Based on the concept model unveiled last October at Intermot 2008, the new motorcycle is expected to be a sport-tourer powered by a 1200cc V-4 engine with variable cylinder technology which can allow it to run on only two cylinders to conserve fuel.  There are also rumors that the motorcycle will have a semi-auto gear box which will give the rider the option of going manual or automatic.

Honda has a dedicated website for the V4 where you can enter for a chance to win a spot to be one of the first to test drive the new bike, unfortunately, the contest is only open to Europeans.

Hit the jump to see the new promo video (you can hear what the motorcycle sounds like!) and an interview with design project leader, Teofilo Plaza.

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Brought to you by YamaTube, here is a demo video of the redesigned 2010 Yamaha YZ250F.  With a plethora of new features and improvements, the highlight has to be the new bi-lateral aluminum chassis.  The 2010 Yamaha YZ250F is much improved out of the corners and overall handling, Yamaha has also improved power over the entire powerband.  MSRP to be announced Fall 2009.

Hit the jump to see the the bike in action and another video that explains all of the new goodies.

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Harley-Davidson revealed their new CVO line-up over the weekend and Motorcycle.com’s own Alfonse Palaima was there to cover it … and video tape it!

The 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide, Fat Bob, Ultra Classic Electra Glide and all-new Softail Convertible were there and Fonzie was able to take a close look at each one.

Here’s a quick run-down of the new 2010 models:

Short Course Recap
Model	Street Glide	Softail Convertible	Ultra	Fat Bob
Built	York, PA	York, PA	York, PA	Kansas City, MO
MSRP Base	$30,999	$27,999	$35,999	$25,299
Production Run	3500	2500	3450	1300
Class	Touring	Touring/Cruiser	Touring	Cruiser
Features, Standard	ABS/Cruise/Alarm/ESPFI	ESPFI/ Alarm	ABS/Cruise/Alarm/ESPFI	ESPFI/ Alarm
History	All-new for CVO	All-new for CVO	CVO Elder at 6 years	2nd year CVO

For the full details of these amazing motorcycles, head to Motorcycle.com’s 2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Model Line-Up Preview.

Fonz also managed to do a nice preview of the bikes on camera with one of Harley-Davidson’s own CVO Team Manager, Jeff Smith, to explain the new features on the 2010 Softail and Street Glide.

See the rest of the post for two CVO videos and check out the new 2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Motorcycles on Motorcycle.com’s preview of the new line-up!  And for your convenience, here’s a link to the photo gallery of the new bikes.

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Takeo Fukui’s speech this week was a bit on the gloomy side as the company adjusted its profit forecast by 67% in the wrong direction. Slumping auto sales and a sagging U.S. dollar were the main factors for Honda’s third profit forecast cut this year.

But Honda’s take on the motorcycle industry was much more positive (at least, if you overlook the status of its American road racing team). Two-wheeled Hondas are picking up the slack from their four-wheeled cousins.

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