HONDA TO RACE CR ELECTRIC PROTOTYPE WITH TREY CANARD IN JAPAN

Honda has toyed with the idea of making electric dirt bikes for sometime now. Back in 2017 there were photos of a Mugen-Honda dinosaur E-Rex concept bike, then it was updated with another concept in 2019. But the bike that caught everyone’s attention came in April of 2019 at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan. (Scroll below for photos and a video). Now, it looks like Honda has continued to develop the CR-E behind closed doors and they’ve determined now is a good time to show it off to the world and line it up for a race.

Press release: Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) announced that it will enter the electric motocrosser CR ELECTRIC PROTO in the D.I.D All Japan Motocross Championship 2023 Round 8, Saitama Toyopet Cup, in the IA1 class, to be held at Off Road Village (Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture) on October 28 and 29.

This will be Honda’s first attempt to enter a Honda-developed electric motorcycle in an official race, and will make a wildcard appearance as Team HRC, operated by HRC. Trey Canard (33 years old), 2010 AMA Pro Motocross 250 class champion and current team advisor for American Honda Motor Co., Inc., will ride the CR ELECTRIC PROTO at the event.

DETAIL PHOTOS OF HONDA’S CR-E FROM 2019

Here’s the CR-E in action in Japan. This prototype hasn’t gotten much press since 2019, but now it’s been updated and will lineup to race with Trey Canard October 28-29. 

WATCH THE HONDA ELECTRIC BIKE IN ACTION