Congrats on the bike. Welcome to the forum. I am new here also. Your RC 51 will be awesome with a gone through suspension. I can only imagine how good the bike feels like that. It is already awesome.
New to forum.
Hi all.
Been lurking for some time and decided to sign up.
Been riding for quite some time.
Got a 2002 RC51-SP2 as my project bike.
Always wanted one and got it earlier this year.
She's on blocks waiting for my suspension to return from Kyle Racing.
Got a long list of goodies planned for her.
Everybody who rides it loves it. Especially me.
Been lurking for some time and decided to sign up.
Been riding for quite some time.
Got a 2002 RC51-SP2 as my project bike.
Always wanted one and got it earlier this year.
She's on blocks waiting for my suspension to return from Kyle Racing.
Got a long list of goodies planned for her.
Everybody who rides it loves it. Especially me.
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I'm sure the suspension will be great once I get it back on.
Right now it's sitting on the stands disassembled for all the other stuff it needs.
As a used bike, I'm finding examples of previous owner neglect constantly.
So my project time-frame grows ever longer.
But once it finally gets completed, it should be a pretty trick bike.
Probably one of the major projects is replacing many aluminum components with magnesium.
I've already got magnesium clip-ons. Now I'm working on replacing the caliper brackets with magnesium.
Later, it'll be magnesium rear-sets and triple-trees, then maybe wheels.
I've also got my eye on a carbon-kevlar fuel tank as well.
Plus all the usual replacement of fasteners with aluminum or titanium.
A little bit here and there over time. Not enough cash to do it all at once (I wish).
Right now it's sitting on the stands disassembled for all the other stuff it needs.
As a used bike, I'm finding examples of previous owner neglect constantly.
So my project time-frame grows ever longer.
But once it finally gets completed, it should be a pretty trick bike.
Probably one of the major projects is replacing many aluminum components with magnesium.
I've already got magnesium clip-ons. Now I'm working on replacing the caliper brackets with magnesium.
Later, it'll be magnesium rear-sets and triple-trees, then maybe wheels.
I've also got my eye on a carbon-kevlar fuel tank as well.
Plus all the usual replacement of fasteners with aluminum or titanium.
A little bit here and there over time. Not enough cash to do it all at once (I wish).
Where are u getting the fuel tank from?
I plan on eventually getting it from Erospace Technologies.
The standard capacity costs around $1200 but is guaranteed for life against leaks and only weights a little over 5-1/2 lbs.
You can get a C-F tank for $900, but not sure of the long-term life.
The standard capacity costs around $1200 but is guaranteed for life against leaks and only weights a little over 5-1/2 lbs.
You can get a C-F tank for $900, but not sure of the long-term life.
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