Tuesday, November 24, 2009

gambar motor HONDA Sabre (2010 | motorcycle pictures


Gambar Motor HONDA Sabre (2010)
- The new 2010 Honda Sabre comes in Black and Candy Red. The new Sabre will be in Honda dealerships this March of 2010 with the ABS model arriving in April. The 2010 Honda Sabre is also available with anti lock braking -


Honda Sabre (2010)

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HONDA Sabre (2010) overview

Sometimes you just want to wear your aggression on your sleeve, and that's why the new 2010 Honda Sabre may be ready to do the talking for you. The Honda Sabre's muscular pro-street style provides a classic ride, with ergonomics to match. Add an impressive 1300cc V-twin engine complete with Honda's sophisticated Programmed Fuel Injection, and you'll be rolling down the meanest streets with a bike that's as tough as it looks: the 2010 Sabre.

The new 2010 Honda Sabre comes in Black and Candy Red. The new Sabre will be in Honda dealerships this March of 2010 with the ABS model arriving in April. The 2010 Honda Sabre is also available with anti lock braking. The MSRP for the 2010 Honda Sabre is listed at $11,799.00 while the ABS model is at $12,799.00.

Features and Benefits
= New muscular pro-street styling with a raked-out front end for an aggressive stance and stylized curved frame downtube create a unique custom look =
= New bars are low, narrow and set forward for an aggressive pro-street riding position =
= Minimalist front and rear fenders plus a sleek one-piece seat enhance the Sabre's bold design =
= Specially designed tank-mounted chrome housing features a speedometer =
= 1312cc liquid-cooled 52-degree V-twin delivers strong low-end and mid-range torque, with ample power for passing and relaxed cruising. Unique dual exhaust offers throaty exhaust note =
= Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) incorporates a single 38mm-diameter throttle body =
= Slim radiator mounts unobtrusively to accent the Sabre's clean lines =

Honda Genuine Accessories
Boulevard Screen (tinted), Backrest and Pad (low/tall-narrow), Backrest and Rear Carrier Mounting Brackets, Leather Saddlebag (24L-plain/studded), Synthetic Saddlebag (18L-plain/studded), Saddlebag Bracket, Tank Belt (plain/studded), Rear Carrier, Custom Grips, Passenger Floorboard, Oil Dipstick, Engine Guard, Custom Footpeg, Lower Cowl Spoiler, Chrome Sidecover, Driving Light (PIAA Type), Throttle Cable (braided), Clutch Cable (braided), Front Brake Hose (braided), Rear Brake Hose (braided), Audio Attachment Kit.


General information

Model: VT1300CS / VT1300CSA ABS
Engine Type: 1312cc liquid-cooled 52° V-twin
Bore and Stroke: 89.5mm x 104.3mm
Compression ratio: 9.2:1
Valve Train: SOHC; three valves per cylinder
Induction: PGM-FI with automatic enrichment circuit, one 38mm throttle body
Ignition: Digital with 3-D mapping, two spark plugs per cylinder
Transmission: Five-speed
Final Drive: Shaft
Suspension
Front: 41mm fork; 4.0 inches travel
Rear: Single shock; 3.9 inches travel
Brakes
Front: Single 336mm disc with twin-piston caliper
Rear: 296mm disc with single-piston caliper; Optional ABS and CBS available in Black color only
Tires
Front: 90/90-21
Rear: 170/80-15

Wheelbase: 70.0 inches
Rake (Caster Angle): 33°
Trail: 118.0mm (4.6 inches)
Seat Height: 26.9 inches
Fuel Capacity: 4.4 gallons
Colors: Black, Candy Dark Red (ABS/CBS available in Black color only)
Curb Weight*: 659 pounds (VT1300CS) / 676 pounds (VT1300CSA ABS)



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gambar motor HONDA T4 Concept (2000)


Gambar Motor HONDA T4 Concept (2000)
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Honda T4 Concept (2000)

