Honor's motorcycle smartwatch is a China-only affair — for now
Honor has launched a motorcycle-themed edition of its Watch 6 Plus in China, co-developed with professional racer and ZXMOTO founder Zhang Xue. It's priced at 1,599 CNY (roughly $235 / £185) — about $68 more than the standard model — and ships from July 22. No international release has been announced, per GSMArena.
The look
Visually, the Motorcycle Edition separates itself from the standard Watch 6 Plus with a leather strap featuring blue and red accents, a ZXMOTO boot animation, engine sound effects in the interface, and a watchface that can display speed limits along your current route. The hardware underneath is identical to the standard model: a 1.46-inch AMOLED display with 3,000 nits peak brightness, a 46.5mm stainless steel and aluminium case (10.8mm thick, 41g), and 5 ATM water resistance.
Honor Watch 6 Plus Motorcycle Edition, co-developed with racer and ZXMOTO founder Zhang Xue.
The watch packs GPS, NFC, a built-in speaker and microphone, heart rate and SpO₂ sensors, and over 120 sport modes — including a dedicated Motorcycle Sport Mode. Honor claims the 1,000 mAh battery lasts up to 35 days in power-saving mode or 17 days with normal use.
The China angle
The Motorcycle Edition ties into Zhang Xue's ZXMOTO brand and China's growing motorsport culture, which includes FIM Superbike sponsorship activity. It's a niche lifestyle play that Honor has kept firmly within its home market.
For buyers in the US and UK, the standard Watch 6 Plus remains the only option. On the Honor UK store, the Watch 6 launches at £249.99, with an introductory bundle that includes earbuds at £169.99. The motorcycle variant isn't listed, and Honor hasn't hinted at a broader rollout.
Worth watching?
The motorcycle-specific features — overspeed alerts, riding mode, engine sounds — are a genuinely differentiated idea in a smartwatch market dominated by running and cycling focus. Garmin and Suunto serve serious outdoor athletes, but no major brand has committed to a riding-optimized wearable for Western markets. Whether Honor's China experiment eventually leads somewhere broader remains to be seen. For now, US and UK riders looking for a rugged GPS watch will need to keep looking elsewhere.