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Why doesn't Honda make the RC213V for the public?

Discussion in 'General' started by K51000, Aug 31, 2019.

  1. 600 dbl are

    600 dbl are Shake Zoola the mic rula

    Are you talking about the V5?
     
  2. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    While looking around over at Honda's motorcycle website to see what V4s they still had I came across this: https://powersports.honda.com/street/touring/nm4

    Not a V4 but it's like looking at RRW.com and finding a photo of Bigfoot riding the loch ness monster. WTF is it?
     
  3. dsapsis

    dsapsis El Jefe de los Monos

    Same number as Yamaha since he joined the series.
     
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  4. pickled egg

    pickled egg Tell me more

    Shh. Let the BNG bois have their delusions. ;)
     
  5. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    Those BNGs must be good, two wins in motogp this year. :D
     
  6. pickled egg

    pickled egg Tell me more

    Ooh! That’s twice as many as the other blue bike brand!
     
  7. dtalbott

    dtalbott Driving somewhere, hauling something.

    No. I remember it was in a response to a question to a Honda rep about bringing back the Interceptors.
     
  8. 600 dbl are

    600 dbl are Shake Zoola the mic rula

    There was an article many moons ago about the V5 and why it was impractical for production use.
     
  9. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    They did... and called it Fabio....and hes gunna own dat ass next year...youll see...next year...
     
  10. rice r0cket

    rice r0cket Well-Known Member

    Akira hyperscooter, going up against BMW in the $10k+ scooter market.
     
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  11. Resident Plarp

    Resident Plarp drittsekkmanufacturing.com

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  12. ahrma_581

    ahrma_581 Well-Known Member

    I believe/read somewheres the first VFR's (700 & 750) were essentially hand assembled, basically at a loss, to avoid the shit bomb on Honda's reputation that was the VF750.
     
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  13. Sabre699

    Sabre699 Wait...hold my beer.

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  14. ryoung57

    ryoung57 Off his meds

    Didn't somebody race one of these street RC213's at IOMTT or maybe another road race? IIRC it didn't do so well.
     
  15. ShadowBoxer

    ShadowBoxer Well-Known Member

    One of the reasons suzuki stated for the I4 motogp bike is so tech developed would go to their street bikes. I guess they forgot about the cross plane crank....


    Damn shame because they sound so sexy.
     
  16. SuddenBraking

    SuddenBraking The Iron Price

    Please tell me he or someone else took that thing on the track and flogged it before it got mothballed.
     
  17. Motofun352

    Motofun352 Well-Known Member

    I owned a V45 Sabre ('83 as best as I can remember). It was a difficult engine to maintain. I know, it's ancient by today's standards, but it was a HEAVY lump and had to be pulled to do anything other than oil changes.
     
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  18. stk0308

    stk0308 Well-Known Member

    Bruce "Almighty" Anstey(2018), and Michael Rutter(2019). For the Padgett's team.
     
  19. fastedyamaha

    fastedyamaha Well-Known Member

    But yet 1/3 of the orange bike
     
  20. YoshiHNS

    YoshiHNS Mr. Slowly

    [​IMG]
    812cc VFR-R
    135hp
    308 lbs.
     
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