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2004 V-Twin Track Test
…-friendly Honda pulled off the upset when it used its street manners, real world amenities, and an impressive powerplant to earn top honors. However, the characteristics that turned us off to the Ducati 999S and Aprilia Mille Factory on the street may be the very reasons they sprint ahead of the RC51 on the…
2004 V-Twin Shootout
…was magnified when Honda pulled the RC51 from the World Superbike Series after winning two titles in three years. It would have been fun to see how it stacked up against Ducati and Aprilia's latest technological marvels. So, here at MCUSA we decided to do exactly that. The RC51 is still in Honda's lineup…
2004 V-Twin Track Test Conclusion
…heritage during our track test besting the efforts of the RC51 and Factory in the eyes of most our riders.ConclusionYet despite its superiority on the dyno, the RC51 didn't seem to get as good a drive out of corners as its Italian counterparts. Honda is doing its faithful a disservice by sapping the RC's…
2007 Honda CBR600RR First Ride
…in conjunction with the development of the RC212V MotoGP machine. Just take a look at the new bike and tell me it doesn't ooze Honda from tip to tail. Starting with the RC51-inspired centrally located ram-air intake duct nestled between the line-beam headlamps, the open-air look of the Formula One inspired…
2004 Honda RC51 Comparison
…the meat of the powerband the RC51 begins to show its muscles. A set of throttle bodies with two injectors per cylinder make the power deceiving until you hit triple digits in second gear. If there's one thing that should be said over and over about this bike is that Honda makes riding a replica racer…
2004 Honda VTR1000 Super Hawk Comparison
…think they are too low and too far forward for a bike of this mission. On the other hand, the RC51-lite is more stable and composed in higher-speed sweepers where the multis start to feel a bit nervous. Honda upgraded the VTR's instruments in 2001, but we think they could do better. People bitch and moan…
2003 Supersport Shootout Specs.
…been an issue. I like what feels best and the CBR feels the best to me. You ride the Honda, it doesn't ride you. It's the closest thing to a pure racebike and is going to look great in my collection next to the R7, RC51 and 748.
2004 V-Twin Shootout Conclusion
…importantly, value. At $11,599, the RC51 is a ridiculously good bargain. Such a good value in fact that MCUSA Software engineer, Joe Wallace, went to the local Honda dealer and plopped down his hard earned money for a RC51 after our test.There you have it. Honda pulls off the upset but can it compete…
2004 Superbike Smackdown
…month, Ben Spies rode his lightly modded GSX-R1000 to a qualifying time quicker than the 2003 Superbike pole, set by Ben Bostrom on a full-works Honda RC51!So, for those of you who believe this class of bikes is pure overkill for the street, we'd have to agree to a certain extent. But for outer-limits…
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Ben Bostrom
…the 2002 season, Ben signed on with American Honda, to return to the AMA aboard the RC51. Bostrom won the championship aboard a RC-45 in 1998 before jumping ship to Vance & Hines Ducati.In 2003 Ben returns to the AMA once again riding for the Factory Honda team. His machine will be the RC-51 left behind…
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