Honda Motor Company, Ltd was founded in the 1940s by Soichiro Honda, as Japan was struggling post World War II, used his passion for engineering to create the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturer. A Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, with their headquarters located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Being the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, Honda reached a production of 400 million by the end of 2019, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year.
Honda produced its first real motorcycle, the Model D, in 1949. The models vary from Sportsbikes to economy Underbones. Iconic products include the Honda Goldwing, Honda Supercub, and the Honda Fireblade. Honda motorcycles’ extensive range covers just about any ground on the planet, at almost any speed. On the street, they range from the CBR1000RR-R SP World Superbike Racing platform right down to the CB300R “Neo Sports Cafe.” On the dirt, there’s everything from the CRF450R motocrosser and CRF450X endurance racer, right down to the kid-friendly CRF50F. In between them, you’ll find all-terrain dual sports like the Africa Twin, CRF450L, and classic XR650L. And at the extremes lie motorcycles like the luxurious Gold Wing Tour, the beginner-friendly Rebel 300, and the all-new `60s throwback Honda Monkey. More than 50 million Honda Super Cubs have been sold in less than 50 years, making it the most popular motorcycle of all time. From its CBR line of sportbikes to its CRF line of off-road machines to the luxurious Gold Wing Touring motorcycle, Honda has a bike for just about everybody!