2005 Honda RC211V - MotoGP - Great Expectations

A little-known fact (except by rabid race fans and readers of this magazine) regarding the Repsol Honda MotoGP team: The RC211V racebikes that World Champion Nicky Hayden and teammate Dani Pedrosa rode during the ‘06 season were not the same. While Pedrosa was riding what was basically an ‘05 211V with minor chassis and engine updates (even though HRC termed it the ‘06 Original version), Hayden was pressured to ride the heavily revised New Generation model featuring a completely new engine and chassis that was the basis for the company’s latest RC212V 800cc MotoGP machine.

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Lockhart Phillips’ Street-Legal Honda Formula Xtreme Racebike

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2007 Honda CBR600RR Full Test - Back to Basics

When the original CBR600RR made its debut in ‘03, it initially appeared to have the all the ingredients for success. A completely new, more compact engine, a trick chassis with innovative rear suspension, underseat exhaust-the new CBR seemed ready for prime time.

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Sport-Tourer Comparison– Aprilia RST1000 Futura vs. BMW R1150RS vs.Ducati ST4s ABS vs. Honda VFR800 ABS vs.Triumph Sprint ST–The Flexible Five

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