1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
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1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
I've been looking for ages, finally found some! Gotta love this old V4 heritage.
Pics below of the 1985-88 honda HRC RVF400 F3 racers. I assume after this time that rules stated that they had to be based on production bikes (e.g. 1989 NC30 F3 racer instead of RVF)?
Taken from: VFR a Go! Go! - http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/tuma/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; [TT-F3 info under 'extras']
1985 RVF400: 73hp, 123kg:
1986 RVF400:76hp/14750rpm, 120 kg:
1987 RVF400: 83hp/15200rpm, 116kg:
1988 RVF400: 85hp/15750rpm, 113kg:
I've translated some of the text, basically the racebikes above are very high spec for the time, no surprise as they weren't based on road versions - you'd never get the weight down that much if they were!
The site also has all of the TT-F3 race results for those years. Yamaha raced a YZF400 alongside the RVF400's above.
Pics below of the 1985-88 honda HRC RVF400 F3 racers. I assume after this time that rules stated that they had to be based on production bikes (e.g. 1989 NC30 F3 racer instead of RVF)?
Taken from: VFR a Go! Go! - http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/tuma/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; [TT-F3 info under 'extras']
1985 RVF400: 73hp, 123kg:
1986 RVF400:76hp/14750rpm, 120 kg:
1987 RVF400: 83hp/15200rpm, 116kg:
1988 RVF400: 85hp/15750rpm, 113kg:
I've translated some of the text, basically the racebikes above are very high spec for the time, no surprise as they weren't based on road versions - you'd never get the weight down that much if they were!
The site also has all of the TT-F3 race results for those years. Yamaha raced a YZF400 alongside the RVF400's above.
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
Too cool. They must have been stinking fast... Wonder if any exist or were they crushed after their useful lives?
I want one..lol
I want one..lol
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
Eugh, Think i just got a little wet , I want one :/
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
Check this out. Hard as nails..
http://www.jttk.zaq.ne.jp/baegw607/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Lovely moto..tricker than trick
http://www.jttk.zaq.ne.jp/baegw607/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Lovely moto..tricker than trick
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
Theres probably one at motegi museam in Japan.CMSMJ1 wrote:Too cool. They must have been stinking fast... Wonder if any exist or were they crushed after their useful lives?
I want one..lol
They have pretty much everything else ^_^
Including Wayne Gardners bikes
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
83bhp! why the f**k didnt honda put these engines in the nc30/35's? or am i missing something here
Great find tho, old skool cool
Great find tho, old skool cool
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
Maybe this is one of the engines.....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-VFR400-NC30 ... 286.c0.m14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Al
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-VFR400-NC30 ... 286.c0.m14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Al
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
It would have been a full house race engine, probably not something you would want to put in a mass produced bike!Drunkn Munky wrote:83bhp! why the f**k didnt honda put these engines in the nc30/35's? or am i missing something here
85hp is very impressive for a 20 year old 400cc engine (using 20 year old technology), probably comparable to what goes into world supersport 600cc engines these days. It used titanium valves and lots of other expensive/light parts, magnesium body carbs also probably.
Forget the power, look at the weight!!
LOL ... maybe not Al!VFR..Al wrote:Maybe this is one of the engines.....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-VFR400-NC30 ... 286.c0.m14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
One of the NC21 tri-color schemes was based on the 86 RVF400 ^_^
Also I had a quick look on Honda's official website for you Stickshift.
http://www.honda.co.jp/collection-hall/2rrace/93.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Japanese Wiki article.. only the first paragraph relates the the 80's RVF
http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%9B% ... 3%83%BBRVF" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Oh haha, I just realised something:
http://www.jacksons-lair.co.uk/VFR400R-NC24-Specs.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you download the NC24 sales brocher from my website.
Look at the last page (Page 10)
The NC24 is being endorsed by the RVF400 1986 F3 winner :)
Also I had a quick look on Honda's official website for you Stickshift.
http://www.honda.co.jp/collection-hall/2rrace/93.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Japanese Wiki article.. only the first paragraph relates the the 80's RVF
http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%9B% ... 3%83%BBRVF" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Oh haha, I just realised something:
http://www.jacksons-lair.co.uk/VFR400R-NC24-Specs.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you download the NC24 sales brocher from my website.
Look at the last page (Page 10)
The NC24 is being endorsed by the RVF400 1986 F3 winner :)
Last edited by Neosophist on Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: 1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!
I think this is the same info Cam.
http://www.honda.co.jp/sou50/Hworld/Hal ... e/289.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.honda.co.jp/sou50/Hworld/Hal ... e/289.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Too spensiff!!!