Description
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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.
Manufactured in January of 2001, this example is VIN: JH2SC45491M100327.
The odometer shows 10,906 miles.
Maintenance:
The seller received the bike as a trade-in. He has no maintenance to report.
Modifications:
Not pictured: Öhlins steering dampener and Öhlins fork cartridge kit.
BST wheels.
Titanium Ladybird performance slip-on mufflers connected to Akrapovic titanium headers.
Öhlins rear shock.
Brembo rear caliper.
Carbon fiber front fender, rear fender.
Carbon fiber undertail.
Samco hoses.
Renthal clip-ons, Oury grips.
LighTech lever guard.
Sato Racing rearsets.
Talon sprocket.
LighTech gas cap.
Aftermarket turn signals.
Integrated rear turn signals, tail tidy.
MRacing mirrors, double bubble windscreen.
Lithium battery, aftermarket mounts.
HRC reservoir covers.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa tires with date codes of 0616 and 3516.
The sale includes two keys.
The sale also includes a SpeedCell battery charger.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Honda is offered on a clean California title with registration that expired in June of 2022.
Per the CA DMV website, it would cost $202 to make registration current through June 2024.
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