RCV4 Repsol 400

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RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by rcv4 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:46 pm

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Spec list

RVF400 frame rough cast removed and polished
RVF engine vapour blasted and light polish
RVF carbs sonic cleaned ss screws 112 jets std filter
std rads ss fan bracket
FZR1000 EXUP swing arm cut 25mm removed from the width
ohlins rear shock
ZXR400 forks
one off yokes by robbie revs 27 top job
RVF clipons
916 Q/A throttle
one off clock bracket (meter stay) fairing bracket
RVF front wheel
CBR400 NC29 rear wheel
kagizumi front discs
std NC29 rear disk
brembo front calipers and m/c titanium converta plates and spacers race spec ti bolts
brembo rear caliper one off carrier and torque arm
hell brake lines
520 chain conversion
one off rearsets rizoma pegs tyga carbon heel guard (Gav)
unknown front carbon guard one off brackets
CBR600 carbon hugger cut and removed 30mm
one off chain guard doubled as hugger bracket
translogic dash
rewire as things have moved
TYGA RGV250 GP fairing cut for rad vents
RVF tank with one off carbon pannel
MV agousta seat unit cut and reduced width by 30mm 916 seat pad and hinge modded integral rear lights
carbon number plate
paintwork by Rapier paintwork (cheers clive top job)
titanium full hrc 212v replica exhaust by cc engineering
i think thats it

my inspiration for the project

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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by BillingCBR » Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:47 pm

Wow, that's a seriously cool exhaust, 100x better than the usual underseat. not so keen on the tail unit I'll be honest, but each to their own :peace:

Did it start off as an NC35? Also, what swing arm is that? looks possibly CBR6ish?
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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by Drunkn Munky » Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:35 pm

If i tell myself its not a NC i quite like it :grin: Nether the less good skills man, i take it you did all the work?

More details and full spec list please

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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by tanuki » Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:41 am

Is it not a FZR swinger?

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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by rcv4 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:45 am

it did start life as a poor rvf,the exhaust is a full home made titanium rc212v replica,and the swing arm is FZR1000 EXUP,got loads of pics to put on of the build.

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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by Will » Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:19 pm

post the build!

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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by CMSMJ1 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:33 pm

That is cool. About time you stuck it on here.
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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by VFR400+ » Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:44 pm

Really like the satin black and the orange! Very nice, can't wait to read the build thread.

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Re: RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by mo haggs » Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:12 pm

Will wrote:post the build!
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vic-vtrvfr wrote:they're like rocking horse poo with sprinkles of unicorn horn on top.

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RCV4 Repsol 400

Post by Cloustal400 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:30 pm

Nice bike mate, very nice. the exhaust is a piece of art !


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