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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. his one of the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers. They employing 137, 827 associates. Honda develops, manufactures and markets a wide variety of products ranging from small general purpose engines and scooters to speciality sports cars.

Honda has been offering motorcycles with advanced braking systems (Advanced braking systems are brake systems in which either an Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) and/or a Combined (or Linked) Brake System (CBS) are present) to its European customers for several years. We will increase the application of these systems, so that by 2007, the majority of its powered two wheeler models will be equipped (either as standard equipment or as optional equipment, depending on the model) with Honda’s advanced braking systems.

Honda commits to bring to the European market, the Honda Motorcycle Riding Trainer (HMRT). The HMRT is a motorcycle simulator in a low-cost package, which allows the training of basic vehicle control skills and traffic hazard perception. The HMRT will be offered to the Honda motorcycle dealer network and other interested parties such as riding schools, training centres and safety education centres. Honda is aiming to make available at least 1000 packages of the Honda Riding Trainer software by the end of 2007.