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rc30fan
22 posts recovered 1 thread started First seen 4 Dec 2013 Last seen 4 May 2016
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All 22- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Its still for sale. So far 4 serious buyers have pulled out at the last minute. A few people have asked if it would make a good race bike but the answer is a definite no. With no spares available for the NL0B engine,…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild He's not in the market for another RC30, although he knows other people who might be and said he will let them know mine is available for sale.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild The Phantom Hi Shaun, is it the one at Western Motorcycles? regards Murray Thats the one. The owner, Ray, is a great guy. Edited March 6, 2016 by rc30fan
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Heres an interesting update. This bike is still for sale. I've had a few 'firm' offers fail to materialize but I'm not in a hurry to sell. As I said, if I can find someone who can make plain bearing shells to order I…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild HighSideNZ The main case bolts are a single use item and are supposed to be replaced every time the cases are split. The grooves give a known and controlled stretch in the bolts as they are torqued to a specified…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Lets see some pictures of your RC30
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thanks Guys, I'm not sure what I'll replace this bike with yet. I might get another special V4, or I might invest it in a new business. CornerCarver, I'm not with Ridesmart any more. I'm now a coach for California…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Well its a sad day but I finally did it. This bike is now for sale. I always thought I'd have this bike forever but after seeing how difficult critical engine parts are to get (i.e. impossible, at any price) this just…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild [image: Img_1886sm_zpsa84c6a1e.jpg] Another update on this project; I spoke to a few engineers about this bolt. The consensus is the spiral increases stretch which actually reduces clamping force on the crankcases.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thanks Baileyrock. Unfortunately now that the bikes rebuilt there's not much more worth posting. Phantom, I did have a solid red fairing for this bike - i didn't want to risk the winfield bodywork on the track.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thanks. Bertie did a good job. There were a few minor errors but nothing glaring.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild I finally got around to scanning the tintype photo taken at the Handbuilt show, printed on a sheet of steel. According to the photographer this picture will last "hundreds" of years. [image: tintype_zps45cce7be.jpg]…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thats awesome, thanks Matt. Its great to see Aussie racing again, especially on tracks I used to race on myself.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thanks Matt. Nice looking 400. Do you have video of it anywhere? I'd love to hear it running. I'm trying to find pictures or video of Gobert and Corser riding my RC30 back in the early 90's but i'm having no luck at…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild I just got back from the Handbuilt motorcycle show held in Austin, sponsored by COTA for the MotoGP weekend. I was invited to bring my RC30 and they had a photographer take pictures of all the bikes. They also had an…
- Winter project Nice bike. Do you have video of it running? I'd like to hear that exhaust note.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Heres the custom made converter in action: http://youtu.be/GlKf5yPXpfw I'm designing a pcb now which will be easy to make with my CNC mill.
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Small update on this project. This bike was originally fitted with a tach from the HRC catalog (which only goes down to 3,000 rpm and runs to 15,000 with no red line) which is designed to work with 2-strokes. As a…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thanks for the feedback guys. Damn Kel, that's about the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me! Phantom - we have spoken. I'm a machinist also and boasted about the merits of CNC. Larry wasn't convinced! theelf wow you…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild My mill didnt do a very good job of the foam instrument surround. I'll just have to cut the next one by hand. [image: PC030004_zps061653ae.jpg] Lots of plumbing. I have a new catch bottle on its way from England. Making…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Thanks guys. The rebuild is about done. All I have left is replacing a few hardware store fasteners with high strength bolts that can only be found online, new chain/tires and brake pads and thats about it. Heres a…
- 1986 Vfr 750R Rebuild Hoping this is the right place to post. This is the rebuild process of my early prototype VFR-750R built in 1986 and imported into Australia specifically for use as a race bike. I bought it in 1994 and was lucky enough…
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