problem solving...) is a crime against our species...one which we embrace with enthusiasm.

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:yes: Some great words of wisdom there!

What do you guys think about about the 2015 Cross tourer ?
It looks really good to me besides a driveshaft recall .


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Oldbikefixr said:

'Different' with no associated gain is a waste of resources.

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With me, you, and most on this forum this is true. But the millennials seem to like that ugly bat wing. Went to a motorcycle shop in Dallas to ogle a Motus. My son hated the Motus, but was in love with that Honda bat wing, no accounting for tastes. I've seen some bat wings on the road in Austin, millennials were riding them.

Reginald said:

... millennials seem to like that ugly bat wing. Went to a motorcycle shop in Dallas to ogle a Motus. My son hated the Motus, but was in love with that Honda bat wing. I've seen some bat wings on the road in Austin, millennials were riding them.

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The older Honda R&D guard has retired and replaced by millennials. Preferring the bat wing over a Motus is scary to fathom.

motomac said:

All motorcycles with windshields in Japan have to have a wiper.

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Not so sure about that. None of the other bikes in the video with windshields had wipers and I have never seen an FJR in Japan with a windshield wiper.

Dan