MAKE. Honda
MODEL. VTR1000 SP-1 (UK bike, 4 owners, 14000 miles)
YEAR. 2001
REGISTRATION. Y
OWNERSHIP. 4 owners
MILEAGE. 14000 miles
- Original service book + all original manuals
- Original owner’s warranty card
- Service bills/invoices
- Old MOTs
- Original SmartWater documents
- Just had Shell Advance Ultra synthetic oil service
- Excellent matching Bridgestone S22 tyres
- MOTd March 2026
- Clear HPI report
- All keys (including number tag)
COLOUR. Winning Red
ENGINE SIZE. Liquid Cooled 90 deg V-Twin 999cc DOHC 8v 136 ps / 77 ft-lbs
TRANSMISSION. 6 speed manual – Wet clutch
TOP SPEED. 171mph
ACCELERATION. 10.7 s 1/4 mile
WEIGHT. 196 kg (dry)
MODEL SUMMARY.
Excellent, unmodified example of a launch specification Honda VTR1000 SP-1 Y in Winning Red
UK supplied by franchised Honda dealers Skellerns of Worcester, it was registered in September 2000 on an ‘X’ prefix registration. A total of 4 owners from new, with the second owner retaining it for 18 years between 2003 until 2021
Totally standard, unmodified bike other than for the fitment of a Power Commander lll to smooth low speed fuelling, Gold DID chain with JT sprockets, and K&N air filters…
..hand built by Honda, and with peerless build quality and engineering. these bikes are just fabulous
Everything is present, including the original service book + all original manuals, original owner’s warranty card, service bills/invoices, old MOTs, original SmartWater documents, all keys (including number tag) and a clear HPI report. The factory pillion seat and toolkit are also provided
It has just had a Shell Advance Ultra fully synthetic oil service, has excellent matching Bridgestone S22 tyres and is MOTd until March 2026
The MOT history for the bike shows regular, low mileage usage across it’s entire life
The SP-1 is a significant model in Honda’s motorsport history, being developed solely to take on the might of the big Ducati twins in the late ’90s, early 2000s which totally dominated World Superbike racing. With the rules favouring twins over the 4-cylinder bikes with regard to capacity allowance, Honda felt that they had no choice but to design and build the SP-1 V-Twin HRC race bike. It proved to be the right decision, and with Colin Edwards aboard, the HRC built SP-1 took the World Superbike Championship title in it’s first competitive year, that being 2000, and again in 2002 on the essentially similar SP-2
The SP-1 also famously carried the late, great Joey Dunlop to his final ‘big bike’ TT win in June 2000, whilst in Vimto livery, less than one month before his untimely passing in Estonia
With a distinct collectability now, this particular bike is arguably too good to be bought for general use, but would of course suit a collector, and would serve wonderfully for high days and holidays
Whilst there may be plenty of SP-1s to choose from, this one with excellent originality, ownership and mileage provenance does set itself apart from lesser examples
DELIVERY INCLUDED WITHIN 250 MILES OF TN35 4SE
P/EX WELCOME
PRICE. £SOLD
