What Do You Think?

[twinrider4ever]

I'm bored and thought i would get some bike talk going. So what are your favourite bikes and years. All i know is alot of these new sportbikes with there short exhausts and shi**y lines just don't cut it for me anymore. Heres some of my faves the blade from 92- 99. The R1 from 98- 02, the blackbird all years of course. Also included is the classic Gixxer from 85- 90.

[seb421]

MV Agusta F4 CC

The F4 CC, named after Claudio Castiglioni, the Managing Director of MV Agusta, was released in late 2006. The F4 CC has 147 kW (200 crank horsepower) and has a price tag of 100,000 €. The engine is a 1,078 cc big bore edition with valves, crank and piston rods made from titanium based on the F4 1000 R engine combined with the TSS (Torque Shift System). It is one of the most exclusive motorcycles in the world (100 examples). top speed estimated 195 mph, g-pack 355 kp/h

Prices vary from $100,000 to $150,000 (USD)





The F4 Tamburni



the EVO FIREBLADE again as rare as rocking horse sh1t

1998 Honda Fireblade Evolution an official "special" built to celebrate Honda's 100th victory in the Isle of Man TT Races, the bike was introduced at the NEC motorcycle show in 1998, with a price starting from £22,325 depending on version.

The Evo CBR900 was a collaboration between ex Honda racer Mick Grant and Russell Savory of RS Performance, and sold through official Honda dealers by special order only, the Evo Blade design was by John Keogh and had a much more purposeful look with an exposed single-sided swing arm and two ram air scoops from fairing to a larger 22.5 litre capacity fuel tank a single seat unit was also fitted, while the design was different it still retained the unmistakable Blade profile.

Engine wise the crankcases were modified, pistons con rods and crankshaft were all balanced the cylinder head was ported and gas flowed, RS Performance high lift cams and springs were also fitted but kept the standard valves, also the standard 11.1:1 compression ratio was retained, the gearbox was changed to an HRC based close ratio unit, with speed shifter, the ignition system was changed to help the bike rev to a higher 12,200 rpm, along with Keihin 41mm FCR flat-slide carb's, exhaust was a custom designed titanium 4-1 with a choice of either road legal or race silencer producing a rear wheel figure of 150+bhp.

Ohlins 43mm USD forks and an Ohlins rear damper were added with the single sided (RAM) swinging-arm, stopping power was supplied by Brembo 4 piston caliper and 320mm discs at the front, these were fitted to lightweight Dymag alloy wheels and a Stack electronic dash unit was also added to give the bike further exclusivity.

There was also the £25,000 all black "stealth" version, which gained unpainted carbon fibre Dymags, carbon fibre bodywork, and a magnesium single sided swing arm, over the alloy one and fuel injection replaced the Keihin flat-slide carb's.











The RC45 (RVF750)











The Honda RVF750R RC45 was a fully faired racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the Superbike World Championship by Honda Racing Corporation. The RVF750R was the successor to the VFR750R RC30 (not to be confused with the sport touring VFR750F). Like its predecessor, the RVF750R featured a DOHC liquid cooled V4 4-stroke engine and a single-sided swingarm with gear driven cams, but unlike the RC30 it utilized electronic fuel injection, in a setup very similar to the production 1992 NR750. The US spec engine had a 749.2cc capacity and was rated at 101 horsepower; the European version was rated at 118 horsepower. A simple rewire modification to the PGM-FI box increased power in the US engine up to the 118hp. It was manufactured and sold in limited numbers from 1994 until 1999 (the United States receiving the model for its first year only), being replaced by the VTR1000R SP-1 RC51 in 2000. Unlike the VFR750R RC30 and VFR750F from which the engine was originally derived the gear drive for the cams was moved from the centre of the engine in between the cylinders to the one side allowing a slighter narrower engine.

