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Archive through November 11, 2009T_man30 1 11-11-09  07:47 am
         

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Zracer196
Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 08:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Well said "T"...

I had an 01' RC as well. I like my "R" much more...The RC was a VERY uncomfortable street bike. That is what I bought them for.

Seat of the pants, the "R" feels stronger...The RC had tall gearing and took effort to get the front wheel up.

My buddy has an SP-2...We will do some roll-ons once I get mine broken in.
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Bott
Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 08:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
T-man, good to hear...got a local guy with an rc that plans to run t&t nights in the spring. gonna have to be sure and line up with him for some passes. (09, piped, tuned, pingel shift)
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Macchiato
Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 02:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
T_man, the RC's fans/rads were not equipped to handle the heat produced by the motor that's why there were a few alternatives to address the heating issue. They notoriously over heated and spewed coolant when ridden on mildly warm days met with traffic. Where as the 1125 runs cool in comparison.
The RC51 in either SP-1 or SP-2 was a very expensive bike to make competitive.








The front mound radiators kits were around $3k

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Firstbuell
Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
macchiato ,

ah, the wonders of the Intrawebs....

within the past hour I was cruising a streetfighter website,
which included fotos of the RC-engined Mondial RZ Starfighter

now I know the source of yer way-cool rads!

foto
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Macchiato
Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 01:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Allow me to introduce the class to Mr. Thorsten Durbahn. http://www.durbahn.de/

http://shop.durbahn.de/shop/en/bikes/Honda_-_SP2__and__RC51













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Macchiato
Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 01:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thorston is an artist.
His site isn't the easiest to navigate but check his gallery's.

http://honda-rc51.de/
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Macchiato
Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 01:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I wish I had half this guys talent.








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