someone at Honda is taking the piss.

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 01/17/2017 at 03:37 • Filed to: Honda

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seriously $184K for a motorcycle?

Wobbles the Mind > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 03:44

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That particular bike is 100% worth it, just like how the Porsche 918 was a steal at under $1 Million from the factory.

Wheelerguy > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 03:45

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To be fair, it’s a replica of a god’s battle mount Marc Marquez’s MotoGP bike, so...

Birddog > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 03:46

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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 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 04:06

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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 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 04:07

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pip bip - choose Corrour > Wheelerguy 01/17/2017 at 04:29

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maybe so, but $184K is insane.

$30K yes.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Wobbles the Mind 01/17/2017 at 04:30

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i’ll let you buy it then.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2017 at 04:30

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$30K yes, $184K = NOPE!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Birddog 01/17/2017 at 04:31

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i’ll never own one then.

Birddog > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 04:42

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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 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 05:30

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Even at that price, they are probably losing money on every one.

Manny05x > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 07:12

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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 > Manny05x 01/17/2017 at 07:16

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but $184K is just gouging to the max!

$30K i could live with.

runnersp, formerly known as t_s > Birddog 01/17/2017 at 07:23

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I know one guy who will be taking his racing.

runnersp, formerly known as t_s > Manny05x 01/17/2017 at 07:24

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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 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 07:25

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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 > runnersp, formerly known as t_s 01/17/2017 at 07:34

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That is awesome! It’s a beautiful, hand built, machine

Manny05x > runnersp, formerly known as t_s 01/17/2017 at 07:40

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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 > Manny05x 01/17/2017 at 07:42

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It’s not??? Well that kind of sucks.

Manny05x > runnersp, formerly known as t_s 01/17/2017 at 07:43

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We are always getting screwed here in the us.

runnersp, formerly known as t_s > Manny05x 01/17/2017 at 08:06

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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 > runnersp, formerly known as t_s 01/17/2017 at 08:23

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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 > Manny05x 01/17/2017 at 08:27

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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 > Birddog 01/17/2017 at 08:43

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bigly

bryan40oop > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2017 at 10:41

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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.”