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Honda DN-01 automatic motorcycle arrives in Japan on March 7

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Honda DN-01 Back in October of last year, Honda announced that the DN-01 automatic motorcycle would enter production. Starting on March 7th, it will officially be on sale in Japan. When we first heard about the concept, we wondered how it would perform with its 680 cc V-Twin and new hydraulic transmission design. Since then, we've heard that the engine will make 61 horsepower, so think of this machine as a bridge between large maxi-scooters and entry-level sportbikes like the Ninja 500 or GS500. We ... Read more →

Aprilia's 850 Mana - God's gift to motorcyclists?

Considering the mix of comments that we received when we covered Honda's new DN-01, we decided to show our readers that Honda is not the only manufacturer bringing the automatic transmission to the ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Honda DN-01 motorcycle features automatic transmission

Click image to enlarge Automatic transmissions in motorcycles are not new, with Ridley being one manufacturer currently producing them. In fact, back in the 1970s, Honda and Moto Guzzi both produced ...

Honda DN-01 automatic motorcycle arrives in Japan on March 7 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Honda DN-01 Back in October of last year, Honda announced that the DN-01 automatic motorcycle would enter production. Starting on March 7th, it will officially be on sale in Japan. When we first heard about the concept, we wondered how it would perform with ...

Aprilia's 850 Mana - God's gift to motorcyclists? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Considering the mix of comments that we received when we covered Honda's new DN-01, we decided to show our readers that Honda is not the only manufacturer bringing the automatic transmission to the motorcycle. Aprilia debuted its 850 Mana last year, and the bike has since gone into production. ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Honda DN-01 motorcycle features automatic transmission 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Automatic transmissions in motorcycles are not new, with Ridley being one manufacturer currently producing them. In fact, back in the 1970s, Honda and Moto Guzzi both produced motorcycles with automatic transmissions, each with two forward gears. Honda called its system ...








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