by "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
Published 01/17/2017 at 03:37
by "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
Published 01/17/2017 at 03:37
Tags: Honda
STARS: 0
seriously $184K for a motorcycle?
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
01/17/2017 at 03:44, STARS: 0
That particular bike is 100% worth it, just like how the Porsche 918 was a steal at under $1 Million from the factory.
"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
01/17/2017 at 03:45, STARS: 0
To be fair, it’s a replica of a god’s battle mount Marc Marquez’s MotoGP bike, so...
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/17/2017 at 03:46, STARS: 1
It’s a “street legal” MotoGP bike (replica.. bla bla). It’s priced that high for a reason.
Sadly, the only garages that will ever see it are ones that use it as a showpiece.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
01/17/2017 at 04:06, STARS: 0
Goes to show that a lot of motorsports tech is purely functional and does not necessarily look impressive at first glance. That enormous rear swingarm is just the beginning...
"CRider" (crider)
01/17/2017 at 04:07, STARS: 0
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"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/17/2017 at 04:29, STARS: 0
maybe so, but $184K is insane.
$30K yes.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/17/2017 at 04:30, STARS: 0
i’ll let you buy it then.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/17/2017 at 04:30, STARS: 0
$30K yes, $184K = NOPE!
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/17/2017 at 04:31, STARS: 1
i’ll never own one then.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/17/2017 at 04:42, STARS: 0
If I ever get yugely (that’ll be a word after the 20th) rich I’ll buy one and make it into a coffee table. God knows I wouldn’t be able to ride it without extensive training!
"Gerry197" (Gerry197)
01/17/2017 at 05:30, STARS: 0
Even at that price, they are probably losing money on every one.
"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
01/17/2017 at 07:12, STARS: 0
I bet if it was a ducati nobody here would be saying that. This is actually a race ready bike and unlike ducati honda actually wins championship.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/17/2017 at 07:16, STARS: 0
but $184K is just gouging to the max!
$30K i could live with.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/17/2017 at 07:23, STARS: 0
I know one guy who will be taking his racing.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/17/2017 at 07:24, STARS: 0
Point of order sir, it’s not race-ready by a long shot, it needs a very expensive race kit to make it thus.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/17/2017 at 07:25, STARS: 0
It’s a MotoGP bike for the road. It’s got a lot of tech which isn’t available on normal bikes. Sure, it isn’t cheap, but it’s actually not as expensive as you would think.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/17/2017 at 07:34, STARS: 0
That is awesome! It’s a beautiful, hand built, machine
"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
01/17/2017 at 07:40, STARS: 0
I wouldnt say by a long shot closer than anything street legal. Plus the kit you are talking about is not available to the us.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/17/2017 at 07:42, STARS: 0
It’s not??? Well that kind of sucks.
"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
01/17/2017 at 07:43, STARS: 0
We are always getting screwed here in the us.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/17/2017 at 08:06, STARS: 0
Taking that into consideration it is a bit of a superfluous motorcycle in the lineup. A Fireblade will be a better bike for a tenth of the money. Plus titanium fuel tank.
"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
01/17/2017 at 08:23, STARS: 0
Yeah i think is a bit over the top but like i said if it was something italian people wouldnt be saying that. Look at the car market is the same; nsx when the price was announced same thing.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/17/2017 at 08:27, STARS: 0
I don’t think nationality has much to do with it to be honest. Honda have been muttering about a MotoGP replica for years and years, then they release this castrated thing with less power than a common-or-garden Fireblade. When the Desmosedici was released it was pretty damn close to what was racing and it didn’t cost the thick end of 200 large.
"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen)
01/17/2017 at 08:43, STARS: 1
bigly
"bryan40oop" (bryan40oop)
01/17/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 0
http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/2015-honda-rc213v-s-it-really-is-a-motogp-bike-with-a-1654503037
Read the article.
“As a sign of how serious this motorcycle is, those remote-reservoir forks are SBK-level Ohlins FGR items. How fancy are they? Well if you tried to buy them yourself, they’d cost you $13,000. Yes, that comma is in the right place.”