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Honda RC116 display at Honda Collection Hall in Motegi

The large majority of works racing motorcycles manufactured by the motorcycle racing division of Honda of Japan, currently called Honda Racing Corporation (HRC, previously called the Racing Service Center), carry the iconic prefix RC.

History of the RC name

Use of the RC name stretches from Honda's entry onto the international motorcycle Grand Prix stage in 1959 to the present day. In recent years Honda has also used the RC prefix as a marketing device and applied it to certain production motorcycles that had been created for racing homologation purposes. For works Motocross bikes, there was an additional M suffix.

In the late 1980s, Honda began to enter its production motorcycles in various Superbike, or production-based, racing series, such as the new FIM Superbike World Championship. The most successful of these was the VFR750R, which eventually became better known by its model number, RC30. However, the VFR750R was a Honda production motorcycle, not an HRC race bike, and the fact that its model number also began with the "RC" prefix was a coincidence, rather than a continuation of the HRC model naming tradition.

List of Honda HRC racing motorcycles

Honda Racing Motorcycles
Model	Model years	Engine Configuration	Bore x Stroke	Engine Displacement	Transmission	Other information
CR93	1961-1962	Twin		125 cc		DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
NR500	1979	V-4		498-500 cc		8 valves per cylinder, oval pistons
NS500	1982-1983	V-3	62.6 × 54 mm	498.6 cc	6 Speed	Two-stroke
NSR250	1985-2002	V-twin		250 cc		Two-stroke
NSR500	1984-2002	V-4		499 cc	6 Speed	Two-stroke
NSR500V	1996-2001	V-twin		499 cc	6 Speed	Two-stroke
RC71	1958	Twin		247.33 cc (15 cu in)	4 Speed	2 valves per cylinder
RC110	1962	Single	40 × 39 mm	49.00 cc	6 Speed	4 valves per cylinder
RC111	1962	Single	40 × 39 mm	49.00 cc		4 valves per cylinder
RC112	1962	Twin	33 × 29 mm	49.61 cc (3 cu in)	9 Speed	World's first 50 cc road racer
RC113	1963	Twin	33 × 29 mm	49.61 cc (3 cu in)	9 Speed	4 valves per cylinder
RC114	1964	Twin	33 × 29 mm	49.61 cc	9 Speed
2RC114	1964	Twin		49.6 cc
RC115	1965	Twin	34 × 27.4 mm	49.8 cc (3 cu in)	9 Speed
RC116	1966	Twin	35.5 × 25.14 mm	49.8 cc (3 cu in)	9 Speed
RC125M	1981-1984	Single		124 cc (8 cu in)	6 Speed
RC141	1959	Twin	44 × 41 mm	124.68 cc (8 cu in)	6 Speed	2 valves per cylinder
RC142	1959	Twin	44 × 41 mm	124.68 cc (8 cu in)	6 Speed	4 valves per cylinder
RC143	1960	Twin	44 × 41 mm	124.68 cc (8 cu in)	6 Speed
2RC143	1961	Twin	44 × 41 mm	124.68 cc (8 cu in)	6 Speed
RC144	1961	Twin	42 × 45 mm	124.69cc	6 Speed	2 valves per cylinder
RC145	1962	Twin	44 × 41 mm	124.68 cc (8 cu in)	6 Speed
RC146	1963	Inline-4	35 × 32 mm	123.15 cc	7 Speed
2RC146	1964	Inline-4	35 × 32 mm	123.15 cc (8 cu in)	7 Speed
4RC146	1965	Inline-4	35 × 32 mm	123.15 cc
RC148	1965	Inline-5	33 × 29 mm	124.02 cc	8 Speed
RC149	1966	Inline-5	35.5 × 25.14 mm	124.42 cc (8 cu in)	8 Speed
RC160	1959	Inline-4	44 × 41 mm	249.37 cc (15 cu in)	5 Speed	Honda's first DOHC four
RC161	1960	Inline-4	44 × 41 mm	249.37 cc (15 cu in)	6 Speed
RC162	1961	Inline-4	44 × 41 mm	249.37 cc (15 cu in)	6 Speed	4 valves per cylinder
RC163	1962	Inline-4	44 × 41 mm	249.37 cc (15 cu in)	6 Speed
RC164	1963	Inline-4	44 × 41 mm	249.3 cc (15 cu in)	6 Speed
2RC164	1964	Inline-4		249.3 cc (15 cu in)
3RC164	1964	Inline-6		247.43 cc
3RC164	1965	Inline-6	39 × 34.5 mm	247.28 cc
RC165	1965	Inline-6	39 × 34.5 mm	247.28 cc
RC166	1966	Inline-6	41 × 31 mm	249.42 cc (15 cu in)	7 Speed
RC170	1962	Inline-4	47 × 41 mm	284.53 cc (17 cu in)
RC171	1962	Inline-4	49 × 45 mm	339.43 cc (21 cu in)	6 Speed
RC172	1964	Inline-4	50 × 44.5 mm	349.50 cc (21 cu in)
RC173	1966	Inline-4	50 × 44.5 mm	349.50 cc (21 cu in)	6 Speed
RC174	1967	Inline-6	41 × 37.5 mm	297.06 cc (18 cu in)	7 Speed
RC181	1967	Inline-4	57.5 × 48 mm	498.6 cc (30 cu in)	6 Speed
RC250M	1980-1982	Single		248 cc (15 cu in)	5 Speed
RC250MA	1991	Single		249 cc (15 cu in)	Automatic
RC335C (RC250M)	1972	Single		248 cc (15 cu in)	5 Speed
RC500M	1984	Single		491.5 cc (30 cu in)	5 Speed
RC1000	1981	Inline-4		999.36 cc (61 cu in)	5 Speed
RCB1000	1976	Inline-4	66 × 66 mm	997.48 cc	5 Speed
RC211V	2001-2006	V-5		990 cc (60 cu in)
RC212V	2007-2011	V-4		800 cc (49 cu in)
RC213V	2012 - Current	V-4		1,000 cc (61 cu in)	6 Speed

References

Oxley, Mat (2001). The Challenge & Dream of Honda - 500 Grand Prix Motor Cycle Wins (1 ed.). Richmond: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135-03-6.
"Honda RC51". American Motorcyclist. American Motorcyclist Association. July 2000. p. 16. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC71". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC112". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC115". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC116". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC125M". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ Falloon, Ian (2005). The Honda Story (1 ed.). Sparkford, Yeovil: Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-85960-966-X.
"HONDA RC142". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC143". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA 2RC143". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC145". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA 2RC146". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC149". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC160". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC161". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC162". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC163". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC164". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC166". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC171". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"Honda's Race History 1966". Joep Kortekaas.
"HONDA RC174". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC181". Honda at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2005. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
"HONDA RC250M". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC250MA". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC335C (RC250M)". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
"HONDA RC500M". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC1000". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RCB1000". Honda Collection Hall. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"HONDA RC211V". Honda at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2005. Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
"Honda Worldwide - RC213V". Honda Worldwide. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

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MotoGP	RC211V RC212V RC213V
500cc	RC181 NR500 NS500 RS500 NSR500 NSR500V
350cc	RC170 RC171 RC172 2RC172 RC173 RC174
250cc	RC161 RC162 RC163 RC164 3RC164 RC165 RC166 NSR250
125cc	RC143, 2RC143 RS125
50cc	RC110, RC111 RC112 RC113 RC114 RC115, RC116

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