Championship Cycles

Go. Stop - NOS throttle housing and cable with a quick action throttle cam installed. Brembo RCS 19 master cylinder and soon to be modified carbon air runners also fitted up.
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Wired // Cleaning up the stock harness into a more compact arrangement is like herding squirrels.
Also happily ditched the massive stock battery (which weighs approximately as much as a Honda Grom) for a 4 cell featherweight alternative.
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A few more pieces before the modified sub harnesses get tied together. The little items always take the longest to get right.
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Moving along :: Next round of parts get installed.
Carbon fiber undertail breather box, main wiring harness / ECU, and a full SilMoto 50mm exhaust system.
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Slipper : Fitted.
Yoyodyne 38 degree slipper clutch. Dropping one of these in is about as easy as it gets.
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Plug and play. The motor and cooling system are in. A few more pieces to go...
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Assembly. With the frame back from powder coating it’s time to build the chassis.
Period correct, freshly rebuilt Ohlins forks and a Penske shock for suspension.
30mm offset triple.
6 piston narrow band PFM brakes. Aluminum race stay and rear sub frame.
And a perfect set of Marchesini magnesium wheels complete the rolling chassis.
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Part 1/2: Upgrades-Digging a little deeper into the 748/800 motor.
Time to improve the agricultural shifting.
Like the SP and SPS models the 748 came with a close ratio gearbox, but the shifting quality still left a lot to be desired.
Installing a ceramic micro bearing detent arm in place of the notchy feeling original and a lighter shift shaft return spring (#29) will improve shifting response and feel immeasurably.
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Part 4/4. It was campaigned nationally and finished on the podium at Laguna Seca in 2000.
Since then, it’s been tracked, raced, and rebuilt.
Grimy, but mechanically sound- it’s time for a resurrection.
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Part 3/4. Here’s a quick rundown for those who care.
Ported heads, 800cc Wiseco pistons, SP cams
Megacycle rockers,
Carillo Rods, Lightened Falicon supercrank, and a Nichols lightweight flywheel and primary drive gear.
The dyno sheets from back then have it making in the mid to high 100/teens. .
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It’s a fine line between leading the pack and holding them back.
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Mock Up :: RZV500R fitted with an ex BSB Spondon asymmetrical swing arm. Hello modern wheels and tires! Photo @jlvienne .
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Laguna Seca // Go!
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