Hard to know whether parking a barely broken in RC51 would elicit cheers or jeers, but it’s looking downright visionary 17 years later. Today’s RVT1000R is a one-owner, carefully tended, showroom stocker in amazing shape. 2003 Honda RVT1000R / RC51 for sale on eBay As the second round of RC51’s, the SP-2 had revised suspension…
Hard for a sport rider to keep any factory’s stock set-up, but the 2005 Honda RC51 SP2 might be a good candidate. This seriously black stocker from Mass. has all the SP2 goodness and none of the typical farkles. 2005 Honda RVT1000R / RC51 SP2 for sale on eBay After two successful years with the…
Not born on a construction site, but this vintage VFR400R may have acquired permanent resident status. Propose to this beauty and whisk her away to the country ( roads ) of your choice. 1992 Honda VFR400R / NC30 A staple in the domestic market, the 400 cc VFR got great attention from Honda and the…
In many ways a template of the Superbike RC45, the middleweight RVF400 ( NC35 ) had its own character and predatory facial expression. This Wisconsin rider looks very good despite some prodigious miles. 1999 Honda RVF400R / NC35 for sale on eBay Honda made a substantial update to the VFR400R, with a new chassis, inverted…
Speaking of the RC30… After the little-brother VFR400R we posted this week, we’ve now got the legendary Honda VFR750R here on RSBFS. The RC30 wasn’t especially light, or powerful, but it was beautifully made and was incredibly easy to ride, with intuitive handling. A true sportbike icon, it represents an unusual way to approach production…
The Honda NC35 is one of those sweetheart machines that should be in every garage. Reasonably rare in the US thanks to the lack of official importation, great looks thanks to the DNA shared with the RC45, great sound thanks to that marvelous V-4 with gear-driven cams, and fantastic handling thanks to the smaller size…
Honda’s second generation small V-4 took the successes of the VFR-400R / NC30 and modernized them for the late 1990’s. Having never been sold new here, all are gray market imports with metric speedos. RSBFS reader Jae has this super-clean example tuned for the high country. Sticking with the winning formula, Honda made evolutionary changes…
Sold in 1987 and 1988, the NC24 version of Honda’s VFR400R could easily be overlooked for the gem that it is. Styling is subdued, although the single-sided Pro Arm swingarm hints at something special underneath. This was a V4 sportbike for the masses, instead of an expensive, difficult-to-obtain homologation bike, like the RC30. As you’d…