Honda shutters motorcycle production in wake of earthquake, commits to recovery
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/" rel="tag">Motorcycle</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/14/honda-temporarily-shutters-motorcycle-facilities-commits-to-rec/#continued"><img alt="Honda Motorcycles" class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/honda-wing-250.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/honda">Honda</a> has announced that it will temporarily suspend operations at both its Hamamatsu and Kumamato facilities this week. Both plants are responsible for producing the company's stable of motorcycles. The Hamamatsu plant, which builds the CBR600RR and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cbr1000rr">CBR1000RR</a>, has closed its doors today, March 14, while the Kumamato factory will be shuttered tomorrow. The latter facility is responsible for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/goldwing">Goldwing</a>.<br />
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Both plants were far from the worst areas of earthquake and tsunami damage, but with massive power and parts shortages and a huge human toll, there's little sense in operating the plants at this time. The Kumamato facility is set to reopen on March 20th, but so far there's no word on when operations at Hamamatsu will resume.<br />
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Honda has committed to helping with the Japanese recovery effort by donating $3.9 million, 1,000 generators and 5,000 fuel canisters. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/14/honda-temporarily-shutters-motorcycle-facilities-in-wake-of-earthquake/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for a look at the company's release on the disaster.<br />
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