The Honda VF750F V45 Interceptor aka RC15 (Honda's internal racing code) is a technologically advanced sports motorcycle produced by Honda from 1983 to 1985. Using a revised engine from the Sabre/Magna with chain drive and a five-speed gearbox the half-faired motorcycle was introduced with an 86-horsepower liquid-cooled double overhead cam (DOHC) V4 four-stroke engine in a steel perimeter frame.[1]
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| Manufacturer | Honda |
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| Also called | Interceptor |
| Production | 1983–1985 |
| Successor | VFR750F |
| Class | sport bike |
| Engine | 750 cc liquid-cooled DOHC V4 four-stroke, carburated |
| Power | 66 kW / ~88 hp |
| Brakes | Front: 2x 270mm discs Rear: Single 288mm disc |
| Weight | 248 kg (wet) |
The bike won the Castrol Six Hour race in 1983. The RC15 also won the AMA Superbike Championship for two years straight, 1984 and 1985 with Fred Merkel , who won also the following year 1986 aboard the RC24, Honda VFR750F, Interceptor's direct successor.
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