HONDA RVF750 | 1991 SUZUKA 8 HOURS

Here is a short edit featuring the exotic 1991 Factory TT-F1 Honda RVF750 racebike, during the 1991 Suzuka 8 Hours.

Machine Specs are listed at the end..

These prototype Tourist Trophy Formula One (TT-F1) machines bore little resemblance to the road bikes they were based on. Retaining only a handful of parts to comply with the regulations. One off frames, prototype bodywork, exotic chassis / engine materials with strong power and weighing almost the same as a 500cc GP bike of the time. Raced by some of the best riders, all vying to win the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.

After 1993 a regulation change to "Superbike" class was introduced. The Formula One class was removed alltogether, as manufacturers focused their attentions at racing more street based motorcycles at the event, from 1994 onwards.

The Suzuka 8 hours Endurance Road Race is a motorcycle endurance race held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan each year. The race runs for eight hours consecutively and entrants are composed of two or more riders who alternate during pitstops.
It began in 1978 as a race for prototype Tourist Trophy Formula One (TT-F1) motorcycles which meant the big four Japanese companies (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha), who had unlimited engineering resources, could use them on the track.

A main attraction of the race is that it normally features star riders from MotoGP and Superbike racing factions from around the world and it is not uncommon for a rider to have the 8 Hours race written into their contracts when they acquire a factory ride in MotoGP or Superbike.