You know, one of the reasons I enjoy owning (and riding) my bike is because of the fact that its pretty cool having a machine that is a homologated version of something that won at Suzuka, IOM TT, a WSBK title and an AMA title. I've also probably spent to much money and time making my 51 "mine" (I would never put an extended swingarm on anything but a drag bike). I know my above post probably makes me look like I'm a hater. I don't hate any machine. They are machines. Inanimate objects. Not worthy of love or hate.
I wonder what R7's are going for now. Anyone have any idea?
Yamaha R7 OW-O2 1999 2000
52 races 5 wins 0 championships .09% start to win percentile...
New 22,200 used 15,120
Having tried the road bike route with the YZF750 Yamaha abandoned
this as a bad idea and instead opted to create a homologated special
like it had with the OW O1... Enter the OW O2... a true homologated
racer loaded with Ohlins front and rear... the engine had titanium rods
and valves... slipper clutch... and a first for a production Yamaha-fuel
injection... the frame was gleaned from Yamaha's GP knowledge banks...
What a bike!!! Like the RC30 and RC45 everyone wanted an R7... even
though the road bike was sold in restrictive form... it didn't take
much to uncork 135RWHP... If it wasn't for an ill advised diet Haga
could have won the 2000 title... he took 4 wins and second spot after
getting docked 45 points due to use of a banned drug ephedrine...
If you had something like say a Britten or a Guzzi V8 or an AJS V4 you might have some bragging rights. But you don't. You have a semi-collectable example and actually your mods make it more undesirable from a collectors stand-point. Your ride is a bike not so unlike many thousands of others that were built by little men with matching coveralls. Not special. If it were one of the bikes Colin rode in WSBK or the one ridden at Suzuka it would be something else.
I really morned the loss of John Britten... I've always wanted to meet him in
person... I think we would have gotten along fine... as back yard tinkerers
we both have those labor of love mod stories to share... not to mention we
both own a special exotic bike that is good enough to challenge the old
status quo...
Very cool Larry... I bet you can't stop grinning....
However, they did call the stock RC "TARDY" hahaha!
I feel so proud that a collection of HRC parts engineered between 91 and
93 can make a 94 RC45 perform about just as good as a 2009 liter bike...
makes you wonder where in the hell all the progress is???
Any prospective RC45 owners listening the "stock is tardy" comment is a
direct result of 3 easy to fix items...
1)Honda Engineering's error between the advertised trail and actual trail...
fixed by a 4mm shim under the shock...
2)16 inch wheel which limits tire choice to mere rim protectors... fixed by
swapping to the 17 standard and running the latest rubber of choice...
3)Politically correct map designed to limit HP... fixed by snipping 3 wires at
the ECU which runs the track map... note there is no Power Commander fix
for the RC45... there are not enough numbers World Wide to warrant
production...
Not taking sides here, but if you dump 80 large into ANY current litre bike, in 10-15 years, you'll have a bike that was one of 30,000 when built, and is now worth MAYBE 10 grand if it's MINT with rare factory goodies on it. Whereas Larry's RC45 will be worth even MORE in 10 years............All in whatever floats yer boat.
-Rocky-
True... I expect the RC30 and the RC45 to appreciate over time... I
think its possible to buy one of Mr.Honda's exotic V4 today... enjoy a
mind altering engine and chassis... enjoy the praise of rare bike
ownership and sell it at the same price or maybe even higher...
Am I getting this right, is Larry comparing a street legal RC45 built to WSB spec to what appears to be a street legal RSV4?
Larry cmon, so soon after a great MotoGP @ LS thread?
Nope... I'm not comparing... Performance Bike is...
I only wish to compare Mr.RC45 against a GSXR750 to see if Mr. Honda's
94 exotic V4 is still modern enough to challenge the old status quo
I4... because I don't think you are getting the best that money can
buy with Suzuki...
Ride a proper one my friend and you shall know.........
-Rocky-
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"Exercise restraint and discipline, only responding to posts from legit customers and those with constructive positive intent, you will find that the handgrenades explode harmlessly. You have many satisfied customers who are happy to have the parts you've made. My suggestion to you is keep making good parts, keep getting more customers, take care of them and let them speak for you."
"For sure we've understood that to make the Ducati turn, you need a bigger effort than what Valentino was used to, physically too, and we didn't expect that. This bike is a lot more physical, the way to make it turn with the required precision is certainly the thing we must focus on at the moment."
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