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Honda ' s NC750X ' urban adventurer ' has scooped a Red Dot design award- the sixth consecutive year that a Honda PTW has picked up a Red Dot accolade. Meanwhile, Honda ' s EM1 e: has won an IF Design Award, following its own Red Dot recognition in 2024. On its arrival in 2023, the EM1 e: was the first electric personaluse Honda two-wheeler to go on sale in Europe. Powered by the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: swappable battery, it features " simple and slim packaging realised by the optimisation of the layout of key components.
The WorldSBK series is to see a new entry class introduced- World Sportbike. The FIM and Dorna Sports say it will debut in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in 2026. World Sportbike is set to succeed the World Supersport 300 class, which has provided an accessible and competitive stepping stone for emerging talent since its introduction in 2017. Building upon the foundations laid by World Supersport 300, World Sportbike aims to further streamline the path for young riders transitioning towards World Supersport. It will feature " agile motorcycles with mid-tier capacity engines." WorldSSP300 was the category in which Ana Carrasco made history in 2018 as the first woman to win a motorcycle circuit racing world championship.
Honda is celebrating a very special anniversary. The Japanese company ' s total worldwide motorcycle and scooter production has reached a record 500 million units- 76 years after the company began series production of the " Dream D-Type " motorcycle in Japan in 1949, one year after the company was founded.

MotoE ' Chain of Choice '

An ' early adopter ' from the start of Dorna ' s MotoE championship, when Energica provided the inaugural ' spec bike ', iconic Italian motorcycle chain manufacturer Regina ' s support for the innovative series has continued into the ' Ducati Era ' as the Official Chain Supplier of the World MotoE Championship. Now upgraded to full World Championship status, Regina provided the chain for the Energica Corsa Ego when it was the ENIL MotoE World Cup, and is now in its third year as Ducati ' s chain of choice for the Ducati V21L Electric Race bike. Regina Chain is firmly established as the MotoE ' paddock favourite ' and earlier this year Regina, Ducati and Dorna agreed to upgrade the V21L race chain for 2025 with Regina ' s patented 520 HPE maintenance free chain. One of the key performance and durability features of the 520 HPE is the TaC coating( tantalum carbide) on the rollers and bushings, the core of
the technology behind Regina ' s revolutionary HPE chain. It brings a particularly low friction rate which
allows it to deliver in a more efficient transfer of the power from the electric engine to the wheel, which translates into more power at the back wheel. In addition, no lubrication is needed, making riding safer, more comfortable and Greener. HPE offers increased environmentally friendly use because no lube is needed – a characteristic that Dorna says perfectly matches with the ambition and DNA of a MotoE World Championship. www. reginachain. net