Things have changed for 2013, though, with the CBR600RR receiving an upgraded ECU, relocated Ram-Air system, a new 41mm Big Piston Fork, and MotoGP-inspired bodywork.

The 2012 Honda Civic Tour raised the bar higher than ever as Linkin Park and Incubus lit up stages all around the USA, thrilling fans from one end of the country to the other in 17 shows.

In taking its premier super-tourer and stripping it down to the essentials, throwing in a darker spirit without losing any of its original prowess, Honda has re-molded the classic Gold Wing to produce a motorcycle that will appeal to the more aggressive rider – aggressive in style as well as in performance.

Honda hosted a Daytona Supercross Kick-Off party on the Friday evening prior to Round 10 of the 2013 Supercross series, and hundreds of enthusiastic Honda fans flocked to the event for an up-close-and-personal time with many of their favorite racing stars, past and present. During this event, held at the big Honda display right in front of Daytona Speedway, fans enjoyed the opportunity to meet and greet these racing greats and obtain posters and autographs to take home to show off to their friends.

A look at the history of Honda is a look at the very evolution of motorcycle technology itself. Mr. Honda was an original thinker who studied the designs of the leading European manufacturers in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and then propelled the Honda Motor Company to dominance on the strength of his own innovative ideas.