Got a RC24 again......

[tsmitty]

That's so awesome keny! 

[keny]

The tail section arrived today, indeed as nice as in the picture in the add

Here next to the old one

No cracks found on it, amazing!

There is a slight difference between it, it's from a 89 bike, and the 86 one, a cut for the passenger cover are not there, guess the 88-89 cover is missing this slot?

Well I guess I just take them of the passenger seat cover I have ....

 

[keny]

Some progress on the RC24.

Started to take fork off, decided to take top fairing as well off to put the round clocks on even will run OEM fairing this season.

The fairing has some damage but don't know if I will do anything to it, it will be replaced whit the cbr900 anyway in a near future (next winter), seems there is a lot of small damage here as there also.

Other headlight faster is broken 

As the oil cooler other attachment cracked as headlight fasteners bent

The headlight holders can easily be bent back nut the oil cooler faster needs a weld.

Did strip the front brake

I have the rebuild kit for the calipers. Also thinking I might take the long brake lines from the FJ for the VFR to keep it more simply whit just 2 brake lines.

Fork legs off so next is to change the seals in them

Ah, one thing, found a nicer chain guard, it also have the metal inserts so you don't tight the plastic to much so it cracks. 

It's from a 88-89 but 100% alike the 86, the sticker has wrong size tires thro, oh well, will be other size on bike anyway 

[keny]

Opened up the orginal forks today, 

Should have had a overhaul a few years back, I would say many years back.....

Oil just black as a night 

And fork seals far from fresh looking 

 

The fork caps are sure billet made, but finnish is lacking 

 

Sadly the bush sliders are past there best....

So something again to order.....

 

90's CB500 should have same parts so should not be to hard to find.

A quick search do offer them as package whit seals that I already have thro

[bmart]

I've never seen fork oil that dark in anything!

[Wald]

I think, this is maple syrup,  not fork oil!

[keny]

The front wheel is painted as tire mounted 

And bushes for the fork is on the way 

[tsmitty]

Awesome Dude, it looks good! 

If I could operate a spray can, I would go back to white.

[Captain 80s]

Nice keny.

[tsmitty]

On 4/21/2024 at 3:34 AM, keny said:

Other headlight faster is broken 

keny, I don't think my US model came with the nuts installed on those posts from the factory. I never used the nuts on those two spots regardless. 

[keny]

I wonder if the oil leak at drain plug is because the drain plug surface is not smooth 

🤔

[bmart]

Is the other side smooth? 

[Captain 80s]

A new crush washer should be able to compensate for that, easy.

 

It did have a crush washer...    right?

[keny]

On 5/6/2024 at 4:33 AM, Captain 80s said:

A new crush washer should be able to compensate for that, easy.

 

It did have a crush washer...    right?

Yes I did, a cupper one, will try a aluminum one next

[keny]

Here the crush washer(s) I had

But looking at engine, the surface might net be 100% even?

If so, why 🤔

[Captain 80s]

Use a new, Honda style, aluminum washer.

 

I don't see anything that should be a problem.

[keny]

Brake calipers are cleaned 

Ultrasonic cleaner is nice

[keny]

Gör the fork slide brushes yesterday 

But want to do something to these before putting together it

Billet made fork caps that lacking the final touches 

[keny]

Quit a difference even some small fine polish still needed 

Way better 

[keny]

Well the anti drive was messed on the leg that was on my bike so ordered a leg lower from a breaker.

There are some differences for sure, mostly the fork clamp bolt design, the one from bike has thro bolts

Same as a 86 brochure picture

The one I got has treads in the lower and just bolts

But guess it works as good.

From a other brochure picture there is also a different system, but guess it's pre production bikes

At least what I think 

[tsmitty]

I think I would prefer the nut/bolt = steel/steel securement and no steel/aluminum threads. mho

[Captain 80s]

Just throwing this out there...

 

Are you sure you got a 37mm lower fork tube and not the 88/89 41mm?

[Fastdruid]

On 5/30/2024 at 3:42 PM, Captain 80s said:

Just throwing this out there...

 

Are you sure you got a 37mm lower fork tube and not the 88/89 41mm?

^This. 

 

That design of tube is 100% the way the clamp bolts are arranged on the later bikes. 

 

I've lost count of how many breakers treat list their parts as fitting 86-89. They're so different and while some parts fit they're not the same. 

Even when they've specifically listed it as my year of bike I've ended up with the wrong part (last one was a set of bars). 

[Captain 80s]

I actually think they sourced the 1987/88 CBR1000F forks for the 88/89 VFRs.   They look identical (and are both 41mm damping rod forks), use the same size rotors and they have the lower unused mount for the big aero CBR front fender.

 

 

 

EDIT:  Yep.  Just confirmed it with parts numbers.  The lowers sliders are the same part number.  Chrome tubes are not, probably a different length

[keny]

On 5/30/2024 at 5:42 PM, Captain 80s said:

Just throwing this out there...

 

Are you sure you got a 37mm lower fork tube and not the 88/89 41mm?

Nope, the one I got is for a 37mm, part number ML7-691 tells it's from a 1987 European market bike.