Lots of work done! the RCW History.

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Incase you'll like to know how did the RCW became about. Here is how.

Got the bike stock and Loved it at the track (I actually got the bike for street duty but with a full second faster stock then my Modified CBR, Hell, why not)

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so improvements could be done to the equipment to make it even better.

First things first, make it lighter; Stock trim was removed and raceglass followed.
Harness was trimmed and the conventional OEM coil system was removed and replaced with new stile in coil wires

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Took the bike to Florida in January to test and got even better and more comfortable on it.

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Wrapped the headers and cut the TwoBros slip on to 12 inches each.

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When I got back to NYC it was time to make it even lighter so removed the rear section of the subframe.

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Relocated the battery with a custom made battery box and replaced it with a smaller and lighter battery.

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Added a set of the Carrozzeria wheels, rotors. A custom relocator was made to fit my bike (I mean, come on, I am a distributor of Carrozzeria)

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A 520 kit was installed with the best chain money can buy

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And more testing of the equipment was done.

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Back at the shop for more fun; the suspension was ordered and installed

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And a Damper was installed

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Front brakes got upgraded with some radial mounted Brembo calipers as well as custom made superbike lines and a Master cylinder. The clutch lever was replaced for a much shorter and more comfortable (for me it is)

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And off to test again, even better and more confortable..well, as much as been able to drag the left side exhaust pipe on a off camber turn.

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Once back and doing the routine after trackday maintenance I saw a crashed CBR600RR tail on my bench and got busy with it…(I wonder if I can fit this here)

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Sweet, it looks like it does, but now what do I do for undertail?
Easy, aluminum sheet, mold cardboard and cut to fit, have yourself an aluminum undertail to mount electronics on to.

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So now that I know it fits, I ordered the race tail.

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Stopped by the Home Depot and got some flat red again (same as bodywork) and got busy

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Tested the equipment once more and it worked great but some adjustments to the bolt points were required

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New tabs were created to mount the tail more ridged

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Since new mounting points were created I had to remove the old once and while I was learning how to work with fiberglass I decided to cover the OEM mounts that came on the race tail

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At the same time, Carrozzeria released a new lighter wheel set for race trim only. Once they were done taking pictures of the first set of wheels, they were shipped to me so I got to fit those too.

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I decided to get a set of the GP cans so I ordered a set of slip on mid pipes from Akro to meet up to the new pipes from the OEM headers. One came (left), the right side was backordered.

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Here is the difference between the TwoBros mid pipe and the Akro’s.

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With the help of some members of the Speedzilla family I got a set of Harris rearsets that I’ve been looking and waiting for.

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Then one day, while looking at the bike next to a CBR1000RR at the shop, I noticed that the plastics seam like they could fit so when I got home that night I took a picture of my old bike’s bodywork and pasted it over the picture of my bike without plastics and for my surprise it felt right on; but that’s a picture, I couldn’t wait to back to the shop the next day to try it.
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My plan was to meet the OEM upper with the CBR1000RR lowers and bellypan. Removed the radiators and made some HRC style once our of foam to be sure that there was going to be clearance between them and the new bodywork

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I found an old rashed lower from the CBR and tried it.

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As I mounted the lower with very minimum modification done to them I noticed that the upper and the ram air almost meet….Hmmm…and I wondered. So called the other shop and found another set of rash bodywork (upper and left fairing)

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MrGrn (carbonpartz.com) sent a set of his BlackDraggon’s pipes to fit and the look I was looking for started come alive.

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More goods came from members of Speedzilla

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At the same time, more items came off when the harness got trimmed even more since Radiators fans were no longer needed.

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Installing the new ram air required new steering stoppers to be installed so I did that to the clamps and not the frame.

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The Race bodywork came and installation started by trimming the sides where they would meet the frame

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Then, the ram air opening

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Fit the lowers but noticed that they were too long so they were too close to the ground so once installed I removed one inch from the mids to bring the belly up

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Molded the ram air with fiberglass and fitted

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I took the undertail that I did out of aluminum before and decided to make it out of fiberglass to learn how and hopefully to cover all those ugly wires that were showing under the seat.

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But first, I needed to remove those passenger peg tabs to get a cleaner look and a higher pipe without having to get the typical “S” like bent on the pipes. Remove the tabs, drilled the subframe and installed inserts to mount OEM style aftermarket pipe hangers.

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Once done with that; I removed the subframe from the bike and installed the aluminum undertail and the tip over sensor in place.

