Honda Spark Some Joy with WN7
- Paul
- Sep 17
- 2 min read
A new all-electic bike from the 'Big H'
Following in the footsteps of a number of other manufacturers including Zero and Harley-Davidson, Honda have just announced that their electric product is now ready to go.
While they have had the EM1 e moped on offer for the last number of years, the WN7, to give it its catchy title, is a full sized motorcycle. The W is for Wind, the N for Naked and the number seven for the class that the bike sits in.
With the name confirmed and production to start any day now we can expect to see them in dealerships sometime in the first half of next year. Like the existing competition, the new bike can be charged either at home, for a slow charge, or at public charging points, for a faster one. A public charger will ‘fill’ the battery from zero to 100% in as little as three hours or top one up in 30 minutes.
We were first teased with the bike back in ’24 when Honda showed an earlier profile at EICMA. Since then, the development work in Japan has been completed and the testing has been done in Europe. The end result is a bike that produces roughly the same amount of power as a CB 650.
Riding any two wheeled EV is always going to be different to riding a traditional machine with an internal combustion engine. The promise with this one, however, is that it’ll be built to Hondas exacting standards.
One of the things about electric bikes is the amount of torque that they produce. The WN7 claims to deliver 100Nm. Put that in a package that weighs less than 220 kilos and it sounds very interesting. That weight figure is achieved with the latest battery technology as well as using proven lighter components such as a TFT screen and LED lights all round.
The full power bike puts out 18kW. In order to attract the latest generation of riders there will also be a 11kW version for riders on A1 licences. Will we see the first generation of motorcyclists who only ride electric?
So, 500,000,000 motorcycles after Mr Honda started out, this is while a necessary project it’s also a major step forward for the company. As someone who’s intrigued by, what may well be, the future of motorcycling I’m very much looking forward to seeing how it performs in the real world. Range has proven to be a challenge on other electric machines and I’d be interested in seeing if this particular problem has been ‘solved’ yet, or is it another bike designed for urban and extra urban use.
Once again, the new machine can be seen at EICMA this year where the final machine and all the tech will be on display and available to play with. If you order one before November the 4th Honda will give you a seat bag as a gift.