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Nationwide - Custom parts and equipment coverage (up to $30,000), Custom and limited edition bikes and trikes coverage (up to $50,000), Kit and vintage bike coverage (up to $30,000)
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GEICO - Motorcycle insurance is available for most types of motorcycles including: sport bikes, cruisers, tour bikes, enduros, scooters, dirt bikes, trikes and some custom bikes.
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Safeco insures a full spectrum of motorcycles from street cycles, Harley Davidsons, cruisers and touring bikes to dirt bikes and ATVs. If you select custom parts coverage, you will receive up to $3,000 in coverage without any additional cost to you. Coverage is available for up to $10,000 in custom parts and equipment. (safeco.com/personal/motorcycle/coverage-options)

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Gambar Motor HONDA T3 Concept (2000)
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Honda T3 Concept (2000)

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Who will provide physical damage insurance coverage for custom built motorcycles?

Nationwide - Custom parts and equipment coverage (up to $30,000), Custom and limited edition bikes and trikes coverage (up to $50,000), Kit and vintage bike coverage (up to $30,000)
(nationwide.com/motorcycle-insurance-coverage.jsp)

GEICO - Motorcycle insurance is available for most types of motorcycles including: sport bikes, cruisers, tour bikes, enduros, scooters, dirt bikes, trikes and some custom bikes.
(geico.com/information/aboutinsurance/motorcycle)

Safeco insures a full spectrum of motorcycles from street cycles, Harley Davidsons, cruisers and touring bikes to dirt bikes and ATVs. If you select custom parts coverage, you will receive up to $3,000 in coverage without any additional cost to you. Coverage is available for up to $10,000 in custom parts and equipment. (safeco.com/personal/motorcycle/coverage-options)

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gambar motor HONDA T2 Concept (2000) | motorcycle pictures download


Gambar Motor HONDA T2 Concept (2000)
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Honda T2 Concept (2000)

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Who will provide physical damage insurance coverage for custom built motorcycles?

Nationwide - Custom parts and equipment coverage (up to $30,000), Custom and limited edition bikes and trikes coverage (up to $50,000), Kit and vintage bike coverage (up to $30,000)
(nationwide.com/motorcycle-insurance-coverage.jsp)

GEICO - Motorcycle insurance is available for most types of motorcycles including: sport bikes, cruisers, tour bikes, enduros, scooters, dirt bikes, trikes and some custom bikes.
(geico.com/information/aboutinsurance/motorcycle)

Safeco insures a full spectrum of motorcycles from street cycles, Harley Davidsons, cruisers and touring bikes to dirt bikes and ATVs. If you select custom parts coverage, you will receive up to $3,000 in coverage without any additional cost to you. Coverage is available for up to $10,000 in custom parts and equipment. (safeco.com/personal/motorcycle/coverage-options)

Progressive - Motorcycle coverage - when you purchase Comprehensive or Collision coverage, at least $1,000 of Custom Parts and Equipment (CPE)/Accessory coverage - Custom paint, custom plating or custom exhaust is included in most states. Additional CPE coverage can be purchased to cover equipment, up to $30,000 in value.
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gambar motor HONDA CBR 1000 RR (2008) | hi res 1600 x 1200 pixels


Gambar Motor HONDA CBR 1000 RR (2008)
- There´s nothing like a literbike when it comes to awesome performance. But for 2008, Honda´s taking that level of performance—and handling—to a whole new level. New engine. New chassis. MotoGP-style exhaust -


Honda CBR 1000 RR (2008)

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General information

Model: Honda CBR 1000 RR
Year: 2008
Category: Sport
Rating: 73.2 out of 100.

