It's in a little less than a month that Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa will meet their Indonesian fans for the official presentation of their team.
As in February 2017, this ceremony will take place in Jakarta, where not only is motorcycle racing extremely popular, but where a phenomenal number of motorcycles are also sold.
Thus in 2016, 5,9 million motorcycles were sold in Indonesia, although the market was down 9,2% (6,48 million in 2015). Of this total, Honda's market share is 77,8%. Its local distributor Astra Honda Motor has released its CB500F in a new color (“more masculine and aggressive”) and wants to promote it, as well as the entire range.
Astra Honda Motor has been a sponsor of the official team through its brands "Satu Hati" and "One Heart" since 2011, when the drivers were Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa et Andrea Dovizioso.
Here is last year's presentation in Indonesia:
