Two interesting Hondas on Trade Me

[Hailwood]

He has replied to my question...seems the mechanic put the price on it as a joke!!!!! He says the engine is worth more than that alone...there you are a TM user with a sense of humour

[JayRacer37]

SPLURT!!!! pah, why does an RC45 always do that to me?? IF (big IF) I had the money, i'd have it in an instant. the RC45. Honda's "we will show our design philosphy works" bike. Made of unobtaium, and harder to get too. It didn't matter it didn't work on the road, as slowpoke said. it just WAS. I want.

[JayRacer37]

Nice! But by all accounts the RC45's werent that great when they were released, well not in standard trim anyway....
Still they're V4's so can't be too bad I suppose!
As for the 75hp at the rear wheel of the 400, Andy Bolwells ZXR450 is rumoured to have 90!

Yup, rumour's are wonderfull things eh, and not too accurate either. If that thing is 90HP.....

I had the pleasure of spending a few late nights in Andy's workshop in Oamaru whilst rebuilding a recaltriant race bike over the nationals, what a top bloke, and as genuine as you get. But as he said then , the most they ever saw was 85.... or something. Terry's SV was down on Hp over the south island apparently, made Bol's bike look even better than it is tho

[gav]

Admitting to 85 or something is still pretty close to 90 don't you think? Yeah, Andy's a top bloke alright. Was suprised he's never had a crack at racing a 600. Was real suprised to see him out in Prod Superbike on a ZX10 a couple of years ago, but he never did look that comfortable on it.
As for Terry's bike being down, that could explain just how fast Andy could pass him down the back straight at Levels during some of the F3 races.