VISUAL GRATIFICATION Legends HONDA RC30 The Making
There are very few motorcycles as important to the history of the Honda Motor Company than the VFR750R, the machine commonly referred to as the RC30.This is.
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The Honda RC30 was built to homologate the racing machine that won the inaugural World Superbike Championship in a cost-no-object way. And while some parts of its design are a bit dated, RevZilla found that this iconic superbike still feels super magical. by Matthew Skwarczek Published on August 27, 2021 3 min read
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Posted 18/06/2018 09:27 UK Modern classic Monday Honda VFR750R RC30 Everything you need to know by someone who used to own one. There's an awful lot of guff talked about Honda's RC30 so, before we go further, here's the four things you absolutely must know. A Good RC30 on proper modern tyres is still an incredible experience to ride.
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The Honda VFR750R, model code 'RC30', was a fully faired solo seat only racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the World Superbike Championship by Honda Racing Corporation. 1990 Honda RC30 with 3 Miles Santa Monica, California - one of the most original examples of the RC30 we've ever seen, down to the original battery acid pack!
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Despite the attention to detail, the bike was heavy for a 750, tipping the scales at 487 pounds. One of the most distinctive rear-wheel designs ever created. But still there were quality control problems, particularly in the top-end with camshafts continuing to wear out at an alarming rate.
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1 of 11 For many of us, Honda's RC30 has been an object of desire since it was released back in 1988. With around 3500 made, they're not as rare as you might imagine, but they were expensive -.
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Post-Sale Update: After 34 bids on eBay, this Honda RC30 has found a new home for $32,101.. We just featured one of these, but this example is even better, with a well-documented race history.An example of one of the world's greatest homologation superbikes, the RC30 was created so that Honda could race in the World Superbike Championship.
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The 1988 Honda VFR750Rโknown simply as the RC30โis the motorcycle against which every superbike of its day is measured against. It's a rolling definition of Honda 's engineering excellence,.
1990 Honda RC30 a Beautiful Racer Built for the Street
The Honda VFR750R, model code ' RC30', is a fully faired, solo-seat-only racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the World Superbike Championship by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC). It was first released to the Japanese market in 1987, released in Europe in 1988 then the United States in 1990.
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February 1 1988 HONDA RC30 CYCLE WORLD TEST Faster than most 1100sโ and more expensive, too THE FORD ENGINE BELLOWED DOWN THE STRAIGHTaway, the whine of its supercharger singing clear above the.
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When the RC30 went on sale in the UK in 1988, it was listed at a staggering ยฃ8,495, while Honda asked, and received, $14,000 for the 90 examples that were originally earmarked for the Australian market. It is believed that this number subsequently increased to 145, all delivered in 1988.
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In other words, the RC30 is significant historically but the real reason it's special is Honda's vicious competitive streak. Big Red dumped so much energy and wherewithal into this bike that when it was new it sold for $15,000, about double the cost of other 750 cc sport bikes of the day. And, they are rare.
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Specs Seat Height: Average ( 800 mm / 31.5 inches) Weight: Heavy (208 kg / 459 lbs) Fuel Capacity: High (18.0 litres / 4.8 US gallons) Economy: Poor (35 mpg / 8.1 l/100km / 12.4 km/l) Range: Average (140 miles / 225 km) Top Speed: Very High (155 mph / 249 km/h) Capacity: Average (748 cc) Power: Average ( 94 bhp / 70 kW)
Honda's VFR750R RC30 A modern classic
The heart of the RC30 is its 748cc 90ยบ V4, a liquid-cooled engine with double overhead cams, 16 valves, alloy pistons, titanium connecting rods that produced 118 bhp at 11,000 rpm. Given the bike's dry weight of 180 kgs it was almost unbeatable in the late 1980s. Superbike Royalty - The Mighty RC30
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Honda VFR750R RC30 main page, pics, links, info, my sad history. (Nov 2019) to reflect that the excellent RC30 Owners UK Yahoo Group is now the even MORE excellent HRCV4 group at groups.io. There's guys on there who make pistons etc, a lot of SERIOUS knowledge!. 30 June 2001 : Nearly 8 months later I finally take the block to Colliers.
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Honda's engineers already knew how to make a reliable V4 motor and, externally at least, the RC30 motor closely resembled the unit used in the road-going VFR750F. But now they had the opportunity to refine it further, make it lighter and increase the power โ to produce the ultimate four-stroke racing engine.