Honda NSR500V VIN NUMBER ONE (001) Two Stroke Icon: Up Close & Personal!

"This was the specific Honda NSR500V that ‪@hondamotorcycles‬ used to showcase the bike and that’s why it was kept as a showpiece.
An incredibly important bike to Honda & Two stroke fans alike…most certainly to me!!!
VIN 001, never ridden and my goodness…most certainly ICONIC! I sure wish I could buy this one, only thing is, I’d have to do at least a track-day or two on it!
What a special bike, so awesome that it’s here!
I can’t thank the owner enough for choosing iconicmotorbikeauctions.com. Not only is this an amazing bike but he’s become a very close mate.
PS. For those of you concerned about spares, not included in the sale…a large enough selection of spares to support a NSR500 race-team are available before long.
Oh man….I'll forever remember this day!"
Adam Tromp (Iconic Motorbikes CEO)
Adam's notes from the last clip:
"Olly is taking a close look at the never ridden NSR500V with VIN 001 and fixing a couple small things with the brakes.
Check out how light these parts are! Such an incredible machine that’s getting ready for iconicmotorbikeauctions.com
Olly is loving his job today :)"
Adam Tromp (Iconic Motorbikes CEO)
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[@usedtobecooltube]

I remember Tadayuki Okada almost won the 1996 Malaysian GP at Shah Alam on that bike. Super cool.

[@How2Wrench]

Out of this world number 1 on my favorite Iconic video now...

[@jayfxdx]

I watched a tonne of KZbin content over the years and have got to see some absolutely outstanding machines. I really couldn't fathom seeing this bike!

[@IconicMotorbikes]

If you live near Santa Monica, send us a message and you can come on by!

[@vigilant.]

Iconic guys surprise us again ☝️🔥

[@mmotorcycles9497]

I know I told you Adam it’s so awesome this bike showed up I’ve heard rumors about it for years. Also so cool it has the paint scheme since it was a show bike.

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

This is my dream bike...too bad I'm broke 😅 I had to sell my other dream bike due to health conditions (which is why I'm broke, and why I can't ride anymore), which was a 96 built CBR1100XX Super Blackbird. Tons of TSR Japan parts, super rare flame/hand bent TSR titanium exhaust with Ladybird exhaust single stay, TSR rearsets, TSR Brembos, TSR clutch slave, TSR triples, TSR swingarm, 1200cc forged pistons, forged rods, fully balanced and knife edged crank, Yoshi/Kehin FCR carbs, Yoshi cams, +1mm valves, AS Uotani ignition, Dymag wheels, Beringer rotors, Brembo radial masters, full Swage Teflon/Stainless lines, Ohlins suspension, ECT plus a _full_ A-Tech carbon front fairing, A-Tech kevlar tank surround, A-Tech carbon tank, A-Tech carbon front fender, Magical Racing carbon and acrylic screen, Magical Racing DRL carbon mirrors, a rare Coerce RS full carbon tail, Corbin Smuggler seat, Stack 13k RPM Street Display.... the list goes on.... and I had to sell her 😖

[@emptymannull]

I get preserving it in the crate for safety, but man, I keep my zero-mile Ducati in my living room so I can admire it every moment I can! If I couldn't enjoy it, I'm not sure I would have hung onto it. I'm shocked the battery was left in that one lol. I about had a heart attack when he sat on it!!! Mine has never been sat on 😂

[@IconicMotorbikes]

What kind of Ducati is it?

[@emptymannull]

@IconicMotorbikes 996R, its one you're familiar with 😎

[@IconicMotorbikes]

@@emptymannull wow, that is very cool! Impressive to have a 0-mile example of a 996R!

[@RobsNeighbor]

My dream bike! Whoa #1 how amazing

[@aumkar2]

Incredible!

[@razor1uk610]

With such a thin tank, have tried opening it, likely it has had a partial vaccum within it for a long long time, it just needs the cap opening to release the pressure difference. If it sill has a slight concave, take the tank off the bike, close all vents and valves, or use soft hose clamps carefully fill it with hot water until over half full. Put the cap on and swirl it a bit to let the swirling hot water generate air pressure to gentle heat and he concave into convex.

[@pietervanbreda4360]

It must be worth a lot of money, absolutely mint.

[@IconicMotorbikes]

We'll find out together!

[@djwozzawoz]

Holy Grail

[@Mason_van_Bike]

I don't have details about the A02, but this video made me look up more about the NSR500V. There's an article from Cycle World (Google "Riding Mick Doohan's NSR500, Tadayuki Okada's NSR500V, and the Production NSR500V") which shows the inside of the airbox on the works V2 and that one is stamped A04. Maybe a difference between the works and privateer bikes? The mystery deepens!

[@DentForce]

Done dents for 24 years. That tank is definitely fixable. The best in California for tanks is Daniel Grom, Dent Dynamics in Santa Rosa. Check with him.

[@stewart8127]

Valentino 46 wants to buy this bike .

[@nordicusmaximus]

That’s true, wasn’t the NSR500 the one bike Honda never gave him?

[@MrKamechan]

Its kind of sad that this 20 year old Honda race bike is cooler than anything they have available now. I mean, couldn't H. build a V2 or V4 four stroke version of this for their fans, (even if it was diluted for street use )?

[@douglaswilliams1792]

Try airing the tank up

[@AC-bl1rl]

Can you still get parts for it?

[@douglaswilliams1792]

The engine is really tilted forward

[@jonmccormick8683]

Hard to get a NSR500 especially the V4. -Usually Honda only leases them out to racing teams.

[@ekspatriat]

This one is a twin.

[@IconicMotorbikes]

The V4s were leased (motorcycle magazines of the time said for $1 million per season), the V2s (like this one) were available to purchase.

[@ouch74]

@@IconicMotorbikes By any chance you may recall, how much were the V2s going for back then?

[@IconicMotorbikes]

@@ouch74 Back when they were released to the public in 1997 they were roughly $100k.

[@Mason_van_Bike]

@@ouch74 Articles online say they went for around $100,000 at the time.

[@luiscardozo0000]

no t even the owner sat on the bike and the guy in blue shirt sit like notthing happen ,,,you cant do that sir

[@luiscardozo0000]

too many ppl for one bike tell the ppl go back to work

[@HeathLedgersChemist]

'Literally over the moon'? Please, read a dictionary.