Engine and transmission
Displacement: 999.00 ccm (60.96 cubic inches)
Engine type: In-line four
Stroke: 4
Compression: 12.3:1
Bore x stroke: 76.0 x 55.1 mm (3.0 x 2.2 inches)
Fuel system: Injection. Dual Stage Fuel Injection (DSFI) with 40mm throttle bodies, Denso 12-hole injectors
Valves per cylinder: 4
Fuel control: DOHC
Ignition: Computer-controlled digital transistorized with three-dimensional mapping
Cooling system: Liquid
Gearbox: 6-speed
Transmission type final drive: Chain

Physical measures
Seat height: 820 mm (32.3 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Wheelbase: 1,407 mm (55.4 inches)

Chassis and dimensions
Rake (fork angle): 23.3°
Trail: 96 mm (3.8 inches)
Front suspension: 43mm inverted HMAS cartridge fork with spring preload, rebound and compression damping adjustability
Front suspension travel: 119 mm (4.7 inches)
Rear suspension: Unit Pro-Link HMAS single shock with spring preload, rebound and compression damping adjustability
Rear suspension travel: 137 mm (5.4 inches)
Front tyre dimensions: 120/70-ZR17
Rear tyre dimensions: 190/50-ZR17
Front brakes: Double disc
Front brakes diameter: 320 mm (12.6 inches)
Rear brakes: Single disc
Rear brakes diameter: 220 mm (8.7 inches)

Other specifications
Fuel capacity: 17.78 litres (4.70 gallons)
Color options: Red/black, Black/metallic Silver, Pearl Yellow/black, Candy dark red/metallic silver, Black/metallic gray
Comments: Model ID: CBR1000RR



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GEICO - Motorcycle insurance is available for most types of motorcycles including: sport bikes, cruisers, tour bikes, enduros, scooters, dirt bikes, trikes and some custom bikes.
(geico.com/information/aboutinsurance/motorcycle)

Safeco insures a full spectrum of motorcycles from street cycles, Harley Davidsons, cruisers and touring bikes to dirt bikes and ATVs. If you select custom parts coverage, you will receive up to $3,000 in coverage without any additional cost to you. Coverage is available for up to $10,000 in custom parts and equipment. (safeco.com/personal/motorcycle/coverage-options)

Progressive - Motorcycle coverage - when you purchase Comprehensive or Collision coverage, at least $1,000 of Custom Parts and Equipment (CPE)/Accessory coverage - Custom paint, custom plating or custom exhaust is included in most states. Additional CPE coverage can be purchased to cover equipment, up to $30,000 in value.
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gambar motor HONDA CBR1000RR ABS REPSOL (2009)


Gambar Motor HONDA CBR 1000 RR ABS REPSOL (2009)
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Honda CBR 1000 RR ABS REPSOL (2009)

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The 2009 Honda CBR1000RR ABS and non ABS equipped models have just been unveiled. The addition of Honda Combined ABS adds 11kg to the kerb weight (the standard model weighs 199kg), a continuation of the front fairing to cover the front power unit and a bulge in the black underseat cowl to house the systems ECU. The non-ABS model is largely unchanged mechanically, but, in the UK at least, it gets new colors, including an awesome tricolor HRC scheme while the Repsol replica is available on either bike. Additionally, the engine is now painted matte black. You’ll be able to tell the bikes apart because the ABS model uses bronze-painted calipers, while the standard version’s are black.

General information
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Motorcycle Insurance Informations


Who will provide physical damage insurance coverage for custom built motorcycles?

Nationwide - Custom parts and equipment coverage (up to $30,000), Custom and limited edition bikes and trikes coverage (up to $50,000), Kit and vintage bike coverage (up to $30,000)
(nationwide.com/motorcycle-insurance-coverage.jsp)

GEICO - Motorcycle insurance is available for most types of motorcycles including: sport bikes, cruisers, tour bikes, enduros, scooters, dirt bikes, trikes and some custom bikes.
(geico.com/information/aboutinsurance/motorcycle)

Safeco insures a full spectrum of motorcycles from street cycles, Harley Davidsons, cruisers and touring bikes to dirt bikes and ATVs. If you select custom parts coverage, you will receive up to $3,000 in coverage without any additional cost to you. Coverage is available for up to $10,000 in custom parts and equipment. (safeco.com/personal/motorcycle/coverage-options)

