Over the weekend, the 2026 Osaka Motorcycle Show hit the ground running, showing off all kinds of new motorcycles and concepts to the thousands of visitors that flocked to its halls. It's one of a cluster of three major Japanese motorcycle shows that take place at the beginning of each calendar year: Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya, bringing the latest designs that the two-wheeled world has to offer to the fans.
Unsurprisingly, Japan's Big Four motorcycle OEMs frequently show off things that haven't been seen elsewhere at these shows, and the 2026 Osaka show was no exception. As I learned directly from the mouth of an American Honda representative a couple of months ago, the brand is keen to apply its E-Clutch technology to as many bikes as it can.
With that in mind, the introduction of the CB400 Super Four and CB400R Four E-Clutch concepts probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone. Also, does anyone truly believe that these are actually 'concepts' and not the next-best thing to being greenlit for production?
