Honda wins awards with CBF125 and CBR600RR

Two of Honda’s two-wheeled machines have won accolades in this year’s prestigious Motor Cycle News (MCN) Awards for the ‘Best Machine for New Riders’ and ‘Best Sportsbike Under 600cc’.

The MCN Awards – now in their 14th year – recognise and reward the best machines and manufacturers in the industry today. Honda has won two awards, with the new-for-2009 CBF125 scooping ‘Best Machine For New Riders’ while the evergreen favourite CBR600RR – now equipped with Honda’s revolutionary C-ABS system – clinched top honours in the ‘Best Sportsbike Under 600cc’ category.

The CBF125 is this year best selling bike in the UK, with its stylish looks, coupled with reliability, practicality, great fuel economy and all-round riding ease appealing to the panel of judges as the best choice for newcomers to two wheels.

Honda’s CBR600 has a long established history dating from 1987 and it is estimated that in the UK alone, around 50,000 new and used CBR600s are in use. The latest model – the CBR600RR – marries the performance, poise and all round superb handling of the RR sports middleweight, with the technological break-through of Honda’s Combined ABS system, the world’s first ABS braking system designed specifically for sports bikes.

Steve Martindale, General Manager of Honda (UK) Motorcycles commented, “It’s always fantastic to receive recognition and awards for our products from people within the industry, just as it’s great to get positive feedback from our customers on our range. Both the CBF125 and the CBR600RR display Honda’s renowned virtues of quality, technology and style which we enjoy delivering for our customers, and some of our new products for 2010 will take this even further.”

Looking forward to next year, over the weekend of 13-14 February, Honda dealerships will be debuting Honda’s 2010 motorcycle range. The Valentine’s ‘Start Something Special’ weekend event will be the first opportunity for customers and motorcycle enthusiasts across the UK to see and test ride Honda’s new motorcycle models for the first time, including the all-new VFR1200F, impressive VT1300CX Fury and head-turning ‘bobber’ styled Shadow Black Spirit. The new and stylish 2010 colours for other current and updated models in the range will also be on display.

For further details on individual dealer activities over the launch weekend, contact your local dealer by using the ‘Dealer Search’ facility within honda.co.uk.