Progressive - Motorcycle coverage - when you purchase Comprehensive or Collision coverage, at least $1,000 of Custom Parts and Equipment (CPE)/Accessory coverage - Custom paint, custom plating or custom exhaust is included in most states. Additional CPE coverage can be purchased to cover equipment, up to $30,000 in value.
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- Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. -


HONDA Models
Honda 2014
Honda Grom 125
Honda MSX125  

Honda CTX700ND with DCT and ABS
Honda CTX700N
Honda CTX700D with DCT and ABS
Honda CTX700T
Honda CTX700
Honda  CRF250M

Honda  CRF450R
Honda  CRF250R 


Honda 2013
Honda CBR1000RR
Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
Honda CBR1000RR C-ABS
Honda CBR600RR
Honda CBR600RRA C-ABS
Honda CBR500RA ABS
Honda CBR250R
Honda CBR250R ABS
Honda VFR1200F
Honda VFR1200FD
Honda CB1100
Honda CB1100 ABS
Honda CB1000R
Honda CB600F
Honda CB500F
Honda CB500FA ABS
Honda CB500X
Honda CB500XA ABS
Honda CBR500R 
Honda Gold Wing F6B
Honda Gold Wing F6B Deluxe
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Airbag
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Audio Comfort Navi XM ABS
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Audio Comfort Navi XM
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Audio Comfort
Honda Crosstourer Special Edition
• Honda Crossrunner VFR800X
• Honda Crosstourer
• Honda Interstate VT1300CT
• Honda Interstate ABS VT1300CTA
• Honda Shadow Sabre VT1300CS
• Honda Shadow Sabre ABS VT1300CSA
• Honda Stateline VT1300CR
• Honda Stateline ABS VT1300CRA
• Honda Shadow Aero VT750C
• Honda Shadow Aero ABS VT750CS
• Honda Shadow Phantom VT750C2B
• Honda Shadow RS VT750RS
• Honda Shadow Spirit 750 VT750C2
• Honda Shadow Spirit 750 ABS VT750C2A
• Honda Rebel 250 CMX250C
Honda Fury VT1300CX
Honda Fury ABS VT1300CXA
Honda XR650L
Honda CRF250L
• Honda CRF450X
• Honda CRF250X
• Honda CRF230F
• Honda CRF150F
• Honda CRF110F
• Honda CRF100F
• Honda CRF80F
• Honda CRF450R
• Honda CRF250R
• Honda CRF150RB Expert
• Honda CRF150R


Honda 2012
Honda CBR1000RR
Honda CBR1000RR C-ABS
• Honda CBR600RR
• Honda CBR600RR C-ABS
• Honda Sport Bikes to be announced
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Airbag
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Audio Comfort Navigation XM ABS
• Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Audio Comfort Navigation XM
• Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Audio Comfort
• Honda ST1300 ABS
Honda Crossrunner VFR800X
• Honda Fury (VT1300CX)
• Honda Fury ABS (VT1300CXABS)
• Honda Sabre (VT1300CS)
• Honda Sabre ABS (VT1300CSABS)
• Honda Stateline (VT1300CR)
• Honda Stateline ABS (VT1300CRABS)
• Honda Interstate (VT1300CT)
• Honda Interstate ABS (VT1300CTABS)
• Honda Shadow Phantom (VT750C2B)
• Honda Shadow RS (VT750RS)
• Honda Shadow Spirit 750 C2 (VT750C2)
• Honda Shadow Aero (VT750)
• Honda Shadow Aero ABS (VT750ABS)
Honda Rebel 250 CMX250C
Honda XR650L
• Honda CRF450X
• Honda CRF250X
Honda CRF230F
Honda CRF150F
• Honda CRF100F
• Honda CRF80F
• Honda CRF70F
• Honda CRF50F
Honda CRF450R
• Honda CRF250R
• Honda CRF150RB Expert
• Honda CRF150R
• Honda Crossrunner VFR800X

Honda 2011

• Honda Fury VT1300CX
Honda CRF70F
Honda Sabre Switchblade (Pro Drag)
Honda ST1300P

