Not for US(A)- Bikes you can't buy in America: Honda

There are a number of bikes you can't buy in America, or in other parts of the world. Some models are exclusive to one or more markets usually because of licensing and fees based on displacement (125's in the UK, 150's in India, or 400's in Japan). Other times a particular model might be available in one area of the globe and not the other because of the likes and dislikes of the buyers of that region. Here are the Hondas from around the world that you wont find in any US dealership

Honda CBR125R
-one of the best selling bikes in England because it's one of the few sporting bikes a beginner can buy








Honda XL125V Varadero









Honda XL1000V Varadero
-Varadero and Deauville have to be two of the stupidest names in motorcycle history






Honda XL700V Transalp
-Many US motorcyclists wish this bike was available here, but they had their chance; in the early nighties Honda tried the Transalp here and it didn't catch on







Honda NT700V Deauville (soon to be available in the US(for way too much $))


Honda CB1000R
-definitely one of the more desired bikes not on US soil








Honda CB600F/CB1300F









Honda CBF125/CB600F/CBF1000









Honda CB1300S









Honda Unicorn
-India has it's own line up of Honda motorcycles mostly under 150cc's











Honda CBR/CBF150









Honda VTR250
-Japan has some interesting models like this VTR







Honda CB223S










Honda CB400S

Historic Comparison: 750's of the 70's

It's always fun to find comparisons of the latest motorcycles in magazines and websites. Stats and specs can only give you part of the picture, to get a really good understanding you need to line the product up with its top competitors. Now comparisons with new bikes are all well and good, but what about bikes from the past? Some of us are too young to remember the glory days of Triumph Bonnevilles and Indian Chiefs, all we can do is wonder... Wouldn't it be great if you could collect some of history's most famous machines, all brand new all stock and all ready to be ridden? Well imagine if you will something along those lines and there you'd have a historic comparison.

For whatever reason 750's exploded onto the scene in the late sixties and early seventies. Other than Harleys there were very few new motorcycles that were bigger than 650cc's. The only one that I know of was 750cc; the Norton Atlas. By the end of the sixties motorcycles were ready to get bigger and better and 750 was the next logical step.

1968 Norton Commando

1969 Triumph Trident

1969 Honda CB750

1969 Moto Guzzi V7

1971 Ducati 750 GT

1972 Kawasaki Mach IV

1973 Suzuki GT750

1971 Harley XR750*

*The Harley XR wasn't really part of this it was a race bike that had to be under 750cc's, but you get the picture.

It seems like all the big names in the industry, from around the world decided that it was time for 3/4 of a litter. How great would it be to get mint condition examples of these models to see just how they stack up? You've got British bikes, Japanese bikes, and Italian bikes. There's four strokes and two strokes, V-twins, Parallel twins, triples, quads, even a liquid cooled bike. All of these bikes have their own personality it must have been one exciting time in motorcycle history.

Tourist Trophy 2 wish list

I'm a big fan of cars and motorcycles, I also love video games. Now, for automotive enthusiasts there's a wide variety of racing games to choose from, including my personal favorites, the Gran Turismo series and the Forza Motorsport series. Motorcycle enthusiasts, however, have a much more limited selection. There was one game however that was a pretty decent sim-style motorcycle game, Tourist Trophy for the Playstation 2. This game was the motorcycle version of Gran Turismo, probably because it was made by the developers of GT. It offered dozens of bikes, but like GT it was really heavy on the Japanese machines and really light on everything else. The game came out in 2006 or so and since then there's been no news of a sequel or any other game of this type from anyone. With a new Forza about to debut and GT5 around the corner (only 5 years after GT4!) I still dream of a truely great motorcycle video game. If such a game were to exist these are the bikes I'd like to see.

Aprilia
01 RSV Mille
03 RSV Mille Tuono
08 RSV 1000 R Factory
09 RS 125
09 SXV 4.5
09 Shiver 750
09 Tuono 1000 R Factory
09 RSV4 R
09 RSV4 R Factory

Benelli
76 750 Sei
06 Tornado Tre 1130
09 TNT Sport Evo

Biomota
09 DB6R
09 DB7
09 Tesi 3D

BMW
76 R90S
88 K1
96 R1100S
00 R1150RS
08 HP2 Sport
09 G650 Xmoto
09 F800S
09 K1300R
09 K1300S
10 S1000R

BSA
62 A10 Rocket Gold Star
66 A65 Rocket Spitfire

Buell
88 RR1200
99 X1 Lightning
03 XB9S
09 XB12R
09 1125CR
09 1125R
09 1125R R

Ducati
71 750GT
75 900SS
82 Pantah 600SL
88 851
92 900 Superlight
94 916
99 996 SPS
05 S2R1000
06 999R
06 749S
08 Sport 1000
08 Monster S4R S
09 Monster 695
09 Hypermotard 1100 S
09 Streetfighter
09 848
09 1198S
09 1098R
09 Desmosedici RR
#21 999R Ducati Xerox

