1985-88 RVF400 TT-F3 pics - finally found some!

[Cammo]

I've been looking for ages, finally found some! Gotta love this old V4 heritage.

Pics below of the 1985-88 honda HRC RVF400 F3 racers. I assume after this time that rules stated that they had to be based on production bikes (e.g. 1989 NC30 F3 racer instead of RVF)?

Taken from: VFR a Go! Go! - http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/tuma/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; [TT-F3 info under 'extras']


1985 RVF400: 73hp, 123kg:





1986 RVF400:76hp/14750rpm, 120 kg:





1987 RVF400: 83hp/15200rpm, 116kg:





1988 RVF400: 85hp/15750rpm, 113kg:




I've translated some of the text, basically the racebikes above are very high spec for the time, no surprise as they weren't based on road versions - you'd never get the weight down that much if they were!

The site also has all of the TT-F3 race results for those years. Yamaha raced a YZF400 alongside the RVF400's above.

[CMSMJ1]

Too cool. They must have been stinking fast... Wonder if any exist or were they crushed after their useful lives?

I want one..lol

[Conica]

Eugh, Think i just got a little wet , I want one :/

[CMSMJ1]

Check this out. Hard as nails..

http://www.jttk.zaq.ne.jp/baegw607/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Lovely moto..tricker than trick

[Neosophist]

Too cool. They must have been stinking fast... Wonder if any exist or were they crushed after their useful lives?

I want one..lol

Theres probably one at motegi museam in Japan.



They have pretty much everything else ^_^

Including Wayne Gardners bikes

[Drunkn Munky]

83bhp! why the f**k didnt honda put these engines in the nc30/35's? or am i missing something here

Great find tho, old skool cool

[VFR..Al]

Maybe this is one of the engines.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-VFR400-NC30 ... 286.c0.m14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
......
Al

[Cammo]

83bhp! why the f**k didnt honda put these engines in the nc30/35's? or am i missing something here

It would have been a full house race engine, probably not something you would want to put in a mass produced bike!

85hp is very impressive for a 20 year old 400cc engine (using 20 year old technology), probably comparable to what goes into world supersport 600cc engines these days. It used titanium valves and lots of other expensive/light parts, magnesium body carbs also probably.

Forget the power, look at the weight!!

Maybe this is one of the engines.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-VFR400-NC30 ... 286.c0.m14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LOL ... maybe not Al!

[Neosophist]

One of the NC21 tri-color schemes was based on the 86 RVF400 ^_^

Also I had a quick look on Honda's official website for you Stickshift.

http://www.honda.co.jp/collection-hall/2rrace/93.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Japanese Wiki article.. only the first paragraph relates the the 80's RVF

http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%9B% ... 3%83%BBRVF" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oh haha, I just realised something:

http://www.jacksons-lair.co.uk/VFR400R-NC24-Specs.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If you download the NC24 sales brocher from my website.

Look at the last page (Page 10)

The NC24 is being endorsed by the RVF400 1986 F3 winner :)

[Martin]

I think this is the same info Cam.

http://www.honda.co.jp/sou50/Hworld/Hal ... e/289.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;