RC-51 body
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RC-51 body
Has anyone except for that one on ebay put the body kit from a rc-51 on a superhawk?
I am very interested in doing this and will put some money into it if needed, but wondering if anyone has done it and has advice
I am very interested in doing this and will put some money into it if needed, but wondering if anyone has done it and has advice
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My friend just bought a 98 VTR with the RC-51 body on it...
it looks REALLY good IMO...BUT there are some major differences that i could tell...one is that the radiators on the VTR sit lower...so the fairing openings are in the wrong place....the other is that the brackets had to be custom made...
it looks REALLY good IMO...BUT there are some major differences that i could tell...one is that the radiators on the VTR sit lower...so the fairing openings are in the wrong place....the other is that the brackets had to be custom made...
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The stock VTR gauges and upper stay will have to be swapped out for RC items or significantly modified to make room for the RC headlights. If you go with the RC gauge, it bolts to the 51's central ram air duct (the rc doesn't have a traditional fairing stay/bracket like the VTR) so that knocks down another domino and you'll have to figure out another method to attach that.
The 51 also uses a front tank mount, hoop style (a'la cbr900) mirror bracket to provide additional bracing but I don't think that totally mandatory (use bar end mirrors). It would foul with the VTR's above the triple clip ons.
I haven't seen a VTR yet with RC headlights. They've either been trackbike only or running some small units glassed into the middle over the RC's ram air intake.
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Well even used they aren't cheap but that's not what I'm referring too. Not only would you need to wire it for two bulbs, their design will lead to a domino effect. Like.....
The stock VTR gauges and upper stay will have to be swapped out for RC items or significantly modified to make room for the RC headlights. If you go with the RC gauge, it bolts to the 51's central ram air duct (the rc doesn't have a traditional fairing stay/bracket like the VTR) so that knocks down another domino and you'll have to figure out another method to attach that.
The 51 also uses a front tank mount, hoop style (a'la cbr900) mirror bracket to provide additional bracing but I don't think that totally mandatory (use bar end mirrors). It would foul with the VTR's above the triple clip ons.
I haven't seen a VTR yet with RC headlights. They've either been trackbike only or running some small units glassed into the middle over the RC's ram air intake.
The stock VTR gauges and upper stay will have to be swapped out for RC items or significantly modified to make room for the RC headlights. If you go with the RC gauge, it bolts to the 51's central ram air duct (the rc doesn't have a traditional fairing stay/bracket like the VTR) so that knocks down another domino and you'll have to figure out another method to attach that.
The 51 also uses a front tank mount, hoop style (a'la cbr900) mirror bracket to provide additional bracing but I don't think that totally mandatory (use bar end mirrors). It would foul with the VTR's above the triple clip ons.
I haven't seen a VTR yet with RC headlights. They've either been trackbike only or running some small units glassed into the middle over the RC's ram air intake.
The gauges would be the problem... altough mounting the headlights with the stock fairing stay in place shouldn't be a probrem since they go on each side of the ram-air, leaving room for the center part...
I think it would be possible with a smaller gauge cluster like the RC's or like a the CBR units 929/954/1000RR... That and matching up the mount points on the body to the stay...
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hey everyone I will send pics of my 98 just got the skins back from paint
I went with the $240.00 set of race skins brand new race composits manufactured them with shipping set me back $300.00 I built a custom bracket for the projector beam headlamp that I cut from a doner bmw headlamp installed a 60 watt bulb and connected it to my highbeam circuit only so now i will never have to worry about a low voltage start and it is really bright I'll send pics soon oh almost forgot i flipped the righthand and lefthand bracket used for factory plastics and everything went well
I went with the $240.00 set of race skins brand new race composits manufactured them with shipping set me back $300.00 I built a custom bracket for the projector beam headlamp that I cut from a doner bmw headlamp installed a 60 watt bulb and connected it to my highbeam circuit only so now i will never have to worry about a low voltage start and it is really bright I'll send pics soon oh almost forgot i flipped the righthand and lefthand bracket used for factory plastics and everything went well
Last edited by jdhawk; Oct 1, 2008 at 11:53 PM.
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EDIT: ok, i see some details in ur first post jd, but how difficult was the bracket fab? and the clipons? do they fit ok?
holy cow, DETAILS!!!! im debating whether or not to save my $$$ and go all out with my hawk, or to drop it on an older RC51 (SP1 ie: 00/01)...supersport suspension and body work are calling me...
if not, suspension swap + rc bodywork would be totally bomb too...GIVE US DETAILS
...plz :]
off topic, yes, but i just wanna show off a lil too
holy cow, DETAILS!!!! im debating whether or not to save my $$$ and go all out with my hawk, or to drop it on an older RC51 (SP1 ie: 00/01)...supersport suspension and body work are calling me...
if not, suspension swap + rc bodywork would be totally bomb too...GIVE US DETAILS
...plz :]
off topic, yes, but i just wanna show off a lil too
Last edited by thefauxnarchist; Oct 2, 2008 at 12:27 AM.
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