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Up-Close with the Honda RC213V-S Prototype
I can’t decide whether to be elated or disappointed over the Honda RC213V-S prototype, which was debuted this week at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy. On the one hand, the RC213V-S lived up to the...
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2015 Honda RC213V Livery Mega Gallery
HRC unveiled its factory MotoGP team this weekend in Bali, Indonesia — giving us our first glimpse of the Repsol Honda livery for the 2015 season.Both Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa were in attendance,...
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2015 MotoGP Sepang 2 Test Preview – Seamless Gearboxes, Brand New Ducatis, &...
The engineers have had two weeks to pore over the data from the first MotoGP test at Sepang, identify problems, analyze strengths, and find more ways to go faster. Their analyses have been translated...
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Sunday Summary at Le Mans: Why the Honda Is the Third-Best Bike in MotoGP,...
Something always happens at Le Mans. Something happens at every MotoGP race, of course, but Le Mans seems to always have more than its fair share of happenings.Unlikely events, weird crashes, high...
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Preview of the Italian GP: Italian Hearts Dare to Dream
I shall spare you the “rolling Tuscan hills” patter. That cliché will be trotted out in most of the press releases and previews you will read. Indeed, it is one I have done to death in many of my own...
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Honda RC213V-S Spotted on the Road
All signs are pointing to the Honda RC213V-S road bike debuting the Thursday ahead of the Catalan GP; and if you believe the rumors, Casey Stoner himself will parade the MotoGP-inspired hyperbike...
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The Slow Decline of the Honda RC213V – The Lessons of Stefan Bradl And Alvaro...
Last year, Marc Márquez won the first ten races of the season on his way to his second successive MotoGP championship. He ended the season with a grand total of thirteen wins, eventually tying up the...
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Preview of the Catalan GP: The Showdown in Catalunya
From Mugello to Barcelona, or from the heart of Italian motorcycle racing to the heart of Spanish motorcycling. Or rather, Catalan motorcycling, as any of the many Catalans which fill the paddock will...
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Live Stream: Watch the Honda RC213V-S Debut in Spain
The final production version of the Honda RC213V-S is set to debut in less than 24 hours, at a special press event at the Catalan GP. In case you happen not to be in the Barcelona area tomorrow, Honda...
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Here is the $184,000 Honda RC213V-S Street Bike
Honda has finally debuted its “absolute MotoGP machine for the street” – the highly anticipated and hyped Honda RC213V-S. First off, the rumors are true: this is not going to be an affordable...
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Notes from the Catalunya Post-Race Test: Honda’s 2014/2015 Hybrid, & The...
Frustration and resignation. Those were the two most prominent emotions at the post-race MotoGP test at Barcelona.Two sides of the same coin, in reality, as the weather robbed teams in desperate need...
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Honda Project 2&4 – A Honda RC213V-Powered Car
The 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show is just around the corner, and while the event is typically a four-wheeled affair, Honda is cooking up something that piques our two-wheeled interest here at Asphalt &...
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Here is the Awesome Honda Project 2&4
We already teased you with the Honda Project 2&4 two weeks ago, and now Honda has seen fit to release its RC213V-powered über-kart for our viewing pleasure. Sure it has four wheels, but the 2&4...
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The Honda RC213V-S Isn’t Sold Out…Yet
Do you want a MotoGP bike in your garage (or living room, as the case will likely be)? Do you have $184,000 and then some, burning a hole in your pocket? Do you like not living in a house, but think...
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Rating the Riders: Marc Marquez
Marc Márquez, Repsol Honda, 3rd, 242 points – Score: 8 This was Marc Márquez’s worst season in Grand Prix racing since 2009. From 2010 onwards, in 125s, Moto2, or MotoGP, Márquez has finished as either...
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Rating the Riders: Dani Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa, Honda, 4th, 206 points – Score: 8 If you wanted the very definition of a roller coaster career, look no further than Dani Pedrosa. Three world championships in the junior classes, and one...
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Honda RC213V-S Delivered to First Customer
Look at the smile on this guy’s face! That’s the smile of the first person on planet Earth to take deliver of their new Honda RC213V-S street bike. The first example of the €188,000 “MotoGP bike with...
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Is Honda Preparing a Major Engine Upgrade for 2016?
It is no secret that Honda are struggling with the engine for the RC213V MotoGP. HRC have been making the engine ever more aggressive for the past three years, but in 2015, they finally went too far....
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2016 Honda RC213V Debuts in Indonesia
The 2016 Honda RC213V has officially debuted in Indonesia today, giving us our “first” glimpse at the machine that Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez will be riding in the upcoming MotoGP season. Much has...
View Article2017 Sepang MotoGP Test Preview
In a few hours time, the grandstands at the Sepang International Circuit will echo with the booming assault of MotoGP machines being pushed to their limits. The entire MotoGP grid has assembled for the...
View ArticleCheck Out the 2017 Honda RC213V
The MotoGP launch season is still upon us, and now that we have seen the teams and bikes from Ducati, Suzuki, and Yamaha - it is time for Honda to take the wraps off the team its campaigning for its...
View ArticleTalking to MotoGP’s Rookies: Franco Morbidelli
The Jerez MotoGP test provided three of the four MotoGP rookies with a chance to get familiar with their new bikes and their new teams. The second test is often more important than the first one, as...
View ArticleMotoGP Preview of the Czech GP
There are modern tracks on the MotoGP calendar, and there are old tracks. The modern tracks offer plenty of run off and nice wide tarmac, but are usually too tight and convoluted to give free rein to a...
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The 2022 Honda RC213V Brings Big Changes from HRC for MotoGP
HRC is bringing big changes this MotoGP season, with its 2022 Honda RC213V...but will it be enough to take Marc Marquez back to winning form? The post The 2022 Honda RC213V Brings Big Changes from HRC...
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The Curious Case of Marc Marquez’s Preheated Front Tire in Qatar
Why did Marc Marquez race with a used front tire in the Qatar GP? David examines what could be happening with the front-end of the Honda RC213V. The post The Curious Case of Marc Marquez’s Preheated...
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