Guys,
just came across this 04 RR Euro edition with an American Flag sort of color scheme (first pic). Infact these are the HRC colors and this color scheme was only introduced in the european market. Traditionally, these colors had never done too well in North Am, hence, Honda desisted from introducing them there.
Don’t know what the response was but I do see quite a few of these machines in UK. Personally, it looks quite different in a good way. Although, it definitely takes some time getting used to esp in the Indian context where most of our SBK’s tend to be in darker hues.
Honda again revived this color scheme in 08 by introducing a limited edition HRC Red, White Blue in the Japanese market. You never know the 09 might see this color spread to the west again.
Just yesterday I sent an email to the guys at Honda enquiring about their launches. As a response, all that I could generate from them was sometime in the near future. Not that I was expecting anything different anyway
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