HONDA has become one of the first motorcycle manufacturers to offer its own finance packages to UK motorcycle customers.

Honda Finance which is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Europe has been providing Honda car owners with finance since 1997. From the start of this year, the service has now begun for Honda's 45-strong range of on and off-road motorcycles too.

Philip Ross, general manager for Honda Finance Europe, said: "The reason why people choose our motorcycles is that they trust our product, they rely on it and they know it won't let them down.

"We are sure that the same trust will apply to our own Honda Finance services."