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the ability to remain attached to the floor is a huge advantage when you are traveling at speed and might feel the need to change direction. With that in mind I have decided to make some radical changed to the VFR in order to improve the front wheels chance of staying attached to the black top. The gold plated Rolls Royce would be an nice set of these forks you can see on the right. They are from a Honda VFR750 too and if you were lucky enough to get your hands on the 6x variety of the RC24 you would have had these fitted already. The slightly more accessible bike that these can be found on is the RC30 but as I'm sure you can imagine, that doesn't make then very affordable either. There is also the small matter of wheels too which would need changing for better tyre choices and aesthetics. Conviniently; this could come as a bit of a package with a fork choice. Selection process This left me forum trawling where many options are discussed ranging from slip in fork

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What got me here The VFR750 FV was my first bike above 600cc. It was a bit of a revelation for me, who had long been convinced I was a super bike guy, only to find out the comfort and confidence a sport tourer could bring was a real match for me. Couple that with the intoxicating V4 engine and i was sold on the formula. Fast forward a few years and I owned a VFR800 RC46 . The bike remains in my stable as my daily ride lasting for longer than any other machine I have owned. It is just the perfect bike for me with nothing on the market that I would replace it with. When it comes to the track however; I have been drawn to the two stroke side with an RD250 D dressed up as a TZ. My first season was a blast and I have grown to realy like the buzzy little aircooled two stroke. Before I got her however the idea of running the newly eligible VFR750 RC24 in the CRMC's superbike class had been discussed at length. This idea had not left me and when the opportunity appeared I