Honda has recently filed patents for its air-conditioning device for bikes. According to the leaked images, this will be a separate tank mounted air-conditioning unit which can be attached to your motorcycle like a regular tank bag.
As per the patent images, the AC unit comprise of a small blower unit with a rechargeable battery. It sucks in air from mesh intakes at the sides of the bag, through an intake chamber and then out through movable vents on the top towards the chin of your helmet. There is a separate flap underneath the bag that can accommodate cold pack or bag of ice for an even hotter day to make sure that the air blown out is chill enough to keep you cool during the ride.
Riding big bikes on a hot summer day is terrible, especially in tropical countries like ours. Device like this will be helpful for motorcycle tourers to keep them cool during the ride. But we really wonder, how it will work on high speeds.
Earlier we have seen air-conditioning units like BikeAir which weighs around 4.5kgs and can be attached to the motorcycle like a tank bag.
It will be interesting to see how Honda’s device will actually work in real world scenario. Though there is no information about how the Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer is planning to incorporate this thing with their motorcycles or whether these are true leaked imaged of Honda’s Motorcycle Air Conditioning device.