Honda CBR600RR
Honda CBR1000RR
Honda CRF450R
Honda CRF250R
Honda CRF50F
Honda CB1000R
Honda CBR250R

Honda 2010

Honda Fury
Honda Sabre
Honda Stateline
Honda Shadow Phantom
Honda CBR600RR
Honda Gold Wing
Honda VT1300CT Interstate
Honda 3RC Concept
Honda CRF250R
Honda RedBull Racing Ashley Fiolek
Honda CBR1000RR ABS
Honda CRF450R
Honda VT750RS Shadow RS
Honda VFR1200F
Honda RedBull Racing-Davi Millsaps
Honda Gold Wing
Honda Red Bull Racing Andrew Short
Honda Shadow RS
Honda CBR1000RR Fireblades Special Editions

Honda 2009

Honda Shadow Aero
Honda VTX1300R
Honda CRF150R
Honda CRF450R
Honda CBR 1000 RR
Honda MD250
Honda DN 01
Honda Gold Wing
Honda V4 Concept

Honda 2008

Honda Rebel
Honda Shadow Aero
Honda Shadow Spirit 750 C2
Honda VTX1300 Tourer
Honda VTX1300C
Honda VTX1300R
Honda VTX1800 Tourer
Honda VTX1800F
Honda VTX1800N
Honda CRF230L
Honda CRF450R
Honda CBR 600 RR
Honda CBR 1000 RR
Honda Gold Wing

Honda 2007

Honda Rebel 250
Honda Shadow Aero
Honda Shadow Sabre
Honda Shadow Spirit 750
Honda Shadow Spirit 750 C2
Honda Shadow Spirit
Honda Shadow VLX
Honda Shadow VLX Deluxe
Honda VTX1300C
Honda VTX1300S
Honda VTX1800F
Honda VTX1800N
Honda VTX1800R
Honda VTX1800S
Honda VTX1800T
Honda CRF150R
Honda CRF250R
Honda CRF450R
Honda Several
Honda CRF50F
Honda CRF70F | CRF80F
Honda CBR600RR
Honda CBR1000RR
Honda Gold Wing

Honda 2006

Rebel 
Honda Shadow 750 Aero
Honda Shadow Spirit 750
Honda VTX1300C
Honda VTX1300R
Honda VTX1300S
Honda VTX1800C
Honda VTX1800F
Honda VTX1800N
Honda VTX1800R
Honda VTX1800S
Honda CRF250F
Honda CRF250R
Honda CRF450R
Honda XR650R
Honda KR211V
Honda CRF50F
Honda CRF70F
Honda CRF80F
Honda CRF100F
Honda CRF150F
Honda CRF230F
Honda CRF450FX
Honda Varadero
Honda CB600F Hornet 599
Honda CB600F Hornet 599 Kitracing
Honda CB600G Hornet 599
Honda CB900F Hornet 919
Honda CBF500
Honda CBF600
Honda CBF 1000
Honda CBR125R
Honda CBR600F4i
CBR600RR
Honda CBR600RR Movistar
Honda CBR1000RR
CBR1100XX
Honda NFS100
Honda RC51
Deauville
Honda Gold Wing
Honda VFR 800 FI Interceptor
Honda ST 1300

Honda 2005
Honda DN-01 Concept
Honda E4-01 Concept
Honda GRF-1 Concept
• Honda
VTX1800C
• Honda
VTX1800F
• Honda
VTX1800N
• Honda
VTX1800R
• Honda
VTX1800S 
• Honda CRF250R
• Honda
CRF450X
Honda CBR600F4i
Honda CBR600R
• Honda
CBR1000RR
• Honda
RC51
• Honda
VFR
• Honda
FM650
• Honda
Gold Wing
Honda VFR 800 FI Interceptor
Honda ST 1300

Honda 2004
 
• Honda Rune
• Honda VTX1800C
• Honda VTX1800N
• Honda VTX1800R
• Honda VTX1800S
• Honda XR400R
• Honda CBR600F4i

