Honda RS1000
RCB1000 is an endurance racer that has won unrivaled strength from 1976 to 1978. Although it was an RCB that had undergone major improvements such as DOHC conversion based on the CB750FOUR, at the end of the 1970s, the TT-F1 class race, which limited the engine used to the commercial vehicle base, was showing excitement.
In line with this trend, the RS1000, a new endurance racer, appeared in 1979 based on the CB900F, which was born in 1978 as a successor to the CB750FOUR.
The displacement of the DOHC 4-valve CB900F engine has been increased, and installed on the body utilizing the know-how of actual battles cultivated at RCB. Delivered in various forms such as complete cars for leading teams and kit parts for privateers, it was active all over the world.
The RS1000 in the photo above is a M. Baldwin / D. Ardana twin machine entered by Honda France, a 1981 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. He showed a steady speed and ran 199 laps, delaying 2nd place by 3 laps.
RSC (predecessor of HRC) is fully tuned, such as expanding the displacement to 999km based on the CB900F air-cooled straight 4 engine. The maximum output is 130PS even in the durability specification!
This 1981 8-hour winner RS1000, the muffler is a 4-2-1 assembly type. It is characterized by a thick, short and bent silencer.
This number 8 RS1000 is the vehicle that Spencer ran in the 1980 Suzuka 8 Hours. The qualifying was 11th, but the final was retired 3 laps due to trouble.
The base is this machine! HONDA CB900F (1978)
CB900F debuted for Europe in 1978 as a new generation 4-cylinder sport that succeeded CB750FOUR. Aiming ONE Of Honda CB's Family to be the fastest supersport, developed by incorporating the know-how of the endurance racer RCB, which was overwhelmingly fast at the World Endurance Championship. The air-cooled straight 4 engine is a DOHC 4-valve and greatly powered up, and the car body has many common parts with the CB750K.
HONDA CB900F (1978)
● Air-cooled 4-stroke DOHC 4-valve parallel 4-cylinder ● 901㏄ ● 95PS / 9000rpm ● 7.9㎏-m / 8000rpm ● 232㎏ (dry) ●-● 20L
● 3.25-19 ・ 4.00-18 ■ Export model
