VFR750 RC24 6X

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...

Fitting new exhaust systems to my motorcycles is nothing new to me. I even mix it up a little like what I ended up with on my RC46  but this one was always going to be a bit trickier. My VFR750 RC25 GH had the standard four into two exhaust which was now mostly made of oxides of metals long since departed and exhaust repair tape.  I very briefly toyed with the idea of making this into a four into two into one system but thankfully a stainless Motad system for a FJ/K came up on ebay. Looking online told me that nobody was saying this could be done, neither were they saying it couldn't and knowing the engine hadn't changed, I went a head with the idea of fitting it. The can that the system came with however was too heavy, restrictive, low and on the wrong side. Something would need to be made to sort that out. Off with her head[ers] The first job was to get the old system off. This involved lots of heat and penetrating oils. Hammers and swearing also got into the m...

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...

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...