The RC45 has its roots from the original 1982 Honda V-four 750, introduced on the 1982 Honda Sabre. Then in 1986, the 2nd generation V-four arrived in the form of the VFR750F (RC24), fixing the camshaft problem that plagued the original V-four and moving to gear driven cams. In 1988, the RC30 was born, loosely based on the RVF endurance racer, and this was used to contest the newly formed Superbike World Championship. Only 300 were imported into the US for only one year, 1990. Then, in 1994, with the RC30 showing its age and being handily beaten by the Ducatis, Honda redesigned the RC30 using more of the technology from the RVF endurance racer and released the RC45 to much fanfare. Only 200 were manufactured world wide and per AMA homologation rules 50 were imported into the US, with approximately 20 of them going to private race teams; it is estimated only 20 examples are left in the US. It is one of the rarest motorcycles produced by Honda. In its peak race form, in 1999, the RC45 made over 190hp, with some calling it the best Superbike machine ever. Later in its career HRC heavily modified the bike to keep it competitive including new exhaust systems and switching back to a standard two sided swingarm for increased strength on non-endurance bikes. The RC51 was released in 2000 to make use of the 250cc displacement advantage for V-twin motorcycles that allowed the Ducatis to be so competitive.


The RC45 was shadowed with problems when first released on the World Superbike championship. This did not bode well with Honda, who entered the World Superbike championship with full factory support, not just privateer support that they gave to teams with the RC30. Castrol was the major sponsor of the RC45, and Honda came to win. The RC45 only won one World Superbike championship with American John Kocinski when he won the 1997 FIM Superbike World Championship. Jim Moodie from a standing start, on an RC45 Honda lapped in 18:11.4 seconds, 124.45mph in the 1999 Isle of Man TT. Miguel Duhamel won the 1995 US AMA Superbike and the 1996 Daytona 200 on an RC45. Miguel came in 2nd in 1996 and 2nd again 1997 on the RC45, then a season ending crash in 1998 injured his leg. However, Ben Bostrom won the 1998 AMA Superbike Championship on an RC45.





RVF400R (NC35) closely resembles the RVF750R (RC45) with the exception of the headlights which are large and round on the 750.

The 1994 Duke 916













the Benneli Tornado






THE YZF-R7 OW02

The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races.

It has a 749 cc inline-4 DOHC producing 107 horsepower (80 kW), 139 hp (105 kW) when the other, unused bank of fuel injectors is activated, and over 162 hp (120 kW) in race trim. The R7 is built for racing 'out of the box', implied by the chassis built with Öhlins suspension components, the shortened Deltabox II frame and weight of just slightly over the 162 kg minimum of superbike regulations.









The TL1000R





The 1994 Fireblae URBAN TIGER + the other blades (up to 2003) from Tadao Baba (a.k.a Mr. Fireblade)







The very spacial Firestorm by Luigi Segale (the much sort after designer/ engineer)









The RC51



The Kawasaki ZXR (the early Ninja's) , i used to have a toy of this a kid that had pressable buttons and said something like "Kawasaki , let the good time role!"









im also a fan of the super bikes back in the day that had had proper fairings not like this skimpy almost naked sh1t they are churning out now.

[IgorVigor]

I agree with the:
RC30 (VFR750R)
RC45 (RVF750R)
RC51
NC35 (RVF400R)

However, there are others
Honda NC30 (VFR400R)
http://static.e-junkie.com/ej/media/content/72717.jpg

I also however, like the old Honda CBX1000:
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Galler ... 20%204.jpg
Especially with the Pipemaster 6 into 6 exhaust system:


Yamaha RD500:
http://www.vfr-forum.se/files/yamahaper ... 04_141.jpg

Yamaha TZR250 3MA:
http://gosine.name/images/01_tzr250_3ma.jpg
http://image.space.rakuten.co.jp/lg01/9 ... ik2zj.jpeg

And who could forget the Suzuki GT750 (Kettle Or Water Buffalo)
http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/im ... _gt750.JPG

And of course, one of the first small capacity sportsbikes, the Honda CB400/4:
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Dir ... 0CB400.jpg

There are lots more though

[Seeker 77]

TL1000R, that is sacrilege on here mate!!!

[seb421]

i was gona keep going but couldn't be arsed, my dad used to have the big cbx with its wonderful in-line 6 back in the day.

[IgorVigor]

I would love a CBX1000......

