1961 Honda 2RC143 Tee - Honda Vintage Culture

Dreams & Challenges Collection: Commissioned by the world-renowned Honda Collection Hall in Japan, this exclusive collection celebrates the groundbreaking machines and innovations that shaped Honda—and changed transportation forever. Available at the museum, each piece allows enthusiasts to take home a lasting part of Honda's extraordinary legacy.

The Honda 2RC143 was the motorcycle that established Honda as a world championship contender. Developed for the 1961 FIM 125cc World Championship, its advanced twin-cylinder, DOHC four-stroke engine proved that Honda's high-revving engineering philosophy could defeat Europe's best.

In 1961, the 2RC143 delivered Honda's first FIM Rider's World Championship and Honda's first Constructor's World Championship, marking the beginning of one of the most successful legacies in motorsport history.

More than a championship-winning racer, the 2RC143 was the breakthrough machine that introduced Honda as a global engineering force and forever changed the course of racing history.