The Honda VFR750R, model code 'RC30', is a fully faired, solo-seat-only racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the World Superbike Championship by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC). It was first released to the Japanese market in 1987, released in Europe in 1988 then the United States in 1990. There were only 3,000 made and they sold for US$15,000 - a very large amount for a production bike at the time.
Honda VFR750R
Honda RC30
Joey Dunlop coming down Bray Hill, Isle of Man in the 1992 Senior TT race, on his Honda RC30.
A Honda VFR750R (RC30) racing on the Isle of Man in 1992
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles.
James Toseland (1) on a Ducati leads Chris Walker (9) on a Kawasaki and Yukio Kagayama (71) on a Suzuki during a 2005 Superbike World Championship race
Troy Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times with Ducati
Max Biaggi riding his Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 at Assen
Lorenzo Lanzi riding the Ducati 999F07