FIRST RIDE
P52
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HONDA EUROPE
H
onda has finally debuted its long awaited RC213V-S,
which it terms an "absolute MotoGP machine for the
street." Under development for the past three years as
a purported street-legal replica of the reigning MotoGP World
Champion 90° V4 999cc racebike, the production-ready
customer version was unveiled on June 11 at a ceremony in the
Catalunya Grand Prix race paddock outside Barcelona, Spain
2016 HONDA RC213V-S
NOISE
REGULATIONS
MEAN USA-
SPEC $184,000
RC213V-S HAS
LESS POWER THAN
$17,000 CBR1000.
HONDA
