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Honda motorcycles: specifications and model differences

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Honda’s listed motorcycles range from the 49cc CRF50F at $1,899 to the 1,833cc Gold Wing at $25,500. Separate trail, road, scooter and touring uses first. Each linked model record then gives the engine, weight, seat height and base-price details for that configuration.

Honda motorcycle models compared

Honda motorcycle models on this site, by class
Model	Class	Engine	Wet weight	Seat	From
Honda Africa Twin	Adventure	1,084cc	510 lb	34.3 in	$15,199
Honda NX500	Adventure	471cc	432 lb	32.8 in	$6,899
Honda NC750X DCT	Adventure	745cc	497 lb	31.6 in	$9,499
Honda Transalp E-Clutch	Adventure	755cc	468 lb	33.7 in	$10,199
Honda Rebel 500	Cruiser	471cc	414 lb	27.2 in	$6,799
Honda Rebel 300 E-Clutch	Cruiser	286cc	379 lb	27.2 in	$5,349
Honda Rebel 1100	Cruiser	1084cc	497 lb	27.9 in	$9,699
Honda XR150L	Dual-sport	149cc	282 lb	32.8 in	$3,399
Honda CRF300L Rally	Dual-sport	286cc	333 lb	35.2 in	$6,499
Honda Grom	Mini-moto	124cc	224 lb	30.0 in	$3,599
Honda Navi	Mini-moto	109cc	234 lb	30.0 in	$2,199
Honda Monkey	Mini-moto	124cc	231 lb	30.5 in	$4,399
Honda Dax 125	Mini-moto	124cc	236 lb	30.6 in	$4,199
Honda Trail125	Mini-moto	124cc	256 lb	31.5 in	$4,199
Honda CRF250R	Motocross	249cc	234 lb	37.6 in	$8,599
Honda CRF450R	Motocross	450cc	238 lb	37.5 in	$10,099
Honda CRF450X	Off-road	450cc	275 lb	37.9 in	$9,999
Honda PCX	Scooter	157cc	291 lb	30.1 in	$4,349
Honda ADV160	Scooter	157cc	294 lb	30.7 in	$4,499
Honda Metropolitan	Scooter	49cc	179 lb	28.3 in	$2,649
Honda CBR500R	Sport	471cc	421 lb	31.1 in	$6,399
Honda CB650R E-Clutch	Standard	649cc	456 lb	31.9 in	$8,699
Honda CB300R	Standard	286cc	316 lb	31.6 in	$4,499
Honda CB500 Hornet	Standard	471cc	414 lb	31.1 in	$5,899
Honda SCL500	Standard	471cc	425 lb	31.1 in	$6,999
Honda CB1000F	Standard	1000cc	472 lb	31.3 in	$10,599
Honda CB750 Hornet E-Clutch	Standard	755cc	432 lb	31.3 in	$7,999
Honda CB1000 Hornet SP	Standard	1000cc	465 lb	31.9 in	$10,999
Honda CBR650R E-Clutch	Supersport	649cc	466 lb	31.9 in	$9,199
Honda CBR600RR	Supersport	599cc	419 lb	32.4 in	$11,499
Honda CBR1000RR	Supersport	1000cc	432 lb	32.8 in	$17,099
Honda NT1100 DCT	Touring	1084cc	547 lb	32.3 in	$11,999
Honda Gold Wing	Touring	1833cc	806 lb	29.3 in	$25,500
Honda CRF125F	Trail	125cc	194 lb	29.1 in	$3,599
Honda CRF300F	Trail	293cc	271 lb	35.0 in	$5,099
Honda Montesa Cota 301RR	Trials	298cc	169 lb	26.8 in	$12,949
Honda CRF150R	Youth motocross	150cc	185 lb	32.8 in	$5,499
Honda CRF50F	Youth trail	49cc	111 lb	21.6 in	$1,899
Honda CRF110F	Youth trail	109cc	169 lb	25.9 in	$2,799

Automatic clutches, manual gearboxes and DCT are different choices

Youth and trail. A child's progression runs from the Honda CRF50F to the Honda CRF110F, both with automatic clutches, then to the manual-clutch CRF125F, the CRF150R youth racer and the adult CRF300F trail bike. Racing and off road.

The Honda CRF250R, CRF450R and enduro CRF450X are competition machines, and the Montesa Cota trials bikes are Honda's trials line. Dual-sport. The CRF300L Rally and XR150L are street-legal trail bikes.

Small road bikes and scooters. The Grom, Honda Monkey, Dax, Trail125 and Navi share small engines and low prices, and the Metropolitan, PCX and Honda ADV160 are scooters. Road bikes.

The CB300R, CB500 Hornet, CB650R, CB750 Hornet, Honda CB1000F and CB1000 Hornet SP are naked bikes, the CBR500R, CBR600RR and CBR1000RR are sportbikes, and the Rebel 300, Rebel 500 and Rebel 1100 are cruisers. Adventure and touring. The NX500, Transalp, NC750X, Africa Twin, NT1100 and Gold Wing step up in size and price.

Which Honda to buy

The right Honda depends on how much clutch a rider wants. A first-time adult rider who wants a real motorcycle has good options in the CB300R, the Rebel 300 and the NX500, which RevZilla says is often named a good beginner bike.

A rider who does not want to learn a clutch at all can buy an automatic scooter, the Navi or Metropolitan for the lowest price and the PCX or Honda ADV160 for more speed, or a bike with an E-Clutch, such as the CB650R and CB750 Hornet, or a DCT such as the NC750X.

A rider who wants one bike for road and dirt should compare the CRF300L Rally with the Africa Twin at the larger end. A family buying youth bikes can follow the CRF50F, CRF110F and CRF125F path as a child grows.

Compare Honda motorcycles with Yamaha and Kawasaki

Honda sells motorcycles in almost every category, from the 49cc CRF50F kids' bike at $1,899 to the 1,833cc Gold Wing touring bike at $25,500. This page covers 39 current models, and the table lists engine size, weight, seat height and starting price for each.

Honda's lineup falls into six groups: youth and trail bikes, motocross and off-road racers, small road bikes such as the Grom, scooters, middleweight road bikes and large touring bikes. Its distinguishing features are the clutchless E-Clutch and DCT automatics, which now reach from the Rebel 300 to the Gold Wing.

Honda is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Japan and has been since it started production in 1955, according to Wikipedia , which reports that at its peak in 1982 Honda built almost three million motorcycles a year, and that India became its largest motorcycle market in 2017.

In the United States, the 1960s advertising campaign using the slogan "You meet the nicest people on a Honda" cast Honda motorcycles as machines for everyday riders, and by the end of 1963 Honda had sold 90,000 motorcycles there.

Honda offers two kinds. The dual-clutch automatic (DCT) is on the NC750X, Africa Twin, NT1100 and Gold Wing, and the E-Clutch, which shifts without a lever but keeps one, is on the CB650R, CBR650R, CB750 Hornet, Rebel 300 and Transalp. The Navi, Metropolitan, PCX and ADV160 are automatic scooters.

The CRF50F and CRF110F have automatic clutches and are the first bikes for young children. The CRF125F has a manual clutch and comes in a big-wheel size, and the CRF150R and Expert are for advanced youth racers, according to reviewers cited on each model page.

The Grom is the cheaper, lighter one, and the Monkey adds retro styling, an inverted fork and standard ABS for about $800 more. They use the same 124cc engine and five-speed manual gearbox, so the choice is style and price, not performance.