This first-year example of the RC30 just sold from the Adam Lindemann collection through a Gooding & Company auction.
The selling price was surprisingly low compared to similar sales over the past few years. I don't have any insight as to why, as the bike shows only 6500 kilometers and seems to be an original Japanese import in beautiful condition. There's not many details online beyond this from Mr. Lindemann:
“The great Japanese superbike that proved that their motorcycles were as good and actually better than those from Europe. This early-production model was imported from Japan and has the Japanese stickers and details of the first production versions.”
In any event our buyer seems to have scored a great deal. His is an impressive collection, some of which are shown below, along with a fun little video of this VFR on the road.