RSV 1000 Factory - Super Cafe Racer (Updated)

Norzilla · Aug 23, 2009

Here is my nearing completion Norton Featherbed framed Super Cafe Racer with a 2004 RSV1000 Factory motor, custom pipes, tank, seat seat unit, Ducati front end, Honda hybrid swingarm / unit pro link.

5 months build time from drawings to rolling art!

Kiwi_rsvr · Aug 23, 2009

There's some skill & craftsmanship gone into that !!!....Looking good, looking very good

Flick1 · Aug 24, 2009

This is stunning.

jasbike · Aug 24, 2009

a bloody work of art hat goes off to you one very sexy cafe racer

V-twindude · Aug 24, 2009

WOW that is very very cool! :thumbup

PS. The seat looks comfortable for a good 10 miles

Norzilla · Aug 24, 2009

V-twindude said:
WOW that is very very cool! :thumbup

PS. The seat looks comfortable for a good 10 miles

Ha ha thanks for the comp's , seat going off to be covered in Black swede next week....

A303 · Aug 29, 2009

Mate that's 'kin awesome - is that the rad and fans under the seat?
Heck of a wheelbase on her - you going drag racing?

Norzilla · Aug 30, 2009

A303 said:
Mate that's 'kin awesome - is that the rad and fans under the seat?
Heck of a wheelbase on her - you going drag racing?

Hey... Yes rad and fans under the seat

The wheelbase is 1480mm same as a Hayabusa, not crazy long!

Cheers
John

bad boy · Aug 30, 2009

Should be very proud of that fella,well done.Looks very cool..:thumbup:thumbup

rs3 mille · Aug 30, 2009

thats awsome :thumbup

Moggi · Sep 4, 2009

It's an absolute beaut mate! :inlove

beechy · Sep 4, 2009

Could somebody pass the tissues I'm about to have "a little accident".... :jack
Thats one gorgeous looking piece of kit my friend :thumbup:thumbup

Norzilla · Oct 13, 2009

Norzilla said:
Here is my nearing completion Norton Featherbed framed Super Cafe Racer with a 2004 RSV1000 Factory motor, custom pipes, tank, seat seat unit, Ducati front end, Honda hybrid swingarm / unit pro link.

5 months build time from drawings to rolling art!

Update: she is now running with the new fuel injection ECU, not with out its share of challenges... And i can confirm that the pipe are very very loud.... 92 dB at idle and over 105 dB with a blip of the throttle. Need to do some serious work to get the sound down below 99 dB at 4500 RPM from the MOT test....:devious

I am hoping to do some video of the first Dyno run for Youtube, in the next few weeks.

Cheers

caterpillar · Oct 13, 2009

Looks absolutely stunning that man :thumbup :thumbup
I'd ask how much, but one that wouldn't be the point, and two i've not got the know how to build one :laugh Are you entering it into the MCN thingymabob? You should!

Always wished Aprilia had gone ahead and produced the blue marlin prototype

Norzilla · Oct 13, 2009

caterpillar said:
Looks absolutely stunning that man :thumbup :thumbup
I'd ask how much, but one that wouldn't be the point, and two i've not got the know how to build one :laugh Are you entering it into the MCN thingymabob? You should!

Always wished Aprilia had gone ahead and produced the blue marlin prototype

Wow , when did they desgin that prototype????? Never seen that before?

Re the MCN custom bike show comp, actually i missed the deadline by 24hrs, as a mate saw it the day after entries closed and rang me. I rang the entries officer and pleaded, but COMPUTER SAYS NO!!!!

Well there is always next year..... anyway it is not quite finished yet, so i should not complain....

Thanks again for the compliments..... actually i have had a couple of requests to build copies.... so you never know, someone might twist my arm hard enough! it would take about 6 months if anyone did :biggrin

caterpillar · Oct 13, 2009

The prototype was unveiled in 2001 but unfortunately never made it to production

Be nice to know if the prototype was fully functioning and if so, where the hell is it now :biggrin

You can find more pictures and a write up on it here - click me

That's a bummer about the MCN thing. As you say though, there is always next year. I can imagine it sounds bloody marvellous :inlove

Jacques_nasi · Oct 16, 2009

Kinda been following the build on Cafreracer.net, looks awesome man, glad to see it looking so good!!!!

supertedlover · Oct 16, 2009

Just seen this and :inlove:inlove:inlove

want one want one want one

hats off that bike looks awesome :thumbup

speed66450 · Oct 19, 2009

Man, I have trouble "building" Ikea furniture?! Incredible job~ you, my friend, are the Van Gogh of GO!!

Norzilla · Oct 19, 2009

speed66450 said:
Man, I have trouble "building" Ikea furniture?! Incredible job~ you, my friend, are the Van Gogh of GO!!

Hey Cheers!!! That's one of the best quotes i've seen, mind if i use it?!!!

I have just taken a little video, which i will try to put on youtube, but i had to take the megaphones off for the moment and replaced them with some std ducati cans, as i need to get it through the new vehicle approval test and the mega's are WAY TO LOUD :devious, sound like a MotoGP bike.

Now all i have to do to finish it is have the seat covered, tidy up a bit of the wiring and then off to the Dyno.:doug

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