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Honda reveals the RC213V-S, the ultimate sportsbike

The new RC213V-S is based on Honda's super successful MotoGP race bike

Overdrive|Jun 12, 2015, 12:00:19 IST

It's out. Honda's road-legal MotoGP replica motorcycle, named the RC213V-S was revealed to the public officially today in the lead up to this weekend's Catalunya GP. Honda will accept orders from July 13, 2015 in Europe and the price is expected to be Rs 1.4 crore in Europe. Lots of rumours went before it and finally today Honda has confirmed that it will produce this motorcycle.

Honda also revealed that the RC213V-S is not a motorcycle that is a result of technology and engineering that was developed for the MotoGP series. The new motorcycle is, in every way, "an endeavour to make it possible for a machine developed for competition in MotoGP to run on public roads." A sophisticated way of saying that your eye-watering money effectively buys you Marc Marquez' motorcycle but even he doesnt get the headlights and indicator and what have ...Continue Reading...

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