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2004 V-Twin Shootout Specs.
2004 V-Twin Shootout Specs.
…Aprilia illuminates the tach, speedo, and indicator lights with a sick futuristic red glow, while the 999S provides illumination with a green hue. The RC51 was the least exciting panel and offers a standard yellow glow to light up the panel which actually makes the digital tach easier to read in the night…
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2004 Honda RC51 Comparison
2004 Honda RC51 Comparison
Mike Mitchell found the RC51 to be a quicker turning machine than the 999S, but not as quick as the Mille Factory.Up front, the fully adjustable 43mm inverted O?hlins fork performed well on the Mille, but out back we had a more difficult time dialing in the Ohlins rear shock. Because of the varying…
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2004 Honda RC51 Comparison
2004 Honda RC51 Comparison
The RC51 had good mid-corner stability and quick turn in capabilities.When you finally hit 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…
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2004 V-Twin Track Test Specs.
2004 V-Twin Track Test Specs.
…a single 240mm disc and 2-piston Brembo caliper out back were tops on everyone's score sheet, even without the radial-type mounting up front. The RC51 offers up a decent set of brakes and it performed well throughout. There is ample power available in the set of Nissin 320mm discs with four-piston…
2003 Supersport Shootout Specs.
2003 Supersport Shootout Specs.
…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.
2005 4 3 2 Won Shootout Conclusion
2005 4 3 2 Won Shootout Conclusion
…powerplant is best for a real-world-usable sporting machine while keeping a price cap. Unlike its Honda teammate, the racier, peakier, higher-geared RC51, the Super Hawk is always in the meat of its sirloin V-Twin powerband. A twist of the throttle translates immediately to twist at the rear axle, and…
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2005 Ducati 999R Comparison
2005 Ducati 999R Comparison
…model impressed us in the turns at a level we've previously never known from a V-Twin. Forged aluminum wheels give it an agility that would make an RC51 snort like a swine, and its highly evolved trellis frame gives it composure that is unsurpassed. It feels wonderful banked over in corners, like gracefully…
2004 V-Twin Shootout Conclusion
2004 V-Twin Shootout Conclusion
…score Italy's most revered superbike.The RC51 makes riding on public roads a little more comfortable. While the other two are unquestionably race replicas, Honda's racer has been prepped with real world amenities that simply can't be ignored. For starters, the RC51 offers up ample storage space in the rear…
2008 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison
2008 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison
…got bigger and heavier, the CBR is smaller and lighter. The styling is questionable but looks more retro than funky, evoking the stubby lines of the RC-51 and 900RR instead of pointy and angular like some of the other bikes in this test.Back in the original Smackdown, the ZX-10R won our heart with its…
2004 V-Twin Shootout
2004 V-Twin Shootout
…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, the…
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