Honda RCV1000R


The Honda RCV1000R was a road racing motorcycle developed to race in the Open class of the MotoGP world championship for the season.
It was basically a simplified "production racer" version of the RC213V that non-Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association teams could enter in the Open class.
The RCV1000R lasted only one season, being replaced by the newer Honda RC213V-RS in.

Features

The RCV1000R lacks the seamless shift gearbox and the pneumatic operated valves of the RC213V. It is less fuel-efficient, and will have a 23-litre fuel tank, less than the 24 litre maximum for the 2014 Open class but still significantly more than the 20 litre limit for the RC213V and the other 2014 bikes with “Factory” status.
Although the machine's geometry is nearly identical to that of the factory RC213V, its ECU uses the official DORNA-issued ECU software, as opposed to the RC213V's HRC-developed custom software. The RCV1000R's 90-degree V4 valve-spring engine produces more than 175 kW at 16000 rpm, with torque of 110 N· m, and is equipped with a conventional transmission. The package supplied to each rider includes 2 machines and 2 spare engines. Teams can conform to the Open class 12-engine regulation by maintaining the supplied engines through 12 cycles.

Reviews

Following his first test of the 2014-spec RC213V and the RCV1000R, Casey Stoner described the latter as having "a similar feeling to the RCV but with a little less power and a different feeling in engine braking."

Complete MotoGP results

YearTyresTeam#Rider123456789101112131415161718Points
QATAMEARGESPFRAITACATNEDGERINDCZEGBRRSMARAJPNAUSMALVAL
Drive M7 Aspar7Hiroshi Aoyama1112101214141516121013141281381167 14th
Drive M7 Aspar69Nicky Hayden8111111RetDNS12171491410Ret134716th
Drive M7 Aspar2Leon CamierRet151616127th
Cardion AB Motoracing17Karel Abraham131413Ret1512Ret141311141311RetRetRetRet173317th
GO & FUN Honda Gresini45Scott Redding7Ret1413121313121191110131016710108112th

Note: Hiroshi Aoyama will debut the new Honda RC213V-RS Open class bike at 2014 Valencian Grand Prix, then become an official HRC test rider in 2015.