Honda's Fury chopper on its way to Oz

This is the 'offspring' produced when Honda gives the green light for its American stylists to start collaborating with the engineers in Japan – the Fury chopper.

The machine, Honda's self-proclaimed 'wild side', has been on sale in America for a few months now, and takes the 53-degree 1313cc V-twin from the VTX1300 and slots it into full-on chopper styling, complete with a 38-degree rake and the longest wheelbase (1809mm) ever in a production Honda motorcycle.

The Japanese-made Fury is certainly a radical departure from the Honda norm, but one the company hopes will place it "within easy reach of nearly every rider", backed up by the company's widely recognised quality and reliability.

With a 678mm seat height, the shaft-driven Fury certainly doesn't discriminate against the vertically challenged, and its rear end breaks the normal chopper mould with a rebound and preload-adjustable single shock working in concert with an aluminium swingarm.

It also has multi-spoke alloy wheels, a 336mm front disc brake and 296mm rear. Both ABS and CBS are also available as options.

There is an LED tail light and stability is ensured with 21-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels. The rear tyre is a fat 200-section and the bike tips the scales at at a claimed 300kg wet.

Meanwhile, Honda has remained loyal to clean, uncluttered chopper styling with the high-mount steering head, which creates plenty of open space, the long 13lt fuel tank and a skinny front tyre.

Honda has also added a new exhaust and updated camshafts to the six-valve five-speed engine.

There are accessories galore for the Fury, including leather items, backrests, chrome, billet stuff and screens.

Honda Australia has confirmed the Fury will be coming to Australia and is due to arrive mid to late December. Price is still to be announced.