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The new bike was shown at the Chinese International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition in Chongqing, where Honda CEO Seiji Kuraishi, promised that the bike would become a worldwide model and that would have high production figures.

There was conjecture in the motorcycle community that the bike would be a bored-out version of the current 250cc single cylinder engine in the current CBR250R. The styling has also changed to a more VFR styled look. No word of whether the bike will be made in China by Honda affiliates Sundiro or Wuyang, but with the announcement being made in China, it would seem that there is a fair to middling possibility of the bike also being manufactured or assembled in China as well as Thailand.

Personally if the bike was now sporting a twin cylinder engine rather than a single, they might well have a winner on their hands, due to licensing restrictions like LAMS in Australia and a2 in the UK the 300-400cc is a growing segment that's also very popular in Asia, due to having a fair power, great handling, good weight and good economy. However 250-300cc singles can bore many riders quite quickly, but 300cc-400cc twins and 350cc-400cc singles can keep experienced riders entertained for much longer.