Some Honda Eye candy

[MendoDave]

This is old but I came across this again. It's a prototype Honda with lots of bling. Could have been the new Super Hawk and I wish it was. The engine is the 4 valve 996 VTR1000 engine used in the aforementioned bike,

[m1moto]

An oldie but a goodie. That swing arm is sweet.
This is the kind of stuff they should be building

[ducatiz]

what's with the clutch.. looks like a perfed mesh cover?

[derby]

what's with the clutch.. looks like a perfed mesh cover?

..over a dry clutch, yup.

[superjohn]

It's cool, innovative, and evocative. Everything Honda seems to be avoiding at the moment. 

[Triple J]

Very cool! 

[1KDS]

what's with the clutch.. looks like a perfed mesh cover?

looks like a speaker

[derby]

looks like a speaker

...but it's a dry clutch.

[Kopfjäger]

Beautiful machine. 

[ducatiz]

..over a dry clutch, yup.

i am not familiar with Honda's designs, this is unusual for them.

looks like a speaker

see, i thought that given the people I see riding most Hondas.. just a big old bass.

[lazylightnin717]

Not a big fan of the single sided front fork. It looks good in the back though.

[derby]

i am not familiar with Honda's designs, this is unusual for them.

well it is a concept bike.

fwiw, their rc45s were raced with dry clutches, but the homologated (production) model was wet.

[MendoDave]

Honda big mistake was making the Ducati Supersport/superbike knockoff in the first place, and then not updating it with any of this cool stuff. Seems like a lot of Superhawk owners became Ducati owners. I wish i would have kept mine for a track bike though.

[ducatiz]

well it is a concept bike.

fwiw, their rc45s were raced with dry clutches, but the homologated (production) model was wet.

i wonder what they have against using a dry clutch for the street bike?

[jwoconnor]

Seems like a lot of Superhawk owners became Ducati owners.

Yes we did.