06-17-2015, 02:32 AM
(06-16-2015, 11:38 PM)the_undecider_imp Wrote:(06-16-2015, 11:33 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Here might be what Honda is thinking. Exclusivity and collectibility. 25 years from now even a pristine R1M is going to be a clapped out yesterdays technology sport bike like a zillion others. The RC213 is going to be a never ridden piece of Honda history, garnering really big bucks at auctions. These bikes or very few of them are going to riders, these bikes are going to go to collectors. Think there will be an R1M in Leno's collection? Bet there will be an RC213.
Everyday riders would prefer the Yamaha, collectors the Honda.
Leno did order a Kawi H2. That bike is "only" $25k. I suppose a $186k motorcycle is no different than a $1M supercar. Look at what the Maclaren F1 is worth today compared to when it was new. It's not even that old.
Did Leno order the 200HP H2 or the 300 HP H2R? I'm guessing the latter. Although the H2's by virtue of their superchargers are going to be rare street bikes like the turbos of the 80's, but the H2R has the exclusivity. Few people other than collectors are going to spring for them.
And there is a kit to make the RC213 something like 250 HP but with it, it won't pass noise/emissions regs in the US (this is being offered as a street bike complete with lights, mirrors and turn signals etc) and the high performance kit is not being offered here, but I'd bet a guy with Leno's money and connections will have one