Points of interest, I suspect, should be the new Honda VFR1200 - billed as the ultimate Honda machine in terms of go-anywhere, do-anything techno-marvel. Given Big Red's track record in delivery of just that, they'll probably sell a billion of them:

Why they felt it ought to look like a BMW is anyone's guess, though. Think I prefer the looks (if, almost certainly, not the ride) of their previously US-only Fury, more prosaically named the Honda VT1300CX for the UK market:

It does lead me to question why everyone seems to be going to 1200+ cc engines these days. All about the numbers on the tank, perhaps? I like big torque as much as the next person, but it's not like a 1000cc bike is short of that. What used to be the exclusive preserve of continental tourers and the more ludicrous customs, now seems to be heading towards industry standard.

These chaps obviously want to buck that particular trend, with a lithium ion motor that delivers 100ft-lb of torque everywhere in the "rev" range. Officially the fastest electric motorcycle in the world (150.1 mph average at Bonneville), the Mission One sees a production run of 350 for 2010:

The price of saving the planet is, unfortunately, to be an object of public ridicule.

And speaking of which, here's a Harley. The CVO Ultra Classic with new, bad-*** colour scheme. Looks like every other Electra Glide made since 1826, but the flames just give it that hard-as-nails beardy Hells Angel look, don't they?

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It's nice that the sweary filter even takes objection to a synonym for "donkey" - must make recounting Biblical parables quite tricky. Or, as it's a motorcycle site after all, mentioning that well-known Dutch race track (I'll be quite disappointed now if it does allow "Assen").

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