Following our deep dives into the razor-sharp track geometry of the FireBlade , the naked streetfighter evolution of the Hornet , and most recently, the heavyweight touring Blackbird ; it is time to pivot to one of Honda’s most brilliant, yet misunderstood, engineering ambitions of the late 1980s. In an era when the motorcycle industry was locking horns over fully faired sportbikes and high-rpm inline-fours, Honda’s advanced design groups—the very same minds concurrently working on the legendary RC30 (VFR750R) race bike—quietly kicked off a project with a completely different mandate. Following reliability issues with their early V4 engine lineup, Honda desperately needed to demonstrate their absolute mastery of engineering refinement and chassis design. The goal wasn't a raw top-speed machine, but rather a premium, lightweight naked sport-standard designed to conquer urban environments and mountain passes alike. When the platform debuted, it defied conventional categorization by m...
Running into mental blocks while thinking of something to write next is always a common issue, so instead I turned to my followers on Instagram for some thoughts instead. What I have never thought was possible is the comparison between 2 things that are only related by the number of wheels they have and the "Elica" suffix in their names. I can confidently say that I am the first person in history to compare the Toyota Celica sports car and the rugged workhorse that is the Mitsubishi Delica! Of course, since this comparison is like comparing the "taste of a bottle of Mountain Dew" to the "population of the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium"; we will have to use a points system to tally up who's got more GUMPTION!!! Here's how it will work. Each car will earn: 30 points for performance. This incorporates 10 pts for Horsepower (pure muscular bragging rights), 10 pts for Power-to-weight Ratio (who moves their mass more effectively) & 10 pts for Top ...