# The Legendary Honda RC51 Beat Ducati at its own V-Twin Superbike Game

An episode of [Cycle World Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1737271114), 27 May 2026, 1 h 16 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/f21971c8/podcast/play/120598376/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424964775-44100-2-8065109e74d79.mp3

Find us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/CycleWorldPodcast At its core, Honda tries things. Honda superbikes were established as V-4s in the early 1980s, but when Honda Motor Co. saw Ducati winning with a V-twin in World Superbike, it build a new V-twin engine for the 2000 season. And won. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about the origins of the RC51, also known as the VTR1000 SP1/SP2, and its World Superbike championships in 2000 and 2002.

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