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The Honda way for 2000 - Engineering, Performance, Leadership
At a New Orleans Convention Honda\'s Motorcycle Division unveiled nine new models in the first of a three-year product strategy designed to send the competition back to the drawing boards.
Excited Honda dealers, assembled at the New Orleans Convention Center for their annual product show, got their first look at two new sport bikes, a street rod performance custom, an aluminium-framed big-bore dirt bike, and five new all terrain vehicles (ATVs). Included was a prototype 2001 ATV called the Foreman Rubicon that features a revolutionary, maintenance-free beltless automatic transmission.
CBR929RR
Leading the way is the all-new CBR929RR, a motorcycle designed to maintain Honda\'s title of best open-class sport bike, a category recently challenged by Kawasaki and Yamaha. Digging deeply into Honda\'s bag of power-producing-tricks, the engineers fashioned a fuel-injected four cylinder engine that produces over 160 bhp/litre in a chassis that weighs just159kg dry, giving the 929 the best power-to=weight ratio of any production motorcycle ever.
RC51
Another breathtaking machine is Honda\'s new Superbike racing platform, the RC51. The V-twin, fuel-injected 1000cc four-stroke engine produces immense torque and over 130 bhp in stock trim. Most impressive is the RC51\'s price, just $9999.00 (MSRP) for the machine tht will be the backbone of the Honda RAcing Corporation\'s world-wide Superbike racing effort for 2000 and beyond.
Shadow Sabre In the ever-popular cruiser category, Honda introduced the Shadow Sabre, a performance custom with street rod styling. Following the obvious performance theme of the show, the Sabre\'s 1100cc V-twin engine may not be the largest displacement V-twin cruiser on the market, but the company\'s engineers claim it outperforms cruisers in almost any displacement class.
XR650R
Honda also showed it\'s dealers the all-new XR650R, an aluminium-framed, liquid-cooled, four-stroke single cylinder off-road bike that replaces the legendary XR600R. The new XR650R features Honda\'s tough, yet exotic aluminium frame technology pioneered on the CR250R in the crucible of tortuous Supercross competition. With an incredibly powerful engine, the XR650R will further establish Honda\'s reputation as a builder of innovative, high-performance motorcycles that are exceptionally durable.
Rancher
Honda introduced four new ATVs to their dealers, all bearing the rancher name. Available in both two and four wheel drive, and conventional and Electric Shift Program models, the 350cc Rancher series are full-sized ATVs with extraordinary versatility and Honda\'s well-earned reputation for toughness.
For more information contact any of the Honda dealers online.
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