Honda RC212V

 Honda RC212V is a road racing motorcycle developed to race in the 800 cc (49 cu in) MotoGP series. Officially introduced on 30 October 2006 as the RC211V replacement in the MotoGP series, it was developed by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) throughout 2006 and began officially racing in the 2007 season. The model name designates the following: RC= Honda's traditional racing prefix for 4-stroke bikes 212= second works bike of the 21st century V= V engine The RC212V features an 800 cc (49 cu in) liquid-cooled four-stroke DOHC 4-valve V4 to power the all new chassis built with mass centralization and handling as top priority. 2007 Dani Pedrosa testing the RC212V. Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden...

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Honda RC211V

Developed in 2001 by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) to replace the Honda NSR500 because regulations for the World Championship motorcycle road racing 500 cc (30.5 cu in) class were changed drastically for the 2002 season. Two-stroke engines were as before limited to 500 cc (30.5 cu in) and 4 cylinders, but four-stroke engines were allowed to grow up to 990 cc (60 cu in) and from three to six cylinders. The name of the class was modified to MotoGP, and is limited to race prototypes only. The model name designates the following: RC = Honda's traditional racing prefix for 4-stroke bikes 211 = first works bike of the 21st century V = V engine 2002 In 2002, the debut year of the RC211V,...

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Honda RC51

 Honda RC51,  also known as the RVT1000R (in the United States) or VTR1000 (Europe and Australia), is a V-twin motorcycle produced by Honda from 2000 to 2006. Mechanicals and chassis The engine is a 999cc dual overhead cam V-twin unit with two fuel injectors and four valves per cylinder. Power is delivered to the rear wheel by a close-ratio, six-speed transmission. The chassis is constructed from aluminium alloy, being a twin-spar design. The RC51 is a racing superbike which benefits from gearbox sprocket changes for street use. Factory RC51s were highly geared for top speed performance.  History The RC51 was designed as the motorcycle to be used by Honda's racing teams in the Superbike World Championship....

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Honda RC143

Honda RC143 was the Honda racing team's 125cc Grand Prix motorcycle racer for the 1960 season. The first time that the Honda team would compete in an entire season's racing. The bike was a major step forward from the previous years machines and though still outpaced by its more experienced European rivals, revealed to seasoned competitors like Luigi Taveri that Honda would quickly become a force to be reckoned with. Background and development Following the team's international début at the 1959 Isle of Man TT, Honda had returned to Japan recognising that they still had a long way to go if they were to succeed in their ambition of winning one of the TT races. Honda had managed to salvage some honour by securing the team prize,...

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Honda VFR800,

Also known as the Interceptor, is a motorcycle introduced by Honda in 1998. It is a successor to the VFR750F (1986–1997), which was preceded by the VF750. From its first sales in 1986, the VFR750F scored highly on many press reviews. While it was originally intended to be a sports bike, the introduction of lighter competitors (including the nearly 30 kg/66 lb lighter GSX-R750) prompted Honda in 1990 to transition the VFR into a mid-sized sport touring bike, a category of which the VFR became the de facto benchmark. However, by 1997, Triumph and Ducati presented Honda with significant sports-touring competition, so Honda responded with a redesigned VFR800 in 1998. Fifth Generation 1998 Honda VFR800 (5th generation). 2001...

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