Help me decide on a race tail.

[Doc]

I am trying to decide which of my tails looks best.

Keep in mind that I have to fab up some brackets (fiberglass the holes on the stock 600rr) and paint them too.

600RR


RC51


You all know what stock looks like.

[hondamaha]

I used the rr tail on my bike with a good bit of fiberglass work. As soon as I get it painted and mounted I'll post up some pics. Hopefully it will be in about a week

[Doc]

I'd love to see it.

[SMF]

i'd go with whichever one is lighter

[cjp377]

I think that the 600RR looks better.

I always fancied the RC51 (SP1 here in the UK), but having seen your photos, it now looks a bit big.

Show us some photos when you get it done and good luck

[nt650hawk]

nice front end


I like the 51.

You may want to try to get the seat angle and hight up a bit. OR ELSE you lege will be spent on the first lap...

[Doc]

Yeah I need a new subframe.

Do you know of anyone that makes them?

Cost?

[cobra525]

nice front end


I like the 51.

You may want to try to get the seat angle and hight up a bit. OR ELSE you lege will be spent on the first lap...

I agree to both. I was thinking of trying the RC tail when I make my new subframe this winter. Now I know what it will look like Thanks.

I also think the seat hight should be raised.

Also Pm'ed you as not to threadjack

[Doc]

nice front end


I like the 51.

You may want to try to get the seat angle and hight up a bit. OR ELSE you legs will be spent on the first lap...

How about this?


Or?

[ekubota]

1. too angled

2. too flat

Set it up approximately so the ridge on the side of the tail follows the angle of the bottom of the tank...

[Doc]

Like the first one just higher?

[ekubota]

Yeah... the 600RR looked about right.

[dagus]

RC51 tail looks enormous for the stock Hawk tank. I wouldn't consider it without a tank conversion to go with it.

The 600 tail looks just so slick, but I have one problem with it unless you trim the front part down. Check this out:




It's Nikola Tsanko's Hawk from the hawkgt.com photo album. One of my favorites, except you really have got to trim that front part of the cowl and fiberglass it a little to get it shaped right. When it protrudes past the tank like that it just looks wrong, very do-it-yourself when it could look very professional and custom otherwise.

I'd go with the 600 tail, just get ready with a hacksaw and some fiberglass.

[Doc]

Well that 600rr tail does look good! I think I will try both. I mean what the heck it is a long winter.

I just don't know how I am gonna mount them....

[hondamaha]

Here is a pic or two of what I did. It took lots of cutting and fiberglass work, but I'm still not finished.
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I used the 600rr seat as well, with a stock subframe that I cut all up and rewelded like I needed.