There was no mention of automatic transmission, but Honda is convinced this is the way forward, especially in the American touring market.

A teaser campaign for a new Goldwing would echo a similar teaser video campaign by Japanese competitor Yamaha for their Star Venture touring bike with reverse.

Yamaha has now released a bagger version called the Eluder. Neither bike will be imported into Australia, says Yamaha Motor Australia.

But there could be other possibilities for the new Honda.

Perhaps it is a totally new niche, or a bike with new technology.

For clues, we checked on patents Honda has filed over the past few years.

They include blind spot alert, three-wheelers, emergency braking, turbo engines and even motorcycle air-conditioning!

Whatever it is, let’s hope Honda has something worth teasing us about.

Honda has certainly lacked inspiration since it wound down in a knee-jerk reaction to the GFC almost a decade ago.

The second video will be released next month.

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