Honda VFR750R
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The RC30 was superseded by the RVF750 RC45 in 1994
External links
- VFRworld - Everything about the Honda VF / VFR , Honda V-4's, and the VFR800 Interceptor
- Pictures on Wikimedia
- Honda Gallery-RC30
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