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Ooooh! New patents squeak out for the Honda six-cylinder retro cafe racer. Yeah, six-cylinder.
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We’ve told you before that this bike was coming and to be fair, we could waffle on about what we’ve found with these latest patents – but you can see things in these images as well as we can – so let’s keep it brief. Here’s the new patents that show the upcoming Honda model…
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Suzuki’s future single cylinder roadster revealed
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Two design patents have appeared showing a compact bike is on the way. Fresh from Asia comes news of a new, small capacity motorcycle from Suzuki. There’s very little in the way of information about the bike (other than was can be seen in the designs) but our friends in the ’emerging markets’ like Asia…
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PATENT reveals Kawasaki is working on an ELECTRIC motor. AND it’ll be LIQUID COOLED.
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Patent drawings have emerged which confirm that Kawasaki is working on an electric motor – suggesting that the Japanese factory probably isn’t too far away from unveiling its first electric motorcycle. Admittedly, a patent application doesn’t necessarily mean that the technology will make it into series production. But at the very least, we know Kawasaki’s working…
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Kawasaki trademarks ‘Meguro’ name. HINTS that there’s another RETRO model on the way.
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Kawasaki has filed a new trademark application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office – and it’s looking like the Japanese factory will be adding another modern retro machine to its stable. This time – it’ll be called the Meguro. It doesn’t come as a massive surprise that Kawasaki is looking to make the most…
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Ford invents cars that look for filtering motorcyclists and then stay out of their way automatically!
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Ford has invented a system that constantly looks for motorcycles filtering between lanes, works out how quickly they are approaching and automatically STOPS a car or van from changing lanes if the motorcycle is too close!The set-up that has been filed by the factory for inclusion on future cars, works by having two cameras on…
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Honda patents new seat. Helps to keep riders cool and dry.
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Although it’s not something many of us think about in great detail, the seat on your motorcycle plays a hugely important part in your riding experience. And Honda has filed a patent for an all-new seat, which incorporates a mesh upper to help improve ventilation and wick away excess moisture. The new seat features a…
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REVEALED: Here’s Honda’s latest patent designs for the Neo Wing – the three-wheeler, leaning Gold Wing thing. And it’s going to have power steering!
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It’s been a motorcycle that’s coming ever since the prototype/concept bike was shown to the public in October 2015, and a couple of months ago Honda filed these latest designs for the production version of the huge Neo Wing. Powered by the same 1832cc six-cylinder motor that feeds the current Gold Wing super tourer, we…
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REVEALED: Honda’s plans for a live heads up display beamed to the screen of your bike as your ride
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Honda has filed new designs for a first heads-up-display that will beam a motorcycle’s essential information onto the inside of the bike’s windscreen. The information will appear on a second screen mounted inside the windscreen of the motorcycle – this apes current so called pop-up information screens popular in lots of modern cars. The patent…
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Honda BOSS confirms three-wheeler IS coming. Kind of.
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We’ve been speculating about the arrival of Honda’s three-wheeler ever since its funky NeoWing concept was unveiled to the world back in 2015. And it seems like everything’s finally coming together – with Honda Project Leader Hiroshi Yamada confirming that a three wheeler is coming, a month or so after we brought you a selection…
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Honda’s secret designs for a 650 (possibly… Hornet-ish… ) exposed in new patent file.
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So this is a NEW set of patents from Honda for a new motorcycle that’s heading our way. There’s no mention of when we’ll see this bike, or exactly what capacity the motor it uses is – but here’s the drawings. Now, we might be adding up a bit too much here. But there’s a…
