VFR750 RC24 6X

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...

The VFR was in need of some clothes and those old plastics were not going to do the job. I had sold them anyway which surprised me but people really want original plastics no matter how grotty they might be. New bodywork was needed and Ragged edge racing were to be my supplier. After a brief conversation with Spike, he had agreed to provide the fairings with the correct shade of blue added as a pigment to the fibreglass giving them a rugged, great finish right from the start. Fitting the fairings is fairly straight forward. They are designed for an F J/K Rc24 so if you have one of those they are very straight forward but my FH was going to need some custom brackets to enable fitment of these fairings. Most of the fasteners between the panels and some holding it on are Dzus fasteners. These are versatile, quick to remove and tidy. If you want to know how to fit them, I did a bit of a write up on the NSR250 MC28 build. First to go on was the nose fairing. I wasn't planni...

The chain and sprocket set was old and mismatched. it was time for a replacement but off the shelf was just not going to cut it. The stock VFR750 FG chain is a 530 pitch which is great for racking up miles with the odd lube when you get the chance to but I was racing and that chain was going to be bulky to lug about. Finding a replacement chain at a more suitable weight would be tricky enough but I was now running a CBR600 F3 rear wheel  which ran a 525 pitch chain to add a little complication. I wanted to run a 520 gauge chain (the RC30 ran one so it will be plenty strong enough for the RC24)  which is a lot lighter weight and would offer less rolling resistance over stock. This has been done by other people by buying kits that featured "special made to measure" sprockets and came with an associated price tag. Now I knew that the splines on the output shaft of my engine and the bolt spacing on the rear sprocket would be common to other machines and many o them run a...

You already know what's coming but I can promise you this will be 'wheely' good...  If you read the previous blog entry about slotting the CBR600 F3 front end on: you will have already seen the above image giving you the shocking sneak preview that I intended to fit a CBR600 F3 rear wheel to the VFR750 too! The 18" OEM wheel shares the same spindle size, making this mod fairly easy. This was dropped out and sold on then slotted into the back of the VFR. It is very nearly as simple as that. The chain lines up nicely with the original left spacer leaving only the right side spacing and the rear brake caliper to sort for a really straight forward mod. Of course it could not be that simple and straight forward or the forums wouldn't be full of unanswered questions and half assed descriptions of other peoples solutions. The back brake The simplest answer is to reduce the size of the VFR's caliper bracket so it can line up with the CBR600 wheels smaller di...

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...