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Old 10-Nov-2006, 23:01
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45..robert dunlop...right mess - hes still not right now.
I have the story in one of my old mags
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Old 11-Nov-2006, 15:41
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yup carbon wheel broke up on him - not very nice
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Old 11-Nov-2006, 16:40
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yup carbon wheel broke up on him - not very nice
not carbon
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Old 11-Nov-2006, 18:08
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Don't think the RC45 was anywhere near as successful on the racetrack as the 888, was it? And that was despite the millions thrown at it by HRC. Straight from the crate, its handling was considered suspect. Even Hislop didn't get on with it. A 16inch front wheel, and decidedly 'iffy' weight distribution meant cash needed to be splashed on it to make it competitive.

Moreover, with its gaudy multi-colour paint scheme it looks much like any other early '90s pocket-rocket Japanese UJM. No, if 'cool' can be measured by the number of turned heads as you pass by the crowds, the 888SP wins hands down. (IMHO!)
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Old 11-Nov-2006, 20:15
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Old 12-Nov-2006, 17:34
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Adorning myself with the 'Jacket of Pedantry', or is it the 'Anorak of Minutiae', I can never decide...but first i'm pretty sure the RC45 had 17 inch wheels, it was only the blade that started life with a 16 incher?
And wasn't Robert Dunlop on an NC35, the 400cc little bro of the RC/RVF?
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And wasn't Robert Dunlop on an NC35, the 400cc little bro of the RC/RVF?
Nah mate.
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It was the '94 TT.Robert was on the Medd Racing RC45 when his rear wheel collapsed just after the jump at Ballaugh Bridge.[/anorak mode off]
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Old 12-Nov-2006, 19:44
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Sorry RSF, but the RC45's front wheel was a 16". (The RVF400, on the other hand, had a 17").

However, the small front wheel wasn't blamed for the RC45's handling peculiarities. Steve Hislop thought it had to do with weight distribution. Wayne Gardner too said he thought the '93 Factory RVF's (and the RC45) went in the wrong direction as far as engine placement in the frame and it's effect on turning/handling. Even though Honda claimed the engine sits 10mm further forward in the frame (compared to the RC30), both Factory team racers Arron Slight and Doug Polen talked about chasing the front end as it pushed wide, and of its lack of feedback through the turns.
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Old 13-Nov-2006, 05:52
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Sorry RSF, but the RC45's front wheel was a 16". (The RVF400, on the other hand, had a 17").

** quietly removes anorak of pedantry and consigns it to the bin. Then grabs outdoor coat and leaves the room **
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yup, weeveetwin is right on with this one, the rc45 had 16" front and 17" rear, the rc30 had a 17"x 3" front with a 18"x5.5" rear.
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