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When
the RC211V was released to the World's media in late 2001,
it was the biggest sensation in racing motorcycle design this
millennium. Nothing has really come close in terms of impact
both visually and technically and few were surprised when
it went on to win the first two Moto GP championships. The
paint scheme chosen for the release was very Honda, with slight
hints of NR750 with its use of carbon fiber and bright red
paint. It also incorporated the bold use of their Honda wing
emblem, which in various guises has been used in the company's
sportsbike range ever since. In my opinion, this scheme accentuates
the radical lines and silhouette of the bike which subsequent
schemes have not really been able to match and is therefore
the perfect choice to show our TYGA Performance RC211V replica
bodywork. |
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There
are also a couple of other good reasons to make a RC211V replica
with race only bodywork. One is, that we wanted to show what
you can achieve for a track day bike. Also, from the feedback
we got on our bodywork, we realised that a few people still
didn't 'get it'. Some couldn't even see why we called it the
RC211V look. I think after looking at the pictures on the
left and comparing them with the ones on the right they should
see where we were coming from though. Ok, it isn't exactly
the same, but then we are working on around one thousandth
of Honda's budget using an existing 10 year old model. You
be the judge.
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Some
explanation of the paint; it is fluorescent red according
to the label on the spray can. Well, it came out almost orange
but this depends on the light. One thing is for sure, it is
very bright and the computer screen certainly doesn't do it
justice. The paint was actually applied using a spray gun
and applied over an orange base. (Usually you use a white
base with fluorescents) This was to ensure that even with
some inevitable fade from the tropical sun, there will still
be some colour.
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| The real RC211V uses
carbon bodywork, but we had to make do with black paint and
some carbon sheet. Our plan was to add a touch of carbon here
and there and we will be using this bike to showcase our various
new carbon products in the coming months. For the future, we
have a couple of other major modifications planned for this
bike; so watch this space! |
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| Parts used in this project
can be purchased from our website store. Click on the links below. |
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Carbon Fiber is used extensively on this bike including
instrument surround, tank filler cap cover, air intake ducts
and parts of seat cowling all supplied by Tyga Performance.
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Thanest
posing with the RVF. He is our bodywork designer and
is a genius when it comes to fiberglass creations.
He is currently working on some exciting new projects
we will be releasing in the coming weeks and months. |
The
RVF parked with the only street V4 made by the HRC
factory; the legendary RC30. The configuration is
very similar to the RVF400. Stylingwise it belongs
to a different century. Wouldn't take much to get
the Tyga bodywork to fit.... |
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