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Took shrink wrap used on boats and wrapped the entire thing then heated it up to make the mold

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Then moved outside for my first ever fiberglass part

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Removed it from the floor (BTW, use cardboard or something like that on the floor for easy handling )

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Removed it from the mold and trimmed it

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Bondo with fibers added, primed and fit

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Then removed the tip at the end of the upper by the windscreen because I didn’t like the pointy aspect of it, way to close to the only part of my body that’s not covered by leather (neck)

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Installed Sliders (Thank you MrGrn)

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Taped the primed area and sprayed with flat black the inner plastics as well as the section of the plastics that leads towards the inside of the fairing too.

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Re-installed the upper and lower but more work was needed to bring the lowers up one more inch so I cut the upper even higher to get me the clearance required

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Then is time to spray some paint.
Once more I went to Home Depot but this time I wanted something closer to the OEM paint and with some gloss to it so I got it

Tail:

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Lowers:

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Upper:

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I sent the undertail that I made from fiberglass to MrGrn and he copied it out of Carbofiber and sent me other goods back with it including the only one ever made stator cover ;)

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Now to the fun stuff, Radiators

Got a radiator from a CBR600RR and got to work on it because I notice that the HRC kit is straight on the one that stands up on the left and my bodywork now has a curve to it, so that looked like it could work but how would I know if I don’t make it fit…so, let’s make it fit!

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Two radiators out of one with the perfect contour

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Made the temples for the braces and caps out of cardboard to test and then cut out of aluminum to weld

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Made the brackets to mount and fit

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While they were out getting welded I ordered the lines and fittings needed to make the cooling lines and the welding parts done

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Once back, got them on and fit the bodywork on it

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Made a new bottle holder for the radiator catch and mounted to the ram air.

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But once I installed the upper I noticed that the upper hose with the radiator cap was too high up and was holding the bodywork. So, either I cut the pipe and have it welded directly on to the radiator side instead of the top or I could cut the bodywork and have the radiator cap sticking out….Hmmm, I kind of like the cap sticking out :)

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Followed the sticker work from the tank to the lowers on my new design

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Bolt it all up and took it for a test ride around the block

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The pipes got too close to the lowers and the Carrozzeria sticker got it bad

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So new spacers to keep the pipe away were created and attached to the pipe

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And off to the track for the real test…now that was fun!

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So, so far, here is what I wanted in my mind and this is what I ended up with as of right now. Not too far from it, would you say?


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[XFACTOR]

you sir, have entirely too much time on your hands. LOL

high five on the metamorphisis (sp?) that is some SERIOUS BUSINESS going on there. I don't think I would have the patience to do that, hats off to you Wilson.

[Turbo329]

Nice project! Completely original.

[yzfrjim]

really sweet wilson..hey how much for a set of rims???

[adminjeff]

When do you find the time to sleep? Before I had kids I used to have the time to do such wonderful projects.

[MetalScorpio]

you sir, have entirely too much time on your hands. LOL

high five on the metamorphisis (sp?) that is some SERIOUS BUSINESS going on there. I don't think I would have the patience to do that, hats off to you Wilson.

Thank you Mike, is what i do at the shop in the off season (winter). :p

Turbo329 Nice project! Completely original.

Thank you Natedogs, Original was the drive that took me this way

yzfrjim really sweet wilson..hey how much for a set of rims???

Thanks Jim, are you going to be at the next trackday, we can talk about it then ;)

[MetalScorpio]

When do you find the time to sleep? Before I had kids I used to have the time to do such wonderful projects.

Sleep? what for? sleep is what got me the idea for it...i woke up from that vision and got busy!

over 60 lbs lost in one winter ;)

wish i could get a fuelcell for it to drop another 7 lbs of top weight.

[adminjeff]

All I want is a bike with 200hp that weighs 200lbs. A 1 to 1 power to weight ratio...

[XFACTOR]

All I want is a bike with 200hp that weighs 200lbs. A 1 to 1 power to weight ratio...

DREAM ON you dreamer :rolleyes:

[MetalScorpio]

how about 150 hp at the wheel with 300 lbs with all fluids included?

[yzfrjim]

o.k. wilson, chat with you at the track....

[thechangster]

Woooowwwwwwwwww! lots of time invested. Looks great

[adminjeff]

I would be very proud of your creation.

[MetalScorpio]

Thank you Jeff, I'm now working on a 09 CBR600RR for next year trackdays ;)

[Turbo329]

Thank you Jeff, I'm now working on a 09 CBR600RR for next year trackdays ;)

I was doing the same thing. Darnit, now I gotta change mine. :D

[MetalScorpio]

I was doing the same thing. Darnit, now I gotta change mine. :D

i'll have to call it bullshit but hey, whatever right?

[MetalScorpio]

you mean like this?

[adminjeff]

Oh, how artistic! It looks a little like a Hardley Drivable.

[XFACTOR]

Wilson, you have the cleanest shop I've seen....;)