Onyx Moto / 2004 Honda RC51 RVT1000R / Yoshimura Exhaust Sound Clip

AMA Superbike champion. Two-time World Superbike king. Just when you thought this V-twin masterpiece couldn’t get any racier, along comes the autographed 2004 Nicky Hayden replica RC51 with all-new Team Honda decal kit to give it the championship look of the 2002 AMA title-winner.

With the homologation approval period for its limited-production RC45 coming to an end in '99, Honda surprisingly announced that it would be introducing a new liter-size V-twin superbike in its upcoming 2000 model lineup to run alongside the then-new CBR929RR inline-four superbike. With four-cylinder machines still limited to 750cc in superbike racing, it was an obvious sign that Honda was dumping the multi-cylinder route and looking to take on Ducati at its own twin-cylinder game. HRC (Honda Racing Corporation, the racing arm of Honda Japan) played a major role in the design of the new twin, which was designated the VTR1000 SP1 everywhere in the world except the U.S., where it was known as the RC51 (even though its actual model designation was RVT1000R).

Vin: JH2SC453X4M400485

Miles: 14,400