Honda RC213V

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2012 version
Technical specifications 2013 model
RC213V
Manufacturer Honda
Production period from 2012
class Racing motorcycle
Racing series MotoGP
Motor data
Liquid-cooled four-cylinder - V-engine ,
4 valves per cylinder ,
respectively 2 overhead camshafts
Displacement  (cm³) 1000
Power  (kW / PS ) > 170 kW
Brakes Disc brakes ,
carbon (front)
steel (rear)
Wheelbase  (mm) 1435 mm
Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): 2052 × 645 × 1110
115 mm (floor height)
Empty weight  (kg) > 157 kg (FIM regulations)
Previous model Honda RC212V

The Honda RC213V is a racing motorcycle that was developed by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and has been used in the MotoGP class, the highest prototype category of the FIM - Motorcycle Road World Championship , since 2012 .

Honda RC213V-S

Name of the model

Achievements and statistics from 2012 to 2014

The combination of Honda Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner won twelve of the 18 races held in the 2012 motorcycle world championship . With this, the two pilots secured the runner-up title behind world champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha and third place in the drivers' world championship. Together with the other Honda works drivers Álvaro Bautista , Stefan Bradl and the substitute driver Jonathan Rea , Honda became the constructors' world champion with 412 world championship points .

In 2013 , Honda won nine races with this machine. In particular, MotoGP debutant Marc Márquez alone won six times; four times in a row. Dani Pedrosa took three more wins. Together with the other regular Honda drivers Stefan Bradl and Álvaro Bautista, Honda also won the 2013 constructors' championship ahead of Yamaha .

The 2014 season began very successfully for Honda. Marc Márquez won the first ten races on his RC213V.

Technical specifications 2013 model

Compared to the 2012 motorcycle, the rigidity of the chassis has been further increased. The twin-economy aluminum chassis can now transmit more than 170  kW to the rear tire. The fairing of the motorcycle is made of CFRP . The water-cooled V-engine with four cylinders has a displacement of 1,000 cm³. The mileage is given as 2,000 km. Due to the regulations, the tank holds 21 liters.

Both the telescopic fork at the front and the swing arm with simple spring damper (“Pro-Link”) at the rear work with damping elements from Öhlins . Bridgestone is the tire supplier . The tire size is 125/60 R16.5 inches at the front and 190/65 R16.5 inches at the rear. The front brake with carbon brake disc is supplied by Brembo . The steel brake disc for the rear wheel is from Yutaka . In rain races, a steel brake disc is also used on the front wheel.

Technical specifications 2014 model

The machine was presented for the 2014 motorcycle world championship in June 2013. In accordance with the technical regulations for the coming season, Honda reduced the tank content to 20 liters.

Replica

In 2015, Honda launched a street legal version. The sales name is RC213V-S . The motorcycle cost 188,000 euros and developed 159 hp at 11,000 rpm and weighed 170 kg dry. Buyers could later order a racing kit for their RC213V-S . When installed, the machine developed 215 hp and was 10 kg lighter.

Web links

Commons : Honda RC213V  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sebastian Fränzschky: "Nakamoto announces completely new RC213V". Motorsport-Total.com, August 9, 2013, accessed September 3, 2013 .
  2. Data, prices, information on the Honda RC213V-S. In: Throttle Salad. Retrieved on March 27, 2019 (German).