---
title: "Honda Bringing a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle to Tokyo Motor Show"
description: "No burning gas, and no embarrassing yourself at stop lights."
date: "2017-09-30"
modified: "2017-09-30"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/14757/honda-bringing-a-self-balancing-electric-motorcycle-to-tokyo-motor-show"
categories:
  - "Motorcycles"
  - "News"
  - "The Garage"
tags:
  - "concept"
  - "electric motorcycle"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Future Models"
  - "honda"
  - "Honda Motorcycles"
  - "motorcycles"
  - "self-balancing"
  - "Tokyo Motor Show"
---

# Honda Bringing a Self-Balancing Electric Motorcycle to Tokyo Motor Show

You might remember the [self-balancing motorcycle Honda brought to CES earlier this year](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/6838/honda-brings-a-self-balancing-motorcycle-to-ces>), but Big Red is apparently taking that idea to the next level. According to [*Motorcycle.com*](<https://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/honda/self-balancing-honda-riding-assist-e-concept-headed-for-2017-tokyo-motor-show.html>), the powersports giant has taken that same technology and applied it to a new all-electric concept.

![message-editor%2F1506713191086-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-014h.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506713191086-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-014h.jpg>)
*Honda*

![message-editor%2F1506713203350-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-020h-601x388.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506713203350-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-020h-601x388.jpg>)
*Honda*

![message-editor%2F1506713213776-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-016h-585x388.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506713213776-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-016h-585x388.jpg>)
*Honda*

![message-editor%2F1506713223481-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-019h-591x388.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506713223481-092917-honda-riding-assist-e-019h-591x388.jpg>)
*Honda*

The original self-balancing Honda was called the Riding Assist; this new electric concept is the Riding Assist-e. Both concepts share a frame with the NC700 middleweight production bike. In the Honda Riding Assist-e, an electric motor is mounted under the seat with a drive shaft housed inside the swingarm sending power to the rear wheel. The charging port is under the seat on the left side of the bike and there’s a rear-facing radiator mounted behind the electric motor.

The self-balancing technology was actually developed by Honda’s robotics division, not [Honda Motorcycles](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14221/check-out-this-cool-honda-cb150r-we-cant-have-in-the-u-s>). The bike can keep itself balanced at a stop or at low speeds without using gyroscopes. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible to fall on a Honda Riding Assist, but it means it can keep itself upright at a stop light without requiring you to put your feet down on the road.

That’s about all we know so far about the Honda Riding Assist-e. For more details like range, power, and real-life availability, we’ll have to wait until the [Tokyo Motor Show](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/666/five-tokyo-motor-show-cars-that-will-actually-get-built>) begins on October 25. Production is far from confirmed, but the fact that it’s based on a real motorcycle and looks somewhat production-ready are good signs.

https://youtube.com/embed/VH60-R8MOKo

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