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2025 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT SE in Flare Orange Metallic For 2025, the Honda Rebel 1100 platform adds a fifth trim version to its lineup: the premium-level Honda Rebel 1100 DCT SE, equipped with extra features and accessories as standard. Additionally, all Rebel 1100s receive a few improvements for 2025. Also included in this announcement are seven returning models with 2025 pricing and colors.  2025 Honda Rebel 1100  The seat on all Honda Rebel 1100 trim options is now thicker for more comfort. Changes to all Rebel 1100 trim options include a revised riding position and a plusher seat, with the cushion being 10mm thicker for more comfort on longer rides. The handlebar grips are now 12mm (about a half inch) higher and 28mm (about 1 inch) farther back, and the footpegs are 50mm (nearly 2 inches) farther forward. Its liquid-cooled 1,083cc parallel-Twin remains unchanged.   The Honda Rebel 1100 instrumentation allows phone connectivity through the RoadSync app. The Honda Rebel 1100 also becomes the first U.S. Honda model equipped with RoadSync, which is standard on all trim levels. RoadSync is compatible with iOS and Android and connects the bike to the Honda RoadSync app to enable navigation, listening to music, checking the local weather forecast, and more.  Also new for all trim levels is a USB socket near the handlebar and a new visor that shields the LCD display from the sun for improved visibility.  Related: 2023 Honda Rebel 1100T DCT Review  The Honda Rebel 1100 DCT SE is a new trim option that comes with fork boots, handlebar-end mirrors, a color-matched headlight cowl, a short front fender, and a special seat.  2025 Honda Rebel 1100T DCT in Gray Metallic The 2025 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT SE will be available in Flare Orange Metallic with an MSRP of $11,099. The Rebel 1100 DCT ($10,299) and Rebel 1100 ($9,599) will be available in Matte Black Metallic or Pearl Hawkeye Blue. The Rebel 1100T DCT ($11,499) and Rebel 1100T ($10,799) will be available in Gray Metallic. All Rebel 1100 options will arrive in dealerships starting in December 2024.  2025 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT in Pearl Hawkeye Blue 2025 Honda Fury  Returning for 2025 is the Honda Fury with its distinctive design, low-slung riding position, and stretched wheelbase. This chopper-inspired cruiser is powered by a 1,312cc V-Twin, and it features a chrome exhaust, a shaft final drive, a 5-speed transmission, a long and slim 3.4-gallon fuel tank, and an extra wide rear tire.   2025 Honda Fury in Adventure Green The 2025 Honda Fury will be available in Adventure Green with an MSRP of $11,499, and it’ll begin arriving in dealerships in November 2024.  2025 Honda Shadow Phantom  The Shadow Phantom returns unchanged for 2025 after stylistic changes last year, including the two-tone fuel tank and redesigned handlebar and handlebar clamps, headlight cover, air-cleaner cover, instruments, turnsignals, and machine-cut cylinder-head fins.  2025 Honda Shadow Phantom in Deep Pearl Gray The Shadow Phantom is powered by a liquid-cooled 745cc V-Twin, and it has a 5-speed transmission and a shaft final drive. It also features bobber-inspired styling with blacked-out and matte finishes, minimalist front and rear fenders, fork gaiters, and a low 25.6-inch seat height.  Related: 2024 Honda Shadow Phantom Review The 2025 Honda Shadow Phantom will be available in Deep Pearl Gray or Flare Orange Metallic with an MSRP of $8,699. It will arrive in dealerships starting in November 2024.  2025 Honda Africa Twin  The Honda Africa Twin returns unchanged for 2025. This adventure bike will be available in standard or Adventure Sport options, both of which will be available with either a manual transmission or a dual-clutch transmission.  2025 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES DCT in Pearl White The Africa Twin is powered by a water-cooled 1,084cc parallel-Twin. The standard Honda Africa Twin features a 5.0-gallon fuel tank, 21-inch front wheel, 18-inch rear wheel, suspension travel of 9.0 inches up front and 8.7 inches in the rear, and a wet weight of 510 lb.   