In the competition world of racing motorcycles manufacture, most companies tend to bank on their racing teams to promote their street bikes. Most motorcycle manufacturing companies to come up with barely street legal specs for their civilian bikes, and the results are machines that are grossly expensive, difficult to maintain, and wind up causing accidents in the hands of bikers who don’t possess the necessary skill level to handle such high performance bikes.
Honda motorcycles have taken a different approach from their competitors in this department. Honda motorcycles teams still continue to run - and win a lot - in motor sports events, but their civilian bikes aren’t simply powered-down versions of their racers. They customize their civilian bike designs with the average person in mind.
One of the things that shows this approach is the price of a Honda motorcycles. Their price ranges both for the bikes and parts are considerably more affordable for people who just might want to ride a fast bike for fun without the need to cleave along the highway like a bullet.
Honda parts are also much easier to find than most of their competitors, especially their European counterparts, and likewise are much cheaper while maintaining a high standard of quality, and the parts are also easier to install, replace, and modify for those who want to push the specs of their crotch rockets a little higher. Honda service center personnel are highly trained under rigid standards to ensure they do their jobs on the bikes right.
Honda also offers comprehensive packages as an added bonus, like extended warranties, insurance, and prepaid maintenance plans for their customers to make sure that they get the best deal available for their money.
So, while Honda racing bikes perform on a par with their competition on the professional race tracks, their civilian bikes are made for the people who just want to ride for fun without the headaches involved with owning something just one step below formula specs.
