Dorifutography

Following our deep dives into the high-revving V-twin lineage of the VT 250, the razor-sharp track geometry of the FireBlade, the standard street agility of the Hornet, and the premium engineering paradox of the Hawk GT, it is time to scale up. In 1997, the motorcycle industry was gripped by a sudden, collective madness: V-twin fever. Driven by Ducati’s absolute dominance in World Superbike racing, riders globally began looking at high-rpm inline-fours as clinical and soul-less. The street demanded character, narrow profiles, and brutal, low-down torque. Honda (a company historically fiercely loyal to inline-fours and complex V4 architectures) did something highly uncharacteristic. They didn't just build a big V-twin; they threw their finest advanced design groups at it to construct a pure enthusiast's road bike.  The result was a machine that married massive, analog engine pulses with a highly experimental chassis philosophy.   This is the definitive reference guide to the Ho...