Islamic Militant Jihadist Magazine ‘Azan’ Praises Honda ‘125’ Motorbike as a ‘Steed Of War’
11th December 2013
Buried in pages of text extolling Islam, condemning idolatry and featuring a cover story calling for supporters in the West to join the Taliban’s fight is homage to Honda’s line of 125-cc workhorse motorbikes, a ubiquitous mode of transport created by the Japanese company in the 1970s for consumers in underdeveloped and developing markets, especially in traffic-congested cities like Rio and Mumbai. Since then, militant jihadists have embraced the bike it for its durability and low cost. If you see images of masked Taliban tooling around the Afghan backcountry, chances are it’s a 125-cc Honda motorbike.
And it won’t poop all over your garage. Win-win!