1984-2002 Honda NSR500
As the speeds of GP racing increased, and as more high-speed tracks were added to the season, it became apparent that the NS500 was reaching the end of its development cycle. By the early 1980s, more power was needed. Honda set out to create a machine with dominating performance, powered by a V4 engine with maximum horsepower.
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Curvone approaches me at more than 125 mph. This V4 Aprilia rocket I’m riding at Misano eats up the straights with hungry appetite. 10,000 rpm and the front lightens and the next 3,000 rpm wipes over the motorcycle’s tachometer faster than Michael Angelo Batio can play notes on his V-twin guitar. The Aprilia’s V4 engine and that adjustable chassis, coupled with the fact that I’d be a proud dead fly stuck to that fairing, allows me to hail the RSV4 Factory.
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