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When it comes to V4-powered superbikes, Ducati tends to dominate the conversation in recent years — but in fact, Honda produced a V4 superbike far earlier. A must-read for motorcycle fans, looking back at Honda's engineering history of consistently pursuing advanced layouts.
Plenty of people probably think of V4 as synonymous with Ducati. But looking back at history, Honda tackled this layout much earlier. Taking on a complex, expensive V4 in a production bike is proof of pure technical curiosity. That a Japanese manufacturer sits at the source of today's V4 boom is a fact worth telling.
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Does Honda currently have a V4 supersport model in its current lineup?
As a production model the RVF itself is long gone — feels like it only survives in racing now.
Advanced as it was, it's also a history of struggling with mass production and cost back then.
A history read that's irresistible for anyone who loves the sound of a V4.
The fact that it came before Ducati's V4 is an interesting angle.
Honda's been serious about V4s ever since the RC30/RVF era.
It's kind of ironic that in the end, inline engines won out over V-configurations in the market.
