Hondas dominate British Bikers’ Top 100
Honda motorcycles old and new filled a staggering one quarter of places in the recent Motor Cycle News (MCN) reader survey of UK riders’ top 100 ‘best bikes’.
12,000 readers participated in the poll which forms part of MCN’s ‘Biking Britain Survey’. An impressive 1.5 million questions were answered in total, with each reader answering 100 questions about their motorcycle covering such diverse characteristics as comfort, build quality and reliability, engine and braking performance.
As well as having by far the largest number of machines in the top 100 with a total count of 25, Honda was also joint top for the number of machines in the final top 20, with the VFR400, CB900F Hornet, CBR600RR and CBR1000RR Fireblade machines featuring strongly. Many older Honda motorcycles were also included in the final 100, including the CBR1000F, CBR600F, ST1100 Pan European and CBR900RR Fireblade, highlighting the reliability, popularity and build-quality of used Hondas.
In the top 20, the highest placed Honda was the VFR400R, with a rating of 91% overall. The popular Hornet, evergreen favourite CBR600RR and class-leading Fireblade all followed with a 90% overall feedback rating.
Steve Martindale, General Manager of Honda (UK) Motorcycles said, “It’s encouraging to see so many Hondas, old and new, being voted in Britian’s top 100 bikes - but to achieve 25% of the whole survey is impressive. With a number of older models also in the survey, it really highlights the reliability, build-quality and longevity that you only get with a Honda. With a great new model line-up for 2010 – including the amazing new VFR1200F and impressive ‘chopper’ styled Fury – we’ll be continuing to provide great bikes which we’re sure will also be desirable for many years to come. On behalf of everyone at Honda, we’d like to thank all the motorcyclists who took time to complete the survey and for being proud of their Honda machines.”
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