First, this bike is not manufac-
tured by Honda. It has the wing.
It has the "CRF." And it is only for
sale in Honda dealers. But that's
about as close to being a Honda-
built product as it gets. The brand-
ing is bold from Honda's perspec-
tive (official logos and trademarks
are everywhere). It's so well
Honda-branded that anyone who
doesn't read the fine print will as-
sume this is made alongside the
rest of the Honda CRF family of
gas-powered dirt bikes in a Honda
factory somewhere.
If you're new to licensing deals,
they work like this. A company
(Greenger, in this case) builds
a product, and a brand (Honda)
Other manufacturers do this
same thing with the Stacyc line of
electric balance bikes. There are
KTM Stacycs, Harley-Davidson
Stacycs (H-D owns Stacyc), Gas-
Gas and Husqvarna Stacycs, and
even Stacyc Stacycs. All of which
are available at the respective
motorcycle dealerships.
RIDE REVIEW I GREENGER X HONDA CRF-E2 ELECTRIC MINI BIKE
P86
Two power levels let
new riders get their
dirt on at an easy pace.
The silence makes it
easy to poach empty
lots on the regular.
allows them to slap their logos
and trademarks all over it for a
cut of the sales profit. Simple
enough, in theory, but when it
comes to building a motorcycle
with the Honda name and logos
on it, there must be more scrutiny,
right?
