Svedberg's RVF Race bike

[L.Svedberg]

looks good. I want to see more.


Michael

There will be more, I assure you Michael. Now grab your own camera and take it to your garage to shoot a big bunch of nice and close-up pics of your masterpiece, preferrably in the "nude" fairingless! Inspiration needed.

Cheers/Lasse

[Spike16]

not bad that whats the capasity? it looks quite big also what the weight save over standard put of interest

[L.Svedberg]

not bad that whats the capasity? it looks quite big also what the weight save over standard put of interest

Well, the capacity is 6,5 litres, and the weight is around 1 kg. Don't know the weight of the std fuel tank, but this will move the fuel downwards by quite a bit as well as being lighter, plus it'll allow me to build a proper airbox in front and above the fuel cell.

At first I was tempted to build the tank from CF, but I just hate the idea of crashing while carrying fuel in a home made CF tank...

[mruehl34]

looks good. I want to see more.


Michael

There will be more, I assure you Michael. Now grab your own camera and take it to your garage to shoot a big bunch of nice and close-up pics of your masterpiece, preferrably in the "nude" fairingless! Inspiration needed.

Cheers/Lasse

That´s good :D :D







Michael

[Spike16]

ah come on dont leave us with just that, ur such a tease

[L.Svedberg]

OK, here's some more.

The subframe welded, minus all tabs for fitting things such as ignition coils, silencer hanger etc. Also awaiting black powder coating, along with the fuel cell and a LOT of other bits n' pieces.

Rear fuel cell mount finished, rubber mounted to the inside of the M10 upper subframe bolts.

Also visible are the twin fuel outlets, which will be routed through the lower frame spars to the fuel pump sitting somewhere around where the std. water pump normally resides.

Beginning to think about where to place the remote reservoir for the Ohlins...the existing connecting hose kind of limits my options here, but we'll see about that!

Subframe pictured here is adjustable in both seat height and seat angle, but once I am satisfied with the setup, parts are already prepared for a second one welded solid.

The "underseat" fuel cell turned out being more of a "behind/over the rear cylinder head fuel cell", as you can see. This happened mainly because of the difficulty level involved in the original plan, and also from the knowledge of what can happen to the rear of a bike in a severe crash...












/Lasse

[Spike16]

that subframe is beautiful mate, did u make it yourself? lookes the absolute business

[L.Svedberg]

Thanks mate! Home made, yes. This bike has turned from just being a trackday conversion into a training course in hand made prototype parts :D , and I have learned a lot from it. The subframe required fabrication of 2 sets of tube bending tools, just to get the correct radius for the rear seat support, and the half circle shape top part. My intention now with this bike is to get as close to a "mini MotoGP" as possible with what funds I have.

[Spike16]

yeh i no how u feel mate, im making a headstock paddock stand from similar diameter steel tube at college, and getting radius's right can be a bugger, but that and the welding has inspired me to build more tuff for the bike (once im done) i want a ally subframe that can still carry a pillion and standard undertray, but the end bit could be unbolted to turn it into a cut down ally frame.

hmm half capasity of gp bike, v4, gp componants ur half way their my friend, although stricly it shud be a self suporting carbon fibre tail unit

[L.Svedberg]

A box arrived last week at my house. It was neither big, nor very small. Not very heavy. The box was made from a sort of greyish cardboard, very unsignificant if you ask me...inside was everything needed for the now very much overdue rebuild of my NC35 engine. Nearly GBP800 worth of Honda's finest, and now I can't wait to get it all inside the empty casings where it belongs!

Maybe she'll be ready for action by 2010! (oh my God, this is getting pathetic!)

/Lasse