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|name = Racing Bikes Honda RC30 SBK | |name = Racing Bikes Honda RC30 SBK | ||
| | |photo=Honda-RC30-01.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = | ||
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|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = Racing | ||
|engine = | |engine = | ||
|bore_stroke = | |bore_stroke = | ||
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|fuel_capacity = | |fuel_capacity = | ||
|oil_capacity = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|recommended_oil=Honda GN4 10W-40 | |||
|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
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the RVF race bike - it was the race bike. It came complete with competition | the RVF race bike - it was the race bike. It came complete with competition | ||
hardware like sophisticated 43 mm Showa forks, specially designed mag-alloy | hardware like sophisticated 43 mm Showa forks, specially designed mag-alloy | ||
wheels, twin-curved | wheels, twin-curved aluminum water radiators, massive 310 mm front floating | ||
disc brakes with four-piston Nissin calipers and so on - much of it identical to | disc brakes with four-piston Nissin calipers and so on - much of it identical to | ||
the eguipment fitted to the NSR500 two-stroke V4 race bike on which Gardner | the eguipment fitted to the NSR500 two-stroke V4 race bike on which Gardner | ||
hadjust regained the coveted World 500 cc title Apart from its race bike styling | hadjust regained the coveted World 500 cc title Apart from its race bike styling | ||
and fetching two-tone blue and white | and fetching two-tone blue and white color scheme, the RC30's most immediately | ||
distinctive feature was the ELF-inspired, single-sided swing-arm, dubbed the | distinctive feature was the ELF-inspired, single-sided swing-arm, dubbed the | ||
Pro-Arm by Honda. | Pro-Arm by Honda. | ||
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This had become standardized on the RVF race | This had become standardized on the RVF race | ||
bikes in 1986, enabling ultra-fast | bikes in 1986, enabling ultra-fast tire changes to be made while refuelling, | ||
since the wheel is released by unscrewing a single car-type nut, leaving the | since the wheel is released by unscrewing a single car-type nut, leaving the | ||
chain and rear brake in place. You have to be careful how you jack the bike up, | chain and rear brake in place. You have to be careful how you jack the bike up, | ||
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[[Category:Racing motorcycles]] | [[Category:Racing motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Honda motorcycles]] | |||