A $4000 time capsule into Honda’s philosophy of the early 2000s.
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One of history’s more underrated sportbikes, the Honda CBR929RR could be seen as an example of Honda playing catch-up while its competition (primarily the Yamaha R1) jumped straight to the liter-class era of superbikes. Starting with the CBR900RR, however, Honda’s approach was to build a well-balanced big bike and hope the masses would appreciate it for what it is. The 929 was a response to being out-muscled by the competition. History would later tell us that a 954 version would come before Honda fully jumped into the liter-class race, and in so doing, the charm of the 929 is a little forgotten outside of those in the know.
This 2001 example here is basically a $4000 time machine. The Erion Edition graphics were a factory option that paid homage to Kevin Erion and his race team that won a few AMA championships and fielded riders like Kurtis Roberts and Nicky Hayden. As far as this particular bike is concerned, the owner has kept it as close to stock as he could while adding (or keeping) as many period-correct parts as he could. Even the rear sprocket looks to be an OEM piece.