On a day in December 2023, the Honda RC143s that competed in the Isle of Man TT, the 160 RC1959, 162 RC1961, 149 RC1966, 174 RC1967, 181 RC1967, 500 oval piston NR1979 , NS500 from 1984, NSR500 from 1989 and more recently the NSR500 and RC211V from Valentino Rossi or the RC213V of Marc Marquez, to name just a few of the 350 vehicles that make up the exhibition at the Honda Collection Hall in Motegi, did not believe the eyes that they don't have!
The period was already unusual, with no visitors coming to detail them and admire their track record or their technological prowess, contrary to a habit adopted since 1998 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the brand. But there, nothing, not a sound, not a living soul.
When suddenly…
In fact, Honda produced this video on the occasion of the temporary closure of the museum since December 4, 2023, this one due to reopen after a major renovation in spring 2024.
But there was no question of taking the slightest risk by performing such acrobatics in the middle of unique and irreplaceable pieces, so the mission was entrusted to Takahisa Fujinami, aka “Fujigas”, the Japanese trials legend who retired in 2021 at the age of 41.
Bravo to the champion and, for those who cannot wait for the establishment to reopen, the virtual tour takes on its full legitimacy, allowing you to discover all these wonders from your sofa. To do this, you have to bypass the Official website which leaves us in the lurch or tries to send us back to its little Californian brother, much less interesting, and go directly (provided we have the address beforehand) to Google Maps.
Start of the visit (You can change floors and move around as you wish).
Floor 3 (motorcycles and racing cars)
Floor 2 (motorcycles and road cars)
Floor 1 (Technology)
Be careful, the visit may last a while…