Cant afford them though :S

The sound of that inline 6 with decent pipes, like the 6 into 6, is just unbelievable....
On par with v twins like the firestorm with race pipes...
and 2 strokes with race pipes

[AMCQ46]

Some of the iconic bikes for me:

Triumph hurricane

CCM scrambler

Ducati MHR

Yam 350LC

Suzuki Katana 1000

Harley Flat track XR1000 racers

Suzuki GS1000s


Only managed to own the 350LC and the GS1000S so far, but there is still time

EDIT.........I forgot the Ducati 916 as an Iconic bike

[IgorVigor]

I forgot about the MHR Ducati :O

Sort of getting there with the Firestorm

[Beamish]

MV 312
SP1/ SP2
Ducati 1098R
RD 350LC
RC30

[Jbrebel]

[bikerpiker]

Nobody said "iconic" or "Classic "....just "favourite"...so in that respect my favourite bikes have been a few that i've actually owned ,cos they meant more to me than any exotica that i'll NEVER own.

Here they are.....my Suzuki 650 Katana which i owned 25 years ago ,imo way ahead of it's time (styling wise),more so the 750/1000/1100 , then my Triumph Daytona 1000,which i sold to buy my 'storm meant a lot to me, as it got me back into biking after a 8 year absence ,and the 1000 and 750 Daytonas were the first of the new generation Triumphs,and just look at Triumph now,cuttin it with the rest of the big names, ....and my Honda Firestorm,...that's it folks

[seb421]

Just found this post when i was looking for the Luigi Segale Firestorm on google, forgot i had posted it here

[tony.mon]

Started Aug 2009.

Do you think he's still bored?

[chric]

MV Agusta F4 CC

The F4 CC, named after Claudio Castiglioni, the Managing Director of MV Agusta, was released in late 2006. The F4 CC has 147 kW (200 crank horsepower) and has a price tag of 100,000 €. The engine is a 1,078 cc big bore edition with valves, crank and piston rods made from titanium based on the F4 1000 R engine combined with the TSS (Torque Shift System). It is one of the most exclusive motorcycles in the world (100 examples). top speed estimated 195 mph, g-pack 355 kp/h

Prices vary from $100,000 to $150,000 (USD)





The F4 Tamburni



the EVO FIREBLADE again as rare as rocking horse sh1t

1998 Honda Fireblade Evolution an official "special" built to celebrate Honda's 100th victory in the Isle of Man TT Races, the bike was introduced at the NEC motorcycle show in 1998, with a price starting from £22,325 depending on version.

The Evo CBR900 was a collaboration between ex Honda racer Mick Grant and Russell Savory of RS Performance, and sold through official Honda dealers by special order only, the Evo Blade design was by John Keogh and had a much more purposeful look with an exposed single-sided swing arm and two ram air scoops from fairing to a larger 22.5 litre capacity fuel tank a single seat unit was also fitted, while the design was different it still retained the unmistakable Blade profile.

Engine wise the crankcases were modified, pistons con rods and crankshaft were all balanced the cylinder head was ported and gas flowed, RS Performance high lift cams and springs were also fitted but kept the standard valves, also the standard 11.1:1 compression ratio was retained, the gearbox was changed to an HRC based close ratio unit, with speed shifter, the ignition system was changed to help the bike rev to a higher 12,200 rpm, along with Keihin 41mm FCR flat-slide carb's, exhaust was a custom designed titanium 4-1 with a choice of either road legal or race silencer producing a rear wheel figure of 150+bhp.

Ohlins 43mm USD forks and an Ohlins rear damper were added with the single sided (RAM) swinging-arm, stopping power was supplied by Brembo 4 piston caliper and 320mm discs at the front, these were fitted to lightweight Dymag alloy wheels and a Stack electronic dash unit was also added to give the bike further exclusivity.

There was also the £25,000 all black "stealth" version, which gained unpainted carbon fibre Dymags, carbon fibre bodywork, and a magnesium single sided swing arm, over the alloy one and fuel injection replaced the Keihin flat-slide carb's.











