Honda NSR500 – Wayne Gardner (1989)
The 1989 Rothmans Honda NSR500 was a brutal, twin-spar two-stroke that punished the smallest mistake with violent high-sides. Wayne Gardner tamed it to deliver one of the greatest home victories in Grand Prix history, winning the inaugural Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in a four-way battle with Rainey, Schwantz and Sarron. A career-altering crash at Laguna Seca the following round cut his title charge short, but his 1989 season remains a defining display of grit aboard one of the era's fiercest machines.
This 1:18 scale die-cast model from Racing Bikes – The Collection by IXO Collections faithfully recreates Gardner's white and blue Rothmans Honda NSR500, right down to the bold #2 on the tail.
This model won't be sitting on the shelf for long — limited stock means once it's gone, it's gone.
*image(s) for illustration purposes. Actual product is 1:18 scale diecast model.
