At EICMA 2025, Honda released the specs for the WN7 mid-size electric naked sportsbike. The motorcycle, revealed just a few weeks back, is the first electric Honda without the Mobile Power Packs (MPPs).
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Now, Honda has revealed the complete specs of the motorcycle.
It’s still not impressive.
The Details
This is what we know now. The WN7 will come in two variants. The base version would have an 11 kW-rated motor, while the performance version has an 18 kW-rated motor. The base version peaks at 11.2 kW (A1 license) while the 18 kW variant peaks at 50 kW (A2 License).
The max torque stays the same in both cases at 100Nm, indicating that the motor hardware is the same and Honda is just regulating power through software. The motor itself is water-cooled, and the thermal management will likely provide a high steady state cruise speed.
The lower model has a 120 kph top speed, which improves to 129 kph in the top model. This makes the WN7 highway-capable in both variants, though barely.
In terms of acceleration, the WN7 base variant would do 0-80 kph in 5.0 sec while the high-performance version would do the same in 3.9 sec.
The Honda tips the scales at 217 kg, which is heavy for a motorcycle packing a 9.3 kWh pack. In comparison, the India-based Ultraviolette’s F77 Mach 2 variant weighs 207 kg while packing 10.3 kWh.
The WN7 operates at a 350V system and which allows Honda to pack in a CCS 2 charging system. This allows the Honda to charge from 20% to 80% in 30 minutes, handy for people planning to do long trips, considering the Honda’s claimed range is only 140 km (153 km for the slower model).
Comparison with the Ultraviolette
The comparison with the Ultraviolette F77 is important as both motorcycles are going to slug it out in the UK and European markets. Based on just numbers, the Indian wins it in most aspects. It has less peak power (30 kW vs 50 kW), but is lighter, packs more battery, and is faster (155 kph top speed vs 129 kph). It is also much cheaper – GBP 9399 in the UK vs the Honda’s GBP 12,999.
What we make out
We understand that the WN7 would benefit from Honda’s typical solid engineering practices. The specs may be a dampener, but the WN7 is capable enough for riders with middle-level skills and fast enough for most European highway regulations. Honda is likely focusing on delivering a capable, well-engineered motorcycle, and not one that blows everyone away with its numbers.
About the price, that is Honda telling the world that they are not willing to undercut margins just because electric mobility should be the future.
