Honda RC213V-S road MotoGP could be available in September for 150,000 euros
According to the Japanese site Ajw.asah i, the price of the new road version of the MotoGP Honda would be established at 20 million yen, or about 150,500 euros. A pharaonic amount which – if it is confirmed – would validate the information gathered by MNC in Milan during the discovery of this enticing RC213V-S prototype .
According to the Japanese site, the price of the new road version of the MotoGP Honda would be established at 20 million yen, or around 150,500 euros. A pharaonic amount which – if it is confirmed – would validate the information collected by MNC in Milan during the .
Marketing possible from September 2015 ?
Developed from the current ones, this ultimate sports bike uses, like its prestigious predecessors, a V4 engine set at 90 °. On the other hand, it does not include the pneumatic valve return system and the ultra-fast Seamless gearbox, two technologies that are too expensive and restrictive to be applied in series..
The pneumatic distribution indeed requires to regularly recharge a cylinder of compressed air to actuate the valves, while the Seamless gearbox alone is worth several hundred thousand euros (around € 650,000 at its)..
The huge aluminum perimeter frame looks identical to the "real" Honda MotoGP, its extremely generous dimensions suggesting a power of at least 200 horsepower..
Honda announces state-of-the-art electronics for its RC213V-S (a priori traction control, anti-wheeling, ABS Racing and different engine modes), while the peripherals used come directly from the "racing" department at Ohlins or Brembo.
The finish is in turn up to the price, MNC having notably remained baba in front of the. According to our information, this motorcycle will be handcrafted in Japan in very limited quantities: the figure of 213 units for the world circulates in "authorized circles"…
Also according to our sources, the marketing of the RC213V-S could begin this fall, from September 2015. As much "unofficial" information which therefore remains to be officially confirmed, as the actual amount of the addition … very salty anyway !
If the price of € 150,000 holds true, the Honda RC213V-S would be almost two and a half times more expensive than the extreme (€ 65,000), but would cost "only" € 10,000 more than the French luxury motorcycle. (140,000 €) !
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