For the year 2000 Honda dialed in WSBK and AMA success and showroom clients were a clear beneficiary. Today’s RC51 was wheeled to the back of a the warehouse with a hair over 2,000 miles and shows just a few marks for all the years on vaca.
2001 Honda RVT1000R / RC51 for sale on eBay
Honda started with a fairly clean sheet of paper but a couple of Superbike rulebooks handy, and chose an L-twin in part for its inherent primary balance. The big 100mm bore allowed four good-sized valves, and 40mm intakes with 34mm exhausts are controlled by gear-driven cams. The resulting sound was rather unusual for a Honda, as were the side-rads and skinny missile shape. HRC had plenty of input on the alloy chassis, with fresh air piped in around the headstock and Showa adjustable suspension. A new gearbox reviewed as very smooth shifting, and 320mm Nissin brakes as some of the best ever fitted.
Just scrape here and a ding there differentiate this RC51 from a museum piece, and of course the missing front signals and mirrors. The streamlined under-tail might suit – or if not, there are mountains of the factory parts someplace. Can’t go wrong with CA title or informative notes from the eBay auction –
Only 2,007 original miles! Clean CA title – you will be the fourth person on the title. Bike has had some modifications and very little use – here are a few things you should know: 1. The bike starts up and runs great. Recent fluid service. 2. Tires are original – therefore are not safe to ride on any longer. 3. Missing side mirrors 4. Missing turn signals – I have brand new OEM Honda orange turns signals if you want them. 5. There are marks on some areas of the bike. I have included pictures where there are marks but I could not get everything. 6. This bike is VERY clean. 7. I have video of the bike starting up that I can send to you if you are interested. 8. There are no other OEM parts available with the bike. 9. The underseat area and license plate are aftermarket – I do not have the original.
The RC51 was an instant success on the racetrack, and actually won the World and AMA Superbikes in 2002. But as Honda often does, they proved their point and shortly HRC saw a four-cylinder light at the end of the WSBK tunnel. The RC51 was supported but there wasn’t a factory team in 2003, and the model left the showroom after 2006. However the legacy and fan base are well established, and there’s certainly always room at the pumps for a really nice example. 20-large might be beyond the top of the SP1 range – but even without the Make Offer button, a conversation is waiting to be started.
-donn
20K!? People have lost their minds.
That poor tailsection ????
Too many miles, modifications, scratches and missing parts for that kind of money.
I’m a fan. Seller is looking for a fanatic.
“The streamlined under-tail might suit – or if not, there are mountains of the factory parts someplace.”
I’m sorry what
There are not mountains of factory parts out there. Just alot of people hoarding a few here and there like myself. OEM Tail sections are definitely hard to come by now.
Even in today’s multiverse pricing this is not $20k.
Yup, another stupid price for a molested bike. Where do I line up?
A 2k mile bike asking $20k with no mirrors or front turn signals. Why?? Oh, I get it…the name of the company on their ebay site is Prestige Worldwide. Don’t know if anybody here saw the movie Step Brothers, but that answers my question.
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Thanks for posting something other than another RZ350 or 900SS, but did it have to be yet another RC51?!
A thing is worth what somebody will pay for it.
Sold my own SP1 for 3,000 Euros in 2010. Even then I knew they would only ever go up in price as rarity, though these guys do seem to be having a laugh – two years back a buddy bought an American spec bike for 4,000 Euros – this kind of pricing dooms bikes to the fate of Ferraris, “investments” hidden in glass cases, which is a shame, cos the SP1/2 is a great riders bike.
A Ducati without the issues.
This is nothing more than a rider. “Just a scrape here and a ding there .. .differentiate from a museum piece” according to the Site!
Um – no , it’s not still in the crate, it’s not even super low mileage, nor mint, nor even complete. Plus it’s an SP1. Maybe RSBFS should snatch up this beauty before she sells to a shrewd collector.
Crazy stupid price for a not stock RC51, there is one locally for sale here in about the same condition for 7500 Canadian. They are not rare, nice bikes but not rare yet. I see them for sale all the time here in Canada. Now if it was the much harder to find black 2005 then I could see in the low 10 range in Canadian dollars.
I was looking at that particular one that you mentioned for $7500, but unfortunately its in Nova Scotia which is quite some distance