Here you go, Don. You're next project inspiration: http://flip.it/qeWiP
Damn you, Cal!!! Don't tempt the addict.
Obviously, I'm a fan of the RC51. There are things I like and don't like as much about this particular custom.
Likes:
I do like the Ohlins forks. These appear to be retrofitted to the bike, since Ohlins only made its Road and Track forks commercially available for the RC51, and those were sold out (Dan Kyle sold his last pair) a few years ago. These have the newer, MotoGP style nitrogen-charged reservoirs.
I also like the carbon fiber Rotobox wheels.
The engine upgrades are a plus (Ti valves). The RC comes with ram air. They probably upgraded/upsized the airbox to carbon fiber model. I think its funny when they say the donor was already a race-spec bike. Who would do such drastic mods to a race bike, UNLESS the motor was in dire need of a rebuild and the bike was crashed.
I am mixed about the carbon-ceramic brake discs. They take a some heat to get up to proper operating temperature.
I am NOT a fan of the wire rod-mesh body pieces. Yuck! All that improvement taken away from a completely non-aerodynamic design feature. I don't really buy bikeexif.com's assertion that wire rod density is varied to direct air where needed.
I do like the aluminum bodywork pieces (gas tank and parts of the fairing).
The wristwatch compartment is silly, other than to get a TAG marketing tie-in. The designer says there is no watch-maker tie-in with motorcycling. Obviously, this guy has never heard of Nicky Hayden's Tissot contract.
