Honda Readies Sinister EVO6 Concept for Tokyo

Amid the automotive weirdness that typifies the Tokyo Motor Show, there are to be found a few truly stirring examples of mechanical art. Honda’s EVO6 concept is just such a machine. The bike uses a version of the 1832-cc horizontally opposed six-cylinder powerplant from Honda’s big Gold Wing touring bike. But expect the EVO6 version of the engine to belt out a good deal more than the Gold Wing’s 118 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque — and expect the EVO6 itself to tip the scales at considerably less than half the Gold Wing’s dry weight. The 40th Tokyo Motor Show starts Oct 26 at the Makuhari Messe convention center, and runs through Nov 11.