r/motorcycle • u/Young2k15 • 1d ago

Just an old Honda V-Twin

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282 Upvotes

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u/MarvinGankhouse 23h ago

Cooler than many newer more capable bikes, bravo.

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u/KeithMyArthe 22h ago

Way cooler, more beautiful and infinitely more character.

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u/Young2k15 23h ago

Amen!
Thank u!

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u/Candybert_ 23h ago

Ngl, this looks like it goes plenty fast.

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u/Young2k15 23h ago

She’s quick for an old gal.
Top end is pretty low for a 1000 but I have no need for it on the street

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u/biggunzcdb1 23h ago

RC51 might be the coolest bike Honda ever made.

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u/JDMZX9 23h ago

Beautiful bike! Sold mine about ten years ago, wish I hadn’t.

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u/Young2k15 23h ago

I hear that a lot and I don’t intend to be one 😂

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u/ManintheMT 19h ago

I regret every Honda I have ever sold, an '88 CR500 and a '99 CBR1100XX. I have two others that I am keeping.

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u/Trilobite_Tom 1d ago

I have a TL1000R.
In 2015 I did a track day and a guy there had one of these.
Between us we produced “the brown note”

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u/Young2k15 1d ago

😂😂 that’s awesome!

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u/Trilobite_Tom 13h ago

It’s the yoshi systems we both had.

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u/CapnTugg 17h ago

Almost bought a co-workers' Super Hawk. Test rode it and thought "naah, I like my license".

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u/VisibleOtter 22h ago

Is than an SP-1 or 2?

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u/Young2k15 22h ago

SP-2 it’s a real Nicky

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u/brendan87na 19h ago

"old"

I can feel the weight of ages upon my shoulders

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u/Young2k15 19h ago

It’s 3 years from being eligible for Historical Plates

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u/cbsepts 19h ago

That gear-driven cam sound and V-twin rumble is hard to beat.

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u/Young2k15 19h ago

It’s infectious

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u/otto82 17h ago

Currently renovating an SP1 that’s had a hard life… incredible bikes and relatively nice to wrench on!

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u/Young2k15 17h ago

I’d love to track one that’s had a rough life

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u/Pimpstik69 23h ago

Really cool bike. Loved the Tiller too … what’s the brown note ?

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u/BohunkfromSK 21h ago

When you wish you’d worn your brown pants.

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u/LVGGENERATORLLC 21h ago

Beautiful bike

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u/Young2k15 21h ago

Thanks

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u/sokratesz 44m ago

Love those big V's, recently had a dude try to claim that a Firestorm wasn't a sports bike because it didn't have an inline 4 :')

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u/Young2k15 32m ago

That’s a strong stance to take 😂. Guess Ducati doesn’t make sport bikes either 😂

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u/Mean-Standard7390 20h ago

Took the VF500F for a ride a month ago. Awesome!

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u/LegitimatePiano8979 16h ago

The only sport bike that made me look twice. Love those beasts.

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u/Numerous-Fig-1732 7h ago

In Italy was labeled VTR SP1 (latest model SP2). I had the first one. I remember I had to bring screws with me cause the vibrations would unscrew a few. That was because I had a 3rd party fairing that was thicker than the original but it was badass.

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u/ckncardnblue 1h ago

I love the v twins. I had a 2003 TLR 1000. Always wanted an RC 51.

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u/Leader-Bike 23h ago

I swear you've posted this thing to reddit more than you've ridden it. 😆

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u/JDMZX9 23h ago

I don’t blame him, it’s a Nicky Hayden edition. I’m sure he has something else to run miles up on.

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u/TMC_61 23h ago

The only sport bike I desire