Motorcyclist Magazine's Motorcycle of the Year — Best Dream Bike
We can all dream, right? I suppose most of the 250 buyers of this piece of exotica will simply be adding the bike to their personal collections, which is a shame, but if you've got the nearly $200,000 to ante up then I guess one can do as one pleases with your new toy. From Motorcyclist:
"For many years, and with very few exceptions, grand prix motorcycles were a mystery to the public. For 2016 Honda Racing Corporation opened the vault just enough for the RC213V-S to slip out—a machine that sacrifices the seamless gearbox and pneumatic valve system but otherwise is spec’d identically to HRC’s racers. A MotoGP bike with lights, said Honda, for any and all to enjoy. As long as you were one of the first 250 people in line, that is, and have around $200,000 on tap.
A cool $184,000 gets the base bike—dialed-back performance for street legality, yet somehow just as drool-worthy and sweet to ride. Downright unassuming, really, with sublime throttle response and pleasant, usable power. If the resources are available to purchase the Race Kit for 12,000 euros the full, 215-hp potential can be released and you will find yourself aboard the closest slice of motorcycling to a MotoGP paddock since Ducati’s Desmosedici. As insanely satisfying as it is to ride, the real magic of the RCV-S is in the peek behind the HRC curtain. Some might even feel that Honda should keep mere mortals away from this most sacred of machines, that the mystique is earned and not purchased. Just for that, it is the ultimate dream.
We hit the Valencia circuit in Spain for this Video First Ride of Honda's MotoGP race replica."
A cool $184,000 gets the base bike—dialed-back performance for street legality, yet somehow just as drool-worthy and sweet to ride. Downright unassuming, really, with sublime throttle response and pleasant, usable power. If the resources are available to purchase the Race Kit for 12,000 euros the full, 215-hp potential can be released and you will find yourself aboard the closest slice of motorcycling to a MotoGP paddock since Ducati’s Desmosedici. As insanely satisfying as it is to ride, the real magic of the RCV-S is in the peek behind the HRC curtain. Some might even feel that Honda should keep mere mortals away from this most sacred of machines, that the mystique is earned and not purchased. Just for that, it is the ultimate dream.
We hit the Valencia circuit in Spain for this Video First Ride of Honda's MotoGP race replica."
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