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HONDA V4 Concept

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HONDA V4 Concept

What you see is what you get. Or is it the other way round? The answer remains open. At least for the time being. Honda will present a V4 concept bike at INTERMOT in Cologne. What is on show gives free rein to your imagination, is interesting and inspiring at the same time.

Concept bikes traditionally have a specific task to perform. Hand-made one-offs demonstrate creativity and provide some food for thought. There is really no answer to the question to what extent they really point to the future. Concept bikes are design studies in which designers and engineers let their imagination run wild. All aspects of later series production can be totally ignored. Inspiration is what is required, no more and no less.

This Honda does not have a special name or model code. V4 Concept Bike. There is nothing else. At least for the moment. What we see looks exciting. Only superlative design, no question. And then the things that we cannot see: no front suspension, no frame, no radiator, no rear-wheel drive, no gear shift. But at least a headlight that has never been seen before. What does all this mean?

“What do you want it to mean?”, asks a friendly, laid-back Honda product planner. “A sports bike? A touring bike? Or preferably an all-rounder? And what would be the best capacity for the V4? That’s why they started this survey. So you the Rider can have a say in what the perfect machine should be.



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  • kyls
    that is questionable but i know how to run
  • rider
    do any of you actually ride a motorcycle? know anything about them?
    i will say the front end is questionable regarding suspension BUT
    what you all seem to be missing is that for the last 7-10 years motorcycle manufacturers have been developing and testing rim/hub drive systems. no spokes no chain...and as far as no gear shift, the same tech that has been in formula one cars (finger switch shifting) has also been applied to bikes. it's not that far of a stretch for a bike like this to go into production in the near future.
  • Slashbones
    Yeah i sorrrta agree with rider, but have any ever driven anything that goes faster than 10 mph that did not have rubber and air between the vehihcle and the road? The only way I would ride this bike is when they put rubber and air for tires or the hovercraft has been profected for at least 2 years.
  • mozart
    bagaimana v4 bergerak??... saya tidak lihat media berbahan dasar karet dalam rodanya....
  • V4 crazy
    You could call this a V2 or a V1,00,000,000 concept bike, you can't even see the engine. It might have a flat four in it for all I can see.
  • V4 crazy
    Bring back the real V4, the V65. Don't let YAMAHA have all the fun.

    This "concept" bike is a joke! What is it going to be, a hovercraft? I understand the concept idea, but this just has so many unknowns that it doesn't tell you anything except this couldn't exist in any form remotely resembling the picture and be rideable. It's more like art, than a motorcycle. Go back to the drawing board
  • Alec Luong
    Just don't let Ducati steal your styling cues this time :-)
  • sam
    theres just one tiny problem with this concept: it has no f*****g wheels!

    although the aesthetics are amazing and unique, surely anything with that design would never function as a bike.

    its like a sandwich, minus the 2 slices of bread, only draped in velvet
  • bionic man
    no thanks... it look like a bunch of cheap fancy plastic... lets not cover up the nuts..eh?
  • yam
    I like the concept direction. The styling is strong, but the functional requirements are lacking in the overall direction of how the wheels are represented in a form of speed. Part of the beauty of a motorcycle is how the wheels are captured in the movement of speed. By not showing a wheel actually moving it takes away that deep connection between the rider and the bike...I think alot of the times designers forget that the rider is riding the whole bike, not just the front end and the gas tank to rear tail lights...

    All in all I'm being considerably critical of an excellent concept..But I think you can take it..!
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