The Honda RC30, first released to the Japanese market in the late 1980s, American enthusiasts had to wait until 1990 to get their hands on an RC30. Even then, a lofty price and limited availability made them a rare sight on public roads.
Though the 750 cc, double-overhead-cam V-4 produced just 86 horsepower (in it's US release form, European bikes made around 100hp) —not a class-leading figure by 1990—they contained race-inspired components such as titanium connecting rods that reduced reciprocating weight and wheel and brake pads that had quick-release mountings. Likewise the rear wheel, which carried a brake disc to the inside and a chain sprocket to the outside of a single-sided swingarm, and attached with a single lug nut.
It redlined at 12,500 rpm and weighed a relatively heavy 216 kg (475 pounds).
The RC30 was superseded by the RVF750 RC45 in 1994