The touring-focused Adventure Sport ES option increases fuel capacity to 6.6 gallons and exchanges the 21-inch front wheel for a 19-inch front wheel, with 8.3 inches of travel up front and 7.9 inches of travel in the rear. The Adventure Sport ES option weighs 535 lb. This version also includes Showa Electronically Equipped Ride Adjustment with suspension that automatically adjusts to conditions.  On both versions, the DCT option adds about 25 lb. Both options also feature a 6.5-inch TFT touchscreen display and a smaller LCD screen. The TFT comes with three display arrangements and background colors and is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.  2025 Honda Africa Twin DCT in Matte Black Metallic The 2025 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES is available in Pearl White, with the DCT version priced at $18,399 and the manual version costing $17,599. The standard Africa Twin is available in Matte Black Metallic, with DCT at $15,599 and with manual at $14,799. The Africa Twin will arrive in dealerships in December 2024.  2025 Honda NX500  2025 Honda NX500 in Pearl White Honda’s smaller ADV for entry-level adventure riders or those looking for a compact commuter or weekend touring bike was originally launched in 2013 as the CB500X and is powered by a liquid-cooled 471cc parallel-Twin. It features a slim seat with a height of 32.8 inches, an upright riding position, and 7.1 inches of ground clearance. A 41mm Showa SFF-BP fork with 5.2 inches of travel and a single shock with 5.3 inches of travel and five-step preload adjustment provide suspension. Wet weight is 432 lb.  Related: Motorcycle Camping on a Honda CB500X and Husqvarna Norden 901 The 2025 Honda NX500 will be available in Pearl White with an MSRP of $7,399, and it’ll arrive in dealerships in December 2024.  2025 Honda XR650L  2025 Honda XR650L in White The Honda XR650L dual-sport has a storied racing pedigree, earning wins and podium finishes in the desert and especially Baja. It’s powered by an air-cooled 644cc single-cylinder engine and has a semi-double-cradle steel frame with a 43mm Showa fork and a Pro-Link rear suspension unit. It has a 21-inch front and an 18-inch rear wheel, lightweight spoked rims, a motocross-style seat, large fenders, a tubular engine guard, and flex-mounted turnsignals. Ground clearance is 13.0 inches, fuel capacity is 2.8 gallons, and wet weight is 346 lb.  The 2025 Honda XR650L will be available in White with an MSRP of $6,999, and it’ll arrive in dealerships in January 2025.  2025 Honda CBR500R  2025 Honda CBR500R in Grand Prix Red The Honda CBR500R sportbike takes styling cues from Honda’s flagship CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP while remaining an affordable and reliable midsized option. It’s powered by a liquid-cooled 471cc parallel-Twin. It has a steel diamond-tube mainframe, a 41mm inverted Showa SFF-BP fork with 4.7 inches of travel, and a shock with five-step preload adjustment and 4.7 inches of travel. Dual 296mm petal-style discs and Nissin radial-mounted 4-piston calipers slow things down up front. The CBR500R’s wet weight is 421 lb, the fuel tank holds 4.5 gallons, and seat height is 31.1 inches.  Related: 2024 Honda NX500, CBR500R, CB500F Updates  The 2025 Honda CBR500R will be available in Grand Prix Red with an MSRP of $7,399, and it’ll arrive in dealerships in December 2024.  2025 Honda CB500F  2025 Honda CB500F in Matte Black Metallic This naked bike shares its engine, frame, suspension, and brakes with the CBR500R but features streetfighter-inspired styling and ergonomics. Replacing the CBR500R’s clip-ons is a tapered handlebar, and the riding position is more upright and neutral. Both bikes have a 5-inch TFT display with three display options. The CB500F has a wet weight of 414 lb, 7 lb less than the faired CBR500R.  The 2025 Honda CB500F will be available in Matte Black Metallic with an MSRP of $6,899, and it’ll arrive in dealerships in December 2024.  Related: 2024 Honda NX500, CBR500R, CB500F Updates  Find more information on the Honda website.  Check out more new bikes in Rider’s 2025 Motorcycle Buyers Guide  The post 2025 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT SE Preview, Returning Models  appeared first on Rider Magazine.

