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| Honda VTR 1000 SP-1 |
Looking super athlete with lasting image and low-value loss? Lap times more secondary but essential road fun? This Honda is located just right.
Sport bikes have a high "Cool Factor". But also a problem: This emotional factor has short half-life. Thousands Fireblades, Gixxer or ninjas share the same fate: the first buyer adores, she appreciates the second, but at the latest after a few years the fascination waned, and then the motorcycle passed quickly in the next best heater hands. Because the successor models faster, easier, better. When the VTR 1000 SP series is different. She freed in 2000 from feeling great and do so today. And it was only because of the once exclusive and damn expensive Renner (then 26,460 dollars) is now to get hold of in great condition for less than 5000 euros. The pretty SP-1 from Honda's racing forged HRC could indeed equal in the competition debut score a World Superbike Championship with Colin Edwards, on the sales floor, the V2 engine lost its time, however, the duel against the house CBR competitors by a wide margin.
Too soft series and vote against the Fireblade whopping 20 pounds overweight could actually flopping the exciting super sports car, although bring good ride comfort and the refined, highly entertaining two-cylinder motorcycle high road qualities.
Even the more radical and thought-revised, three more horsepower (135 hp) and above all easier (217 instead of 221 kilos) successor to SP-2 could (2002 to 2006 in the program) does not score properly. Technically designed in great detail for professional racing, sprung extremely stable and hard, thousands fascinated as a new vehicle a few lovers with an ambitious style of driving. And today? Since many fans are looking for the rare machine, with surprisingly high, sustainable "Will-have 'factor.
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| Child from the prestigious HRC stall: SP-2 model from 2002. |
Because some owners the instincts of this athlete were only too happy to run free, must be exercised in good standing there outside-SP models caution. Acts as the plastic casing after about 30000 kilometers or new, should be wary behind the scenes, ie the trim look. The probability is high then that the dress was changed after a fall. Further evidence for racing sports hardships: drilled screws (for motorsport prescribed cotter). In addition, check whether pillion seat and cover are available, as these expensive series parts (about 250 euros) only can be mounted separately from each other and perhaps a portion of it was sometimes misplaced over the years. Have high reputation lightweight exhaust system were street legal (for example, by Akrapovic) and other registered, formerly expensive aftermarket parts (levers, ratchets, etc.), increase the value of the used SP.
Market Situation
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| Naked Truth: A vertically placed V-engine and two comparatively heavy silencer move the focus back unfavorable. |
The selection is small, but the demand keeps fairly limited, because the recalled prices are relatively high. However, targeted searching and knowledgeable fans lurking on downright bargains (around 30,000 km to 4,500 euros) and then spread to even within days. The prospective, mainly highway drivers cringe at this super athlete even before high mileage (over 40,000 kilometers) is not, as when good care and quality aftermarket parts to encourage buying. Best value retention have pieces in original condition because the rare SP models have a future potential as classic cars. For about 6000 euros but even the newer SP-2 are just tough to get rid of. And converted to pure racers machines have the heaviest state, because in amateur racers the relatively "slow" SP is out almost completely.
Facelift
The SP-2 draws on its resources: imposing, measuring 62 mm throttle bodies. Provided for performance enhancing Rennkit parts.
2000
Launch of the VTR 1000 SP-1, type SC45, V2 engine with gear-driven camshaft and injection. (54 mm throttle plate cross-section) and many adjustable chassis and upside-down fork Price: 26460 Mark (Euro 13529).
2001
Last year the model SP-1. Price: 27640 Mark (Euro 14,132).
2002
SP-1 are in the program for sales, debut of the successor model VTR 1000 SP-2 with a retuned engine (135 hp instead of 132), throttle cross section increases to 62 mm, twelve-radius, dual injectors, revised exhaust ports. New, stiffer chassis and firmer suspension, lighter swingarm and subframe redesigned. Price: 14590 Euro.
2005
Price increase to 14,840 euros.
2006
Last year at the Honda program.
Specifications
(SC45 type, model year 2000 or 2002 *)
Engine
Water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke 90-degree V-engine, four valves per cylinder, Wet sump lubrication, fuel injection, air injection system, hydraulically actuated multi-plate wet clutch, six-speed transmission, O-ring chain.
Bore x Stroke 100 x 63.6 mm
Displacement 999 cm ³
Rated output 97 kW (132 hp) at 9500/min [97 kW (135 HP) at 10000 rpm]
Maximum torque 102 Nm at 8500 rpm [8000 rpm]
Undercarriage
Aluminium bridge frame, inverted front fork, Ø 43 mm, adjustable preload, train and compression damping, dual swing arm made of aluminum, central spring strut with lever system, adjustable preload and train and compression damping, dual disc front brakes, rear disc brakes.
Tires 120/70 ZR 17, 190/50 ZR 17
Mass + weights
Wheelbase mm 1410 [1420], Rake 65.5 [66.7] degrees, caster 101 [95] mm spring travel front / rear 130/120 mm, seat height ** 790 [820] mm, weight vollgetankt1 221 [217] kg , Tank capacity / reserve 18/2, 5 liters.
Measurements (BIKE 20/2000 and 15/2002)
Maximum ***
269 [278] km / h
Acceleration
0-100 km / h 3.2 [3.1] sec
Swipe
60-100 km / h 4.7 [4.4] sec
Consumption
7.8 l/100 km (SP-1, road)
* Data for 2002 model year in brackets, ** MOTORCYCLE measurements, manufacturer information ***
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