Thanks to American Honda, we were thrown the keys to one of their most prized possessions--this 4000 mile, absolutely pristine condition 1994 Honda RC45.

Riding and indeed testing a bike like the RC45 very rarely happens these days, and this test took over a year to compile as we suffered a mechanical problem on our first try. It took us a full year to get this test finally completed (hence the reason Rennie looks older at the end of the video than the start!).

The RC45 is incredibly rare. Only 200 were ever made available to the buying public, and this particular RC45 is probably the best condition example outside of the Honda Museum in Japan.

Come for a ride as we sample a legend of 1990s superbike racing.

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