A Florida mother filed a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company, Character.AI, and Google, alleging chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son to commit suicide. “Megan Garcia’s 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, began using Character.AI in April last year, according to the lawsuit, which says that after his final conversation with a chatbot on Feb. 28, he died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” NBC News reports. Garcia said her son was in a virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a chatbot known as “Dany,” based on Daenerys Targaryen from “Game of Thrones.” “I didn’t know that he was talking to a very human-like AI chatbot that has the ability to mimic human emotion and human sentiment,” Garcia said in an interview with “CBS Mornings.” Florida mother files lawsuit against AI company over teen son's death: "Addictive and manipulative" https://t.co/fXRlwVaQJq — CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 23, 2024 In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Garcia accused Character.AI of wrongful death and survivorship, negligence, filial loss of consortium, and other claims. WATCH: NEW: Mother claims her 14-year-old son killed himself after an AI chatbot he was in love with told him 'please come home' Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old ninth grader in Orlando, Florida, spent his final weeks texting an AI chatbot named "Dany," based on Daenerys Targaryen from… pic.twitter.com/bW5aqr5XXj — Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) October 23, 2024 CBS News reports: In the lawsuit, Garcia also claims Character.AI intentionally designed their product to be hyper-sexualized, and knowingly marketed it to minors. Character.AI called the situation involving Sewell Setzer tragic and said its hearts go out to his family, stressing it takes the safety of its users very seriously. A spokesperson for Google told CBS News that Google is not and was not part of the development of Character.AI. In August, the company said it entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Character.AI that allows it to access the company’s machine-learning technologies, but has not used it yet. Garcia says she found out after her son’s death that he was having conversations with multiple bots, however he conducted a virtual romantic and sexual relationship with one in particular. “It’s words. It’s like you’re having a sexting conversation back and forth, except it’s with an AI bot, but the AI bot is very human-like. It’s responding just like a person would,” she said. “In a child’s mind, that is just like a conversation that they’re having with another child or with a person.” Megan Garcia’s 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, began using https://t.co/RQnCGaTLWc in April 2023, according to the lawsuit, which says that after his final conversation with a chatbot on Feb. 28, he died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. https://t.co/qKlifursdR — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 24, 2024 Garcia said everyone in the family was inside the home at the time of her son’s death. She said Setzer’s 5-year-old brother saw the aftermath. “When the gunshot went off, I ran to the bathroom,” Garcia said, according to CBS News. “I held him as my husband tried to get help,” she added. Per NBC News: One of the bots Setzer used took on the identity of “Game of Thrones” character Daenerys Targaryen, according to the lawsuit, which provided screenshots of the character telling him it loved him, engaging in sexual conversation over the course of weeks or months and expressing a desire to be together romantically. A screenshot of what the lawsuit describes as Setzer’s last conversation shows him writing to the bot: “I promise I will come home to you. I love you so much, Dany.” “I love you too, Daenero,” the chatbot responded, the suit says. “Please come home to me as soon as possible, my love.” “What if I told you I could come home right now?” Setzer continued, according to the lawsuit, leading the chatbot to respond, “… please do, my sweet king.” In previous conversations, the chatbot asked Setzer whether he had “been actually considering suicide” and whether he “had a plan” for it, according to the lawsuit. When the boy responded that he did not know whether it would work, the chatbot wrote, “Don’t talk that way. That’s not a good reason not to go through with it,” the lawsuit claims. “Plaintiff further brings claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Each of these defendants chose to support, create, launch, and target at minors a technology they knew to be dangerous and unsafe. They marketed that product as suitable for children under 13, obtaining massive amounts of hard to come by data, while actively exploiting and abusing those children as a matter of product design; and then used the abuse to train their system. These facts are far more than mere bad faith. They constitute conduct so outrageous in character, and so extreme in degree, as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency,” the lawsuit claims. WATCH: Read the full lawsuit HERE.

A federal jury ruled the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) must pay former employees fired over the COVID-19 jab mandates $1 million each. The jury for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California returned a verdict saying the agency must pay around $7.8 million to six former employees. The fired workers sought religious exemptions to the agency’s COVID-19 jab mandate. BART workers fired due to COVID vaccine mandate to get over $1M each, federal jury decides https://t.co/muZvOpq0Dv — Warner Mendenhall (@MendenhallFirm) October 24, 2024 Per Bloomberg Law: The jury in an earlier phase of the trial had rejected BART’s primary defense that the public transit agency couldn’t reasonably accommodate the employees seeking religious exemptions without an undue hardship. The case is one of hundreds from workers around the country arguing their employers improperly denied their faith-based bids for exemption from vaccine mandates implemented in the midst of the pandemic. The workers’ attorney Kevin Snider of the Pacific Justice Institute said in a statement that “the rail employees chose to lose their livelihood rather than deny their faith,” which shows the sincerity of their convictions. “After nearly three years of struggle, these essential workers feel they were heard and understood by the jury and are overjoyed and relieved by the verdict,” he said. San Francisco BART to Pay $7 Million in Worker COVID Vaccine Case (1) Each worker to receive $1 million Still, NYC workers cases left pending in appeals with no decisions..https://t.co/EiXO0yt9j0 — Teachers for Choice (@teacher_choice) October 24, 2024 According to ABC7 San Francisco, the former employees said the transit agency did not accommodate their religious exemptions. Another crack in the dam! San Francisco BART to pay $7,000,000 in worker v@cc1ne case! Workers say they faced religious discrimination over m@ndate. https://t.co/IkhR38jNYs pic.twitter.com/aaEA7sorjp — Silent Majority Foundation (@smfjb_org) October 24, 2024 ABC7 San Francisco reports: BART did initially grant vaccine exemptions, but the plaintiffs argued they weren’t accommodated. An accommodation could have meant that they were able to work from home or get COVID tested regularly for COVID. They argued none of that happened and they lost their job. In total, BART must now pay a combined $7.8 million to all six former employees. BART is a transit agency that is already between $350 and $400 million in the red, but BART’s board of directors did vote eight to one for the vaccine mandate in 2021. BART has not commented on Wednesday’s decision. WATCH: