This video has been doing the rounds for a week or so so, just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last little while, I’ll share it here.
Gunnarson, who is the owner of Stockholm’s MC-Varuhus (Motorcycle Warehouse), does something most dealers are terrified of: he actually collects motorcycles in between selling them. In 1992, when the Warehouse received its shipment of not one, but two Honda NR models, Bengt quietly stashed one in the basement for a rainy day. Since then, we have yet to see many eight-valve V-four engines with oval pistons floating around. But this was not the first time that Gunnarson had seen the writing on the wall. Only three years earlier, in 1989, as Honda’s HRC division was producing a limited number of RC-30 models to meet World Superbike homologation rules, a parking place was also made for a boxed RC in the cellar.
Recently, the crew at MC-Varuhus opened the vault and uncrated these two beautiful bikes. The plan is to let them spend some time out in the open, albeit in display cases, where visitors to the dealership can get a first-hand view of both bikes. Click past the break to watch the unveiling video, as this may be as close as we get to coming to grips with two of Honda’s most unique motorcycles.
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Now, these are two of the most iconic Hondas ever made, and to even be in the possession of one is tantamount to outrageous, but to have an RC30 AND an NR750 is inconceivable.
At some stage I’d like to go into more detail about the NR750 and its ancestor, the NR500. It is a truly fascinating story.