Honda Announces Its Most Expensive Street-Legal MotoGP-Style Motorcycle
For just a
measly $184,000, you could be the owner of the first-ever
street-legal Honda RC213V-S. This bike is certainly one of a kind,
and while street-legal bikes have to follow certain regulations,
the RC213V-S still packs the punch of a MotoGP bike.
Honda recently announced the bike calling it the most expensive
motorcycle the company has ever released to the public. The newest
creation is solely based on Honda's MotoGP Championship-winning
ride. According to the source, the Honda RC213V-S contains roughly
80 percent of the same exact parts as the championship MotoGP
version of their bike.
The RC213V-S has a V4 999cc engine with a six-speed transmission.
Even though the engine speed is limited from the racing version,
the sport kit can have the motorcycle reaching insane limits of
13,000 rpm with 212 horsepower. However, this sport kit will only
be available in Europe and Australia, which will leave those in the
U.S. with a version that only has 8,000 rpm and roughly 101 HP.
This is primarily due to a noise restriction that prohibits bikes
to go over those limits.
Honda Going Above And Beyond Motorcycle Technology
Honda recently
issued a press release that stated the new technology in the
RC213V-S isn't simply based on the availability of that equipment,
but instead a whole new way to look at how to make MotoGP-inspired
motorcycles that can be driven on public roads.
"To win in the world championship races, it is necessary to enter a
machine that runs the fastest in the world, but in Honda's view,
the rider needs to maneuver the machine well, and so Honda sees
ease of use as the means necessary for winning races," Honda added.
"In other words, Honda has a principle that the fastest machine in
the world is also the machine that is the easiest to maneuver in
the world."
Honda's pricetag is certainly turning heads as the RC213V-S
motorcycle is by far the most expensive street-legal ride
available. Even the recently introduced non-street legal
Kawasaki H2R, with 300 HP, has a pricetag just around $50,000.
Additionally, the Ducati 1199 Panigale Superleggera was just
announced at a whopping $65,000.
Honda only plans to make 200 RC213V-S models and these bikes will
be available July 12. The total value of all these motorcycles
comes in around $36.8 million.
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