The RC45 (RVF750)











The Honda RVF750R RC45 was a fully faired racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the Superbike World Championship by Honda Racing Corporation. The RVF750R was the successor to the VFR750R RC30 (not to be confused with the sport touring VFR750F). Like its predecessor, the RVF750R featured a DOHC liquid cooled V4 4-stroke engine and a single-sided swingarm with gear driven cams, but unlike the RC30 it utilized electronic fuel injection, in a setup very similar to the production 1992 NR750. The US spec engine had a 749.2cc capacity and was rated at 101 horsepower; the European version was rated at 118 horsepower. A simple rewire modification to the PGM-FI box increased power in the US engine up to the 118hp. It was manufactured and sold in limited numbers from 1994 until 1999 (the United States receiving the model for its first year only), being replaced by the VTR1000R SP-1 RC51 in 2000. Unlike the VFR750R RC30 and VFR750F from which the engine was originally derived the gear drive for the cams was moved from the centre of the engine in between the cylinders to the one side allowing a slighter narrower engine.

The RC45 has its roots from the original 1982 Honda V-four 750, introduced on the 1982 Honda Sabre. Then in 1986, the 2nd generation V-four arrived in the form of the VFR750F (RC24), fixing the camshaft problem that plagued the original V-four and moving to gear driven cams. In 1988, the RC30 was born, loosely based on the RVF endurance racer, and this was used to contest the newly formed Superbike World Championship. Only 300 were imported into the US for only one year, 1990. Then, in 1994, with the RC30 showing its age and being handily beaten by the Ducatis, Honda redesigned the RC30 using more of the technology from the RVF endurance racer and released the RC45 to much fanfare. Only 200 were manufactured world wide and per AMA homologation rules 50 were imported into the US, with approximately 20 of them going to private race teams; it is estimated only 20 examples are left in the US. It is one of the rarest motorcycles produced by Honda. In its peak race form, in 1999, the RC45 made over 190hp, with some calling it the best Superbike machine ever. Later in its career HRC heavily modified the bike to keep it competitive including new exhaust systems and switching back to a standard two sided swingarm for increased strength on non-endurance bikes. The RC51 was released in 2000 to make use of the 250cc displacement advantage for V-twin motorcycles that allowed the Ducatis to be so competitive.


The RC45 was shadowed with problems when first released on the World Superbike championship. This did not bode well with Honda, who entered the World Superbike championship with full factory support, not just privateer support that they gave to teams with the RC30. Castrol was the major sponsor of the RC45, and Honda came to win. The RC45 only won one World Superbike championship with American John Kocinski when he won the 1997 FIM Superbike World Championship. Jim Moodie from a standing start, on an RC45 Honda lapped in 18:11.4 seconds, 124.45mph in the 1999 Isle of Man TT. Miguel Duhamel won the 1995 US AMA Superbike and the 1996 Daytona 200 on an RC45. Miguel came in 2nd in 1996 and 2nd again 1997 on the RC45, then a season ending crash in 1998 injured his leg. However, Ben Bostrom won the 1998 AMA Superbike Championship on an RC45.





RVF400R (NC35) closely resembles the RVF750R (RC45) with the exception of the headlights which are large and round on the 750.

The 1994 Duke 916













the Benneli Tornado






THE YZF-R7 OW02

The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races.

It has a 749 cc inline-4 DOHC producing 107 horsepower (80 kW), 139 hp (105 kW) when the other, unused bank of fuel injectors is activated, and over 162 hp (120 kW) in race trim. The R7 is built for racing 'out of the box', implied by the chassis built with Öhlins suspension components, the shortened Deltabox II frame and weight of just slightly over the 162 kg minimum of superbike regulations.









The TL1000R





The 1994 Fireblae URBAN TIGER + the other blades (up to 2003) from Tadao Baba (a.k.a Mr. Fireblade)







The very spacial Firestorm by Luigi Segale (the much sort after designer/ engineer)









The RC51



The Kawasaki ZXR (the early Ninja's) , i used to have a toy of this a kid that had pressable buttons and said something like "Kawasaki , let the good time role!"









im also a fan of the super bikes back in the day that had had proper fairings not like this skimpy almost naked sh1t they are churning out now.

That fireblade i am sure i have seen something like it in a freinds garage not that colour though he said its a one off or something