Honda to make their own Desmosedici RR

[rac3r]

Road going Honda GP bike

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=26397

I think they want in to CRT
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Bikes : 2006 CBR125R - 2004 Monster 620ie - 2004 ZX-6R B1H - 2005 Monster S2R 800 - 2011 Street Triple - 2009 Streetfighter 1098 - 2014 ZX-6R 636

[Suntan Sid]

Right now, centrally heated garages are being built and carpets are being rolled out, in preparation for the first one off the production line.
Just like the RC30, no doubt, a fair few will never turn a wheel and spend the next 25 years bubble wrapped and appear on Ebay with ridiculous starting bids!
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"Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!"

[Zen Dog]

Can it live up to its predecessors? We'll have to wait and see.

Zen Dog
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Current - '94 VFR750FR (Dead), '00 VFR800FI, 2011 CBF125 Previous - '10 Street Triple R, '92 MZ ETZ301, '05 TTR250, NSR125R, KMX125, "Honda" Win (chinese copy of an old Honda design with a C90 engine)
My bike trip around S.E. Asia 2010/2011

[Moxey]

It's depressing thinking "can't wait for that to roll off of the production line so I can start searching youtube for ride by and exhaust videos", should have more ambition in life and think yes I will own and ride that one day...................nah gimme an NSR 400!
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'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[crm250]

[sidewinder]

[Suntan Sid]

[crm250]

i know and you are right the "collectors" will be buying their way into the queue to obtain something no one else can.

I to grew up with the 30 and a friend of mine used to race one in the late 80's.
I was lucky enough to be able to buy mine in 2003 before prices rocketed and they got "trendy"
I have been lucky enough to buy these so called collectable bikes before prices went mental more often that not, but i will say the RC was a great purchase. still feels great to ride today and is not cool enough to worry the modern sportbike rider but it can still surprise the odd sports bike rider who mistakes it for just "another 400"
This one can be often seen around chester / north wales rain or shine lol

[Noxious89123]

Please make it a V4 or V5.... Please.
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'06 Honda CBR125RW-6 ~ '00 Honda CBR600F-Y ~ '07 Honda CBR600RR-7 ~ Bikeless
'53 Ford Ka 1.3 ~ '03 Vauxhall Astra SRi 1.8 ~ '52 Vauxhall Astra SRi 2.2 ~ '53 Vauxhall Astra GSi

[Frost]

CRT is about a superbike engine (in Hondas case an IL4) and putting it in a purpose built frame.
Honda have been trying to pitch a budget version of their GP bike for customer teams to run. It's not a CRT, but could be one if they made 300 road going versions then used the engine from it in CRT bikes.

It'll be a 1000cc V4.

I want one.

[Noxious89123]

So much win! Hopefully they'll start a trend!
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'06 Honda CBR125RW-6 ~ '00 Honda CBR600F-Y ~ '07 Honda CBR600RR-7 ~ Bikeless
'53 Ford Ka 1.3 ~ '03 Vauxhall Astra SRi 1.8 ~ '52 Vauxhall Astra SRi 2.2 ~ '53 Vauxhall Astra GSi

[rac3r]

Translation of what Honda said:

[jjdugen]

The Honda blurb on this goes something along the lines of 'putting the excitement back into motorcycles by engineering excellance'.

Lets see......
Carby 'blades with slap happy 16'' front wheels, certainly exciting.
Y2K, dodgy FI that lurches badly on small throttle openings, and then the wiring loom disintigrates....
951 models. Overbored 929 that cracks its cylinder block.
'08 onward 1000's. Can burn a litre of oil in less than a thousand miles......
They all have self imolating reg/recs and alternators that like to burn themselves out.
Apart from thet..... They are generally well built bikes.
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Try Soi 23 on Amazon for a good read.... Self promotion? Moi?

[daemonoid]

[Suntan Sid]

[andys675]