Harley-Davidson
72 XR750TT
77 XLCR 1000
94 VR1000
07 VRSCR Street Rod
09 XR1200

Honda
65 CB450
69 CB750
78 CBX1000
79 CB900F
81 CB1100R
83 VF750R
87 VFR750R (RC30)
89 VFR400S
92 NS750
94 RVF750R (RC45)
96 CBR918RR
96 CBR1100XX
98 VTR1000F
01 CBR600F4i
04 CBR1000RR
05 CBR600RR
06 VTR1000 SP2 (RC51)
08 CB400?
09 CFR230 SM
09 CB600F Hornet
08 CB1000R
09 CBR125R
09 CB1300 Super Bol D'or
09 CBR600RR
09 CBR1000RR
#52 CBR1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate
#98 CBR1000RR Honda
#54 CBR600RR Hannspree Ten Kate
#17 CBR600RR Honda

Kasasaki
72 Mach IV H2
73 Z1
84 GPZ900R
85 GPZ400R
90 ZX-11
95 ZRX400?
96 ZX-7R
98 ZX-9R
00 ZX-6R
00 ZX-12R
03 ZX-6RR
04 ZX-10R
06 ZRX 1200
09 KLX250R
09 Ninja 250
09 ER-6n
09 Z750
09 Z1000
09 ZX-6R
09 ZX-10R
09 ZX-14
#10 ZX-10R PSG-1 Corse
#22 ZX-10R Tommy Hayden
#9 ZX-6R Gil Motor Sport
#? ZX-6R

KTM
09 690 SM
09 990 SMR
09 990 Super Duke R
09 RC8 1190 R

Laderva
74 750 SF
76 1000 SFC
00 750 SS
03 1000 SFC

Moto Guzzi
71 V7 Sport
76 Le Mans
92 Daytona 1000
94 1100 Sport
98 V11 Sport
08 MGS-01 Corsa
09 Griso 8V
09 1200 Sport

MV Agusta
75 750 Sport
77 Monza?
08 F4CC
08 Burtale 1078R
08 F4R 1078

Norton
64 Sports Special
67 Commando
90's F1 08 NVR588

Suzuki
71 GT750
80 GS1000
84 GSX1100
84 GSX-R400
85 RG500 Gamma
85 GSX-R750
86 GSX-R1100
92 GSX-R750
97 GSX-R600
98 GSX-R750
98 TL1000R
01 GSX-R1000
05 GSX1200SS
09 DR-Z400SM
09 SV650
09 SV650S
09 Bandit 1250S
09 GSX1400
09 B King
09 GSX-R600
09 GSX-R750
09 GSX-R1000
09 GSX-1300R
#3 GSX-R1000 Alstare Corona
#1 GSX-R1000 Yoshimura
#? GSX-R600 Yoshimura

Triumph
66 Bonneville T120
69 Trident T140
92 Daytona 1200
05 Daytona 650
06 Daytona 955i
09 Bonneville Thruxton
09 Street Triple
09 Daytona 675
09 Speed Triple

Yamaha
73 RD350
76 XS-11
?? XS900
82 RD350LC
84 RZ500
85 V Max
86 FJ1200
86 FZR400
87 FZR1000
93 YZF750R
94 YZF600R
98 YZF-R1
99 YZF-R7
03 YZF-R6
05 MT-01
09 YZF-125R
09 WR250X
09 Fazer FZ6
09 Fazer FZ1
09 FJR1300
09 YZF-R6
09 ZYF-R1
09 Vmax
#41 YZF-R1 Yamaha Italia
#32 YZF-R1 Yamaha
#99 YZF-R6 Yamaha
#14 YZF-R6 World SSP Racing

There are a number of other bike that I'd like to see in such a game these could be an expansion pack for example two strokes..

77 Yamaha TZ750
85 Honda NS400R
87 Yamaha TZR250
89 Kawasaki KR-1
89 Suzuki RGV250
94 Honda NSR250SP
94 Yamaha TZR250

Super motos...
Kawasaki KLX250SX
Yamaha WR250X
Suzuki DR-Z400SM
Honda CRF450R
Yamaha YZ450F
Husqvarna TC510
KTM 610 SMS

and some others...
Boss Hoss BHC-3 LS2
Cagiva Raptor
Confederate B120 Wraith
Dodge Tomahawk concept
Roehr Supercharged
Vincent Black Shadow

This list is slightly out of date because I've been sitting on it for a while
For refrence here's a list of Tourist Trophy 1's bikes http://www.gtplanet.net/guides/index.php/Tourist_Trophy_:_Bike_List