VFR750 RC24 6X

Cooling was a large issue for the VFR during 2018. This was especially true at Darley Moor (above) where the bike's temperature would rapidly climb above 100 degrees Celsius whilst heading back to the pit. A quick answer was to remove the thermostat but by the time that became apparent to me, the worst of the hot weather was behind us so I never bothered. Another was to add the missing front infill fairing which is designed to direct air into the race radiators on the 6x but this masks the bottom of the OEM radiator. I tried this but it didn't make things any better. I looked into what twin radiator setups people were using. I say a few expensive custom jobs, second hand offerings from from bikes like the Suzuki TL1000R and new aftermarket offerings. My answer was to buy a twin radiator setup for a Honda VFR400 NC30. The top core is as wide and deeper than the 30 year old OEM  core but not as tall. The lower core would more than make up for any loss in frontal...

Last year we managed to make some off the shelf foot rest hangers fit the RC24 igving a raised peg thus better riding position and ground clearance. Unfortunately to achieve this; the design of the hangers themselves and the way the adaptors pushed them out meant the fit was a bit untidy and wide. The worst of it was the way the rear brake master and reservoir were outside of the fairing which is untidy and made removing the tail unit a bit of a pain in the ass. What we know Both overlayed OEM 2018 rearset You can see from the images above that the original footrest clears the subframe comfortably at the cost of a low peg whereas my 2018 rearset raises the peg at cost of clearance. Note the access tot he Dzus fastener is now obscured. Overlaying both rearsets, lined up at the bolt holes, you can see the difference in peg height. The original 6X It is also worth noting how the rear brake master is mounted to the reverse side (not pictured her...