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Honda registers NX and NX500 trademarks: the classic rally car series is about to return

In a world where motorcycle travel and hard-driving off-roading are all the rage, Honda has achieved considerable success with the top-of-the-line utility car, the Africa Twin, and models like Yamaha's Ténéré 700 also prove that there is a considerable market for the mid-displacement "rally wind" multi-purpose car. Perhaps in response to this situation, Honda has also registered two trademarks in Europe recently, which seems to be a preview of more rally models with Africa Twin pedigree coming soon.

Honda registers NX and NX500 trademarks: the classic rally car series is about to return

Perhaps many riders already know that in fact, the Africa Twin was not originally part of the CRF series, but was named "NXR750V", and it had an excellent performance in the 1986 Dakarla Competition. The previous NX series was already in the early 2000s, with the single-cylinder engine of the "NX650 Dominator" discontinued into history, so perhaps the wind and water turns, so today's Honda believes that it is time to revive this rally.

Honda registers NX and NX500 trademarks: the classic rally car series is about to return

The Africa Twin was not originally attributed to the CRF series, but to the competitive cars under the "NX" car series.

Honda registers NX and NX500 trademarks: the classic rally car series is about to return

The last "NX" of the past – the NX650 Dominator.

Honda's trademarks registered in Europe this time are NX and NX500. The NX500 trademark has made many foreign media speculate that it will be equipped with the 471c .c water-cooled engine platform that Honda is currently actively using in CBR500R, Rebel 500 and other vehicles. At the same time, not long ago, Honda has already registered trademarks such as "NX400", "NX200", "NX150" and other trademarks in Singapore, India, Indonesia and other places, and it is foreseeable that these hardcore ADV models with pull pedigree will form a set of product lines with wide exhaust distribution in the future.

Honda registers NX and NX500 trademarks: the classic rally car series is about to return

The NX500 may be positioned more rigidly and biased toward off-road than the CB500X on the same engine.

Honda registers NX and NX500 trademarks: the classic rally car series is about to return

Although india already has a CB200X, it is still biased towards road use.

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