Honda DN-01 arrives in USA for 2009

As we predicted in July, the Honda DN-01 CVT-equipped motorcycle will be sold in the United States starting next year. A futuristic take on a power cruiser, the DN-01 is powered by a 60bhp, 47lb/ft 680cc v-twin, but it’s the transmission that grabs the headlines. Dubbed the Human Friendly Transmission (HFT) by Honda, it features two modes of automatic operation and a push button manual shift mode. 
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