Honda announced that the Honda group of companies in the Asia & Oceania region today kicked off the “Honda Asian Journey 2017,” a 570-km Honda big bike caravan that will cruise through Peninsular Malaysia for four days, from October 26 to October 29, 2017, ending up at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Around 50 journalists, motorcyclists, Honda dealers, and associates from five countries – Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India – will ride together to the ultimate destination, the Sepang International Circuit.
The journey began today at the Malacca Circuit, where Honda held warm-up activities for the participants. The morning program started with safe riding training to ensure that everyone will ride safely throughout the journey. It was followed by a test ride of the 60 Honda big bikes that are available for the journey, including models such as the CB500, CBR650R, CBR1000RR, X-ADV, VFR1200X, Africa Twin, and Goldwing.
The afternoon program was the highlight of the day with a test ride of the RC213V-S, a model based on the RC213V, a racing machine Marc Marquez rode to win Honda MotoGP championships in 2013 and 2014. Honda provided eight units of the RC213V-S exclusively for Honda Asian Journey participants to experience the excitement of this super sport model.
After leaving the circuit, the caravan ended the first day at Melacca City. On October 27, the Honda Asian Journey participants will leave to Bukit Tinggi City and ride up to Genting Highlands, a mountain resort located approximately 1,700 meters above sea level.
On October 28, they will cruise the highway to the qualifying round of the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang International Circuit, then travel to Kuala Lumpur for a welcome dinner featuring an exclusive appearance by MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa of the Repsol Honda Team, and Takaaki Nakagami and Khairul Idham Pawi of the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.
For the final activity on October 29, the Honda Asian Journey participants will ride to Sepang International Circuit where, along with hundreds of other Honda customers, they will cheer the Honda GP riders in the MotoGP Malaysia round.
