Motogp Honda Rc166 Documentary

Honda rc166 replica warming up at mallory park 1000 bikes meeting 2012 duration.

Motogp honda rc166 documentary. The feature length documentary on the rise and retirement of motogp legend casey stoner as he hung up his leathers after claiming world championship number two on board his repsol honda in 2011. Winner of 10 out of 10 races in the 1966 world championships series the rc166. Honda rc166 twin ring motegi tochigi pref. But 33 year old 2019 motogp runner up andrea dovizioso let the visor up and his defences down to give a behind the scenes documentary into the 2019 season.

Honda s featherweight rc166 was a masterstroke of engineering that even by todays standards is a benchmark in motorcycle design and performance. The result is an unprecedented level. Team technicians noted that these engines were among the most challenging of all honda race bikes to wrench on. Honda 250 6 cylinder rc166 start up jurby festival isle of man during the manx grand prix classic tt duration.

Documentary on japanese tv on the legendary honda rc166 grand prix motorcycle. The original and best focuses on the 2001 and 2002 motogp seasons when the 990 four strokes were still untamed by any effective traction control. In this video we see the bike getting a well deserved run out on the hallowed isle of man tt course. Arguably mark neale s three motogp related documentaries could have filled more than one slot in the list but it s only a top ten so we thought we d package them together.

Not because they weren t built well. Honda revolutionised motorcycle racing in the mid 60s with the arrival of the truly incredible mechanical masterpiece that was the rc165 and then quickly improved on it with the rc166.