| The motorcycle market had all become a bit stale | | | | the Japanese factory finally decided to release |
| and predictable over the last twelve months. New | | | | some details about the new Honda, which would |
| models were released without a great deal of | | | | instead provide the touring community with a new |
| modifications being made, old models were | | | | motorbike to rival the likes of BMW who at |
| tweaked to make them seem more appealing | | | | present have the touring sector sown up. |
| and new concept models that actually looked | | | | The new Honda has been tipped to revolutionise |
| very promising on paper were scrapped. | | | | the market with a new automatic gearbox |
| Despite all of this, Honda has managed to come | | | | making riding a much simpler experience for the |
| through for the attention starved fans with the | | | | touring generation. Although there doesn't seem |
| release of the new Honda VFR1200F, which had | | | | to be a specific age limit, the touring bikes seem |
| its first outing at the Intermot motor show in | | | | to be more reserved for elderly riders who |
| Cologne in October of 2008 as a rather bizarre | | | | prefer comfort over speed. |
| and confusing mould. | | | | Initially Honda claimed that the new machine would |
| However, just over twelve months on from that | | | | make a significant impact upon the market, similar |
| motor show the Japanese manufacturer has | | | | to that experienced by the Fireblade back in 1992. |
| managed to turn that model into a new Honda | | | | Whether it can live up to the hype is something |
| V4 motorcycle that is set to take the world by | | | | that we will have to wait and see, initial reaction |
| storm. | | | | to the bike appears to be like the popular food |
| The new Honda V4 was shrouded in secrecy | | | | spread Marmite, people are either loving the new |
| from the very beginning, with many claiming that | | | | design and details that come out or hating it. |
| it was to be a new V4 style superbike to rival | | | | There doesn't seem to be a lot of undecided |
| the Aprilia V4 that had just been released. The | | | | voters. |
| configuration of a V engine has certain benefits to | | | | One thing Honda should be applauded on is the |
| it, including the reduction in size needed to fit the | | | | fact that they have actually bothered to take the |
| engine, whilst also providing better traction out of | | | | bold step of developing something new. They |
| the corners over the more aggressive inline four | | | | have strayed off the beaten path and I for one |
| configurations. | | | | hope it works for them. |
| However, after the rumour mill stopped turning | | | | |