2011
Honda Evo 6
Honda
is about to launch a bike based off their EVO 6 concept. The EVO 6 debuted at
the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 as Hondas stab at making a hypermotard built off
the Goldwing 1800 cc motor.
Current
Honda President, Takeo Fukui, promised that before he left Honda the company
would build a bike as innovative as the EVO 6 concept. Fukui is slotted to be
replaced by Takanobu Ito at the end of this month, so the rumor fits with that
promise made two years ago. Also fitting this announcement is the unveiling of
Honda’s upcoming factory in Kumamoto, which will take up production of the
Goldwing touring motorcycle.
This
will also mean that production of the Goldwing will leave its current home in
Marysville, OH. Since the EVO 6 will use the same 150 hp 6-cylinder powerplant
as the Goldwing, we can expect that the production of the EVO 6 will also occur
in Kumamoto.
Here’s
a concept: Take a flat-Six 1800 cc Gold Wing motor, put it in a minimalist
chassis and give it slick, modern styling—think manga by Morbidelli. There’s a
single-sided swingarm and the usual electronic instrumentation you see on show
vehicles.
The
Honda EVO6 concept motorcycle is Automatic Sports Cruiser features a
transmission that can be driven in automatic or six-speed manual mode and a
six-cylinder engine.
