The updated Honda four-stroke engine of 1470cc is liquid-cooled dry-sump inline four-cylinder unit with intercooled turbocharger. It is equipped with self diagnostic PGM-FI system with automatic enricher circuit and a computer controlled digital ignition with three-dimensional mapping. Bore and stroke measure 75x75mm and the compression ratio is kept at the safe level of 8.5:1. The engine is via a 54mm throttle body from the 23.1galon tank. According to Honda engineers the new engine produces 197.3hp a lot less than the rest its competitors though the new craft reaches the bench mark top speed of 65mph.
