I can understand the need for the team to source a new supporting background, Honda is currently famous for not getting things on track. No decisions are being made, nothing is happening, everything on two-wheels is in the freezer.

The organization behind the 250GP is already talking for years to move from 250cc two-stroke to 600cc four-stroke, basically Honda is the only team without a plan...

In Thailand, Honda cannot decide what to do, introduce big bikes, or wait, currently Honda, the company once known for breaking all rules and introducing technology is at the moment the only company which has no big bikes on the Thai market. Kawasaki, Yamaha, and lately Suzuki have introduced big bikes into the Thai market.

And on the home market, Honda was once the leader of price and sales and production tactics, but Honda motorcycle is now reduced to following minor players like Kawasaki, by moving production to Thailand for the 250cc range....

When I lived in Japan, I did a very comprehensive testing of both the Kawasaki and Honda offerings in the 250cc range. And, by no surprise it was hard to justify the selecting a Honda over a Kawasaki, to be honest I even visited Yamaha to be honest. Which for some dedicated bikers in Japan is something like a Piano on wheels...

Sure in the West, Yamaha has lots of fame, from bikes as YZF-R1 or the YZF-R6, which I need to say are really top bikes, but they are not available in Japan....

Honda needs to take the Thai motorcycle market serious and very very fast. Apparently they have “currently” no idea to get the imagination of the Thai teenagers (one of the worlds biggest motorcycle commercial markets.)