Since we found a patent for Honda's e-blower, which is essentially an electric supercharger attached to a V3 powerplant, and then saw it unveiled as a raw concept at EICMA last year, I don't think a week has gone by that I haven't thought about it. Thank God, EICMA is around the corner, and the concept will be getting revealed because the brand's latest teaser video has set my mind into overdrive once more.
The video shows a bike that retains the single-sided swingarm, derived from the CB1000R, which we first saw at EICMA last year. Against its direct competition, the CB1000R was usually found to be underwhelming, which made a lot of people look past just how beautiful its swingarm is. I'm delighted to see it live on in some form on whatever unit will use this powerplant.
The other thing we can take from the teaser video is that it's a trellis frame housing the V3 and e-blower. This isn't the norm for Honda, which usually opts for twin-spar and high-beam frames.
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