RVF400, race bike,never ending story

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Re: RVF400, race bike,never ending story

Post by g-force performance »

[quote="surfer 69-b"]ouch i must have a complete different motor ,mine sounds like a slow tractor by comparison
great to hear you made it work[/quote]

I am not sure of all of Michael's mods, but the quick-revving could be largley associated with his trcik racing Alternator (that's a Durbahn part). The other contribution is the lack of a vacuum slide, but I put it at 80% lighter rotating weight and 20% lack of slow-responding vacuum slide.

Either way, his bike will be a MONSTER when it's all tuned. Completely awesome ;)

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It being an HRC F3 motor is gonna help aswell 8-)
Too spensiff!!!
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Post by CMSMJ1 »

That is quality.

@ Michael - you racing this? Have you any dates for it on the track?

I would love to see it up close :drool:
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Yesterday my bike arrived at home from Hamburg. It had a thick protective layer of dust. Today i want to clean the complete bike. First remove the new wire harness and seal the bodies and then i can clean the complete bike. Jason (micpec) came with his girlfriend in the afternoon to me, we talked about the bikes and parts. It was a great afternoon and nice to meat Jason.

So pics of the garage.

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Post by surfer 69-b »

hoi michael
al the time when i see your work on the bike i am asking myself is bikes your occupation
or is it just a hobby gone out off hand
when i bought my first bike , a vfr 400/nc 30 it was because i could never afford the rc30 bike
you have one injected and one carburetted bike or are they both injected
great tread anyways
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Post by Drunkn Munky »

surfer 69-b wrote:hoi michael
al the time when i see your work on the bike i am asking myself is bikes your occupation
or is it just a hobby gone out off hand
when i bought my first bike , a vfr 400/nc 30 it was because i could never afford the rc30 bike
you have one injected and one carburetted bike or are they both injected
great tread anyways
I think the bike has taken over his life :grin: but then that could be said for most NC nuts on here :whistle:
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surfer 69-b wrote:hoi michael
al the time when i see your work on the bike i am asking myself is bikes your occupation
or is it just a hobby gone out off hand
when i bought my first bike , a vfr 400/nc 30 it was because i could never afford the rc30 bike
you have one injected and one carburetted bike or are they both injected
great tread anyways
It is a hobby. I have this bike 12 years and it grows with the years. :!:

Michael
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Post by micpec »

Hi Michael!

Thanks for the meet with you and Florian yesterday and for the nice cup of tea!! Nice to see what this bike of yours looks like in reality! I must admit...this is the best of the best I have ever seen as NC35! :worthy: I still have 9.5 years to complete my project bike :grin:

After seeing this bike I have been pointed in an direction now with some plans with my project bike.
Carbon fairings are very nice and the superlight PVM wheels are on my list for sure!
I will let you know when time is ready 8-)

To all of you here on this forum...
I was stunned with the amount of work, time and dedication that Michael has put in this race bike. Almost every part that is fitted and are used over- time are an truly piece of art, with well-considered ideas and improvements. I know my wallet is not that hugh, but I agree with Michael that the knowledge gained over an decade is worth the investment in this hobby. The bike was just back from Durbahn a day before so it was not ready to see it running yesterday afternoon. But I reckon next time there is hopefully some time to see and hear it running at Michaels.

Also the other bike (of Florian) is already a trick NC35. Although the engine stays quit standard the rest of the work done is very nice. :peace:

Cheers,
Jason
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I had time to work on the bike this evening and fit the new dash. Fits great.

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Now i´m waiting for the new ecu and the i will go to a dyno and then i´ll see how the fuelinjectionworks.

Q Jason,

it was a nice day and if you need help sent me a mail.


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Post by royster81 »

Fantastic, keep the updates coming.
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