MCN had a very special opportunity to ride a Honda RC30 back-to-back with a Ducati V4R at the Pirelli test track in Pergusa, Sicily.
Find out how far Chief Road Tester, Michael Neeves thinks technology has moved on between the two machines.
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Oh wow I forgot that Honda once made cool superbikes which ended after the RC51 series was ended. Now they just make good landscaping equipment, generators, and snow blowers.
"An SV650 would probably kick it's ass around here" Are you high?
For gawds sake bring a paddock starter
RC30. Proper bike. Lovely to look at. V4r… Yes but I don't want to die just yet. Great idea for video and your analysis was spot on on in my opinion…. Only track days now the roads are far to dangerous for me. Thank you
Did anybody else catch the Ducati Brembo wheels on the RC30? Ouch. Haha!
You can’t compare these bikes fairly,they’re from totally different eras. The RC-30 was unobtanium in its day. My local Honda shop had one for 2 years and couldn’t give it away because he wouldn’t discount it. I don’t know if he sold it because I moved. The Ducati has more power than a 500cc GP Bike and is comparatively cheap for what it is. Both are amazing bikes.
Looks like the filmed this with 30 year old camera and audio equipment as well
Please MCN, why in 2019 can you not get better on-board audio and video??.And also make longer feature videos .
The pure pleasure and excitement in the face of Michael tells us all about what it's been like to ride this RC30…
Sort the mics out.
RC30 hands down!
Old Honda’s were legit af!
Love both!
Awesome comparison
Thank you,
'vs'…. 'comparison'….? What versus what comparison? Ducati doesn't deserve to be in the same breath as Honda, never mind a whole damn video on it!! Can't stand Ducati, overpriced overhyped brand that only fools eat it up. It's funny how people pretend that Ducati bikes are 'beautiful' too just because everyone else fell for that stupid marketing…… it's quite funny actually.
Bloody marvelous vid. Great descriptions, thank you.
I think in 30 years motorcycles wont require people anymore. We will just watch them go around the track by themselves…
man that onboard sucked… I was so looking forwards to the sound :("
Rad comparison otherwise
Not Fred Merkel's RC30, it's a replica..
"An SV650 would probably kick it's arse around here" ha! love it. I really like this guys understated delivery. No hype required, the bikes speak for themselves.
"Maybe electric, maybe cold powered"
That's the spirit!
I was a Gixer 750 fan boy back in the day, but only because you saw those around and they were aspirational. The Honda was like Venus' arms and totally unobtainable by the teenage likes of me
This was a great video, but badly filmed and edited. Specially on the sound department, would have loved to have more onboard footage of both bikes with proper engine sound to enjoy the differences.
Fix the filming and editing and your content will be awesome. 🤙
What is the tube running trough the steering rack
In 30years from now, yes there will be progress but the jump won't be the same as comparing these two.
The 1000s today are already too much for most people if we're talking about the riders matching what the bikes are capable of.
They should try an experiment running the V4r on track with tyres from 30years ago (if they're accessible) to see how well the older rubber would have coped with the power.
I seem to remember the RC30 was £9500 and the OWO1 was £12,500 in 1989 which seemed like £1000,000 at the time.
is the RC30 a 2 stroke,,,it sounds like a 2 stroke .
Both look fantastic,the Ducati is a work of art………barring the stuck on wings,it's a shame Bautista has suddenly forgotten how to race.
The originals were 851, OW01, RC30 which all came from the GSX-R..!
There is almost an absurdity in comparing these two. I have seen others, who have attempted this type of comparison, fall flat on their face, but you found a basis for comparison that not many can do.
Not only that, you highlighted the difference between old and new, and not just with these two bikes. You are a class act. Well done mate. Fait accompli. You deserve your place in motorcycle appreciation as much as these bikes do.
In a world with cameras like the GoPro hero 7, how does MCN, one of the biggest motorcycle publications in the world, use a fucking potato to record the on board footage.
44 Teeth is so much better than MCN.
MCN is such a big publisher. We love all their videos. They are rich definitely with over 200k subscribers on YouTube alone and other sources like a magazine. And they can't get a good enough microphone for onboard shots.