Almost...the std RC30 is actually a pretty good steriliser - of the rider. Anything over 10 minutes ride and you're moving round on the seat to avoid burns on an area you don't want burned...
The OW might be a homologtion special - but it is pretty special inside. Not a lot interchanges between the FZ and the OW.
The sales pitch of the RC being built in the toolroom at Honda is crap - or the toolroom is. Non parallel bores, badly finished cranks are just some of the problems. The Ti rods should be lifed too if you want to use one...and the "C" springs in the 2 piece cam drive gears break and are damm near impossible to replace.
I'd have either an RC or an OW - the problems can be sorted and they're nice bikes to ride once it's done.
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