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If you don’t know it already, the RC213V is a machine exclusively for racing that has won consecutive championships in the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix in 2013 and 2014. Honda has now announced that it has made changes to some of the specifications of the RC213V, and will now introduce this as the RC213V-S. It is possible to ride the RC213V-S on public roads, and Honda will start accepting order entry for this new model on July 13, 2015. (Reuters)
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In 1954, Honda declared its intention of participating in the Isle of Man TT races, which were a part of the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix at the time. Honda developed its own racing vehicles and, in 1959, started competing in the Isle of Man TT races. In 1961, Honda won the TT race championships in the two classes it entered. (Reuters)
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Honda says that, since then, it has positioned its racing activities as its ‘laboratory on wheels’, and has incorporated the feedback into its commercially available production models, relying on these technologies as a way to help maintain and evolve the performance and reliability of its motorcycles. (AP)
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The RC213V-S represents a new endeavour to make it possible for a machine developed for competition in MotoGP races to run on public roads. The regions with sales planned are Europe, the US, Australia and Japan. (AP)
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The recommended prices are set at 188,000 euros in Europe, 21,900,000 yen in Japan, A$244,000 in Australia, and $184,000 in the US. As of now, there are no plans to launch this powerful motorcycle in India. (Reuters)
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