Description
Please note: This is part of the Mark Boeddeker collection. This bike has been prepped for display and does not currently have a battery installed. As such, there is no cold start video.
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 2001 Honda RC51.
Introduced in the latter-half of 1999 as a 2000 model, the Honda RC51 was a big-bore V-Twin superbike created to put an end to Ducati’s reign of supremacy in production-based racing. The RC51 featured a powerful liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, 999cc, 90-degree, DOHC V-Twin paired with a six-speed transmission and an aluminum alloy twin-spar frame. Honda achieved some impressive results with its “Ducati killer” in the form of World Superbike Championship titles in 2000 and then again in 2002 — the same year the RC51 was ridden to an AMA Championship.
A true racebike with headlights, the RC51 was brimming with competition-grade hardware and componentry. Even the instrumentation was configured with a race-style rev-counter, and the rest of the running gear was equally track-focused. Sold from 2000 through 2006, the RC51 was produced during an era in which American riders were at the top of the game and will forever be associated with legendary US-born racers like Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards.
Motorcycle.com said this of the RC51 “This is a monster of a bike with 1000cc of V-Twin POWER. A guttural grundle-rumbler. Some say “the bike that proved Honda had soul.” The Ducati killer. The Thunderpig.” This bike is signed by Nicky Hayden, Miguel Duhamel, and Freddie Spencer.
This example is VIN: JH2SC45341M101442. The seller states he “bought this brand new and had all the appropriate mods for the time done while I’ve owned it.”
The odometer shows 6,218 miles.
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us perform a safety inspection, our service department notes the following on their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: GOOD
Engine Oil Level: FAIL
Engine Oil Quality: FAIL OLD
2T Oil Level: N/A
Coolant Level: FAIL
Coolant Quality: FAIL OLD
Front Hydraulic Fluid Level: GOOD
Front Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL MORE THAN 3% H2O
Rear Hydraulic Fluid Level: GOOD
Rear Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL MORE THAN 3% H2O
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid Level: GOOD
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL MORE THAN 3% H2O
Final Drive Condition: DIRTY
Headlight High Beam: PASS
Headlight Low Beam: PASS
Passing Light: N/A
Parking Light: PASS
Turn Signals: PASS
Tail Light: PASS
Brake Light (Front Switch): NOT PRESENT
Brake Light (Rear Switch): NOT PRESENT
Plate Light: PASS
Horn: PASS
Kill Switch: TBD
Brake Pad % Remaining Front: 60
Brake Pad % Remaining Rear: 70
Forks: GOOD
Shock/s: GOOD
Tire Date Code Front: 4603
Tire Date Code Rear: 3305
Tire % Remaining Front: 80
Tire % Remaining Rear: 98
Tire Press. Front: 36
Tire Press. Rear: 38
Battery Standing Voltage: NO BATTERY
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: TBD
Running Condition: NONE ATTEMPTED
Test Ride Completed: NO
Test Ride Distance: N/A
Notes:
NICKY HAYDEN, MIGUEL DUHAMEL, FREDDIE SPENCER AUTOGRAPHS
PVM MAGNESIUM WHEELS
YOSH SLIP ON
BREMBO FRONT MASTER
CFM REARSETS
OHLINS SHOCK
SCOTTS STEERING DAMPER
BRAIDED BRAKE LINES
CARBON REAR HUGGER
FRAME SLIDERS
FLUSH MOUNT TURN SIGNALS
FENDER ELIM
AFTERMARKET MIRRORS
AFTERMARKET BAR ENDS
CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER IS STUCK
Modifications: The seller states “I do not have the stock parts.”
Forged magnesium PVM wheels.
Braided lines and Moriwaki rear link.
Yoshimura RS-3 slip on exhaust.
Fender eliminator.
Flush mount turn signals.
Frame sliders.
Scotts steering damper.
Brembo brake master cylinder.
Carbon fiber rear hugger.
Aftermarket mirrors.
Aftermarket bar ends.
Öhlins rear shock.
Woodcraft rearsets.
Not Pictured:
Power Commander 1
Ohlins springs in the Showa forks
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Power tires which have aged out with date codes of 4603 and 3305.
The sale includes two keys, OEM rear seat, comprehensive maintenance history, OEM tool Kit, owner’s manual, Honda warranty booklet, RC51 catalog, original bill of sale with odometer disclosure statement, and owner’s manuals for modification parts.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located in Panorama City, California, this Honda is offered on a clean Nevada title. Have any RC51 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
