1979 Honda NR500 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.

Introduced in 1979, the Honda NR500 is one of the most revolutionary motorcycles ever created. Determined to prove that a four-stroke could compete against dominant two-stroke rivals, Honda developed the NR500 with its groundbreaking oval-piston V4 engine—one of the boldest engineering innovations in racing history.

Although it never achieved the success Honda hoped for on the track, the NR500 became a lasting symbol of the company's fearless pursuit of innovation. Its technology and engineering lessons influenced future championship-winning motorcycles, securing its place as one of the most important and iconic machines in both Honda's history and the evolution of motorcycle racing.