What is a Moriwaki?

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What is a Moriwaki?

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I understand very little about this but you guys must be able to bring me up to speed.
Moriwaki produced a modified VTR in I think 3 stages?
The engine was the big mod but what else constituted the complete Moriwaki bike?
I've seen some titanium exhausts but what else?

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LOOK IN THE SALES PAGE ONE FOR SALE MAY BE OF HELP
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Yes i've seen the engine but the question is what else
AND WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING :D
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Left caps lock on :lol:
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MORIWAKI is a tuning firm in japan ,
some ( me being one ) regard there engine products as being the very best you can get
to modify your VTR with 8) .
There are various stages of tune 1 :clap: 2 :crazy: or 3 :eek2
according to roger at revolutionuk.co.uk you`ll now be hard pressed to find any of it
though he does have / at the moment ,a stage 1 engine up for grabs for about
£2,5oo ish / about 128 bhp :twisted: .

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stage 2
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stage 1
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in background stage 3
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as for parts ?
blimey ,cams ,pistons ,exhausts , valves , head work , sumps , swingarms / rare ! ,bodywork
flippin heck , loads of stuff , though now getting rarer than rockin horse poo !
and all in the photos from wicky :thumbup:
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So is it worth putting Rogers engine in a std Firestorm?
Given that you will not have the body work, rear swing arm, brakes, forks and exhaust. Plus other items I do not know about.
Or spend money on a SP1 or a SP2?

Seams to me that although the engine sounds fine you'd have to spend three times that much to make a std VTR a Moriwaki.....

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it depends weither you want something very rare or not.
a mori firestorm is very rare and expensive, where as a sorted sp1 or 2 is i assume very similar in terms of performance to a stage 1 mori/storm and cheaper but no where near as exclusive, thats if you can find one or the parts to make one.
i'd find it hard to justify the expense of a mori/storm of any stage 1,2 or 3. but it doesn't stop me wanting or desiring one :lol:
you could get the best of both worlds and buy this....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VTR1000 ... 256cc73d81
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Good find......
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bigspanishmarty wrote:you could get the best of both worlds and buy this....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VTR1000 ... 256cc73d81
someone should tell the poor chap selling it that the SP-1 was only offered in 2000 and 2001; 2002 and on was the SP-2.....
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