CBR600R
• Honda CBR1000RR

Dream 50R
NSR 50 R
• Honda RC51
• Honda VTR1000SP-2
• Honda Gold Wing

Interceptor
ST 1300

Honda 2003
• Honda CB1300F Hornet
• Honda CBR600R
• Honda ST 1300

Honda 2002
• Honda VTX
• Honda CB900F Hornet 919
• Honda RC51
• Honda Interceptor


Honda 2001

Honda CBR600F4i
Honda Gold Wing

Honda 2000

T2 Concept
T3 Concept
T4 Concept
RC51 -

HONDA ATV

Honda (ATV) 2010
Honda FourTrax Rancher 4x4
Honda FourTrax Rancher 4x4 SE
Honda FourTrax Rancher
Honda FourTrax Rancher AT

Honda (ATV) 2009
- FourTrax Foreman 4x4 ES - FourTrax Foreman Rubicon GPScape - FourTrax Rancher 4x4 ES - FourTrax Rancher AT - FourTrax Recon ES - Rincon GPScape - TRX300X - TRX450ER - TRX700XX -
Honda (ATV) 2008
- FourTrax Rancher 4x4 - FourTrax Recon - FourTrax Recon SE - TRX90EX - TRX250EX - TRX300EX - TRX450ER - TRX450R - TRX700XX -

Honda (ATV) 2007
- FourTrax Foreman - Trax Ranche - TRX90EX - TRX250EX - TRX300EX - TRX400EX - TRX450ER -

Honda (ATV) 2006
- FourTrax Rincon - TRX90 - TRX250EX - TRX300EX - TRX400EX - TRX450R -

Honda (ATV) 2005
- FourTrax Rincon - TRX450R -

HONDA

Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer.

Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, amongst others. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, scheduled to be released in 2011.

HONDA MOTORCYCLES

During the 1960s, when it was a small manufacturer, Honda broke out of the Japanese motorcycle market and began exporting to the US. Taking Honda’s story as an archetype of the smaller manufacturer entering a new market already occupied by highly dominant competitors, the story of their market entry, and their subsequent huge success in the US and around the world, has been the subject of some academic controversy. Competing explanations have been advanced to explain Honda’s strategy and the reasons for their success.

The first of these explanations was put forward when, in 1975, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was commissioned by the UK government to write a report explaining why and how the British motorcycle industry had been out-competed by its Japanese competitors. The report concluded that the Japanese firms, including Honda, had sought a very high scale of production (they had made a large number of motorbikes) in order to benefit from economies of scale and learning curve effects. It blamed the decline of the British motorcycle industry on the failure of British managers to invest enough in their businesses to profit from economies of scale and scope.
2004 Honda Super Cub

The second explanation was offered in 1984 by Richard Pascale, who had interviewed the Honda executives responsible for the firm’s entry into the US market. As opposed to the tightly focused strategy of low cost and high scale that BCG accredited to Honda, Pascale found that their entry into the US market was a story of “miscalculation, serendipity, and organizational learning” – in other words, Honda’s success was due to the adaptability and hard work of its staff, rather than any long term strategy. For example, Honda’s initial plan on entering the US was to compete in large motorcycles, around 300 cc. It was only when the team found that the scooters they were using to get themselves around their US base of San Francisco attracted positive interest from consumers that they came up with the idea of selling the Supercub.

The most recent school of thought on Honda’s strategy was put forward by Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad in 1989. Creating the concept of core competencies with Honda as an example, they argued that Honda’s success was due to its focus on leadership in the technology of internal combustion engines. For example, the high power-to-weight ratio engines Honda produced for its racing bikes provided technology and expertise which was transferable into mopeds.

Honda's entry into the US motorcycle market during the 1960s is used as a case study for teaching introductory strategy at business schools worldwide.

It created the first luxury Japanese car (1985 Legend) and motorcycle (2006 Gold Wing bikes) equipped with an airbag, as well as the first mid-size pickup truck with independent rear suspension (2006 Ridgeline).