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Mike's Honda VFR400/RVF400 Page
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TCM Products Rearsets for NC30 and NC35Below are pictures of the TCM Products rearsets I am using on my race bike. These rearsets fit both the Honda VFR400 and RVF400 (NC30 and NC35). They are currently available from G-Force Performance Center. I already had a set of rearsets for my bike, but I didn't have a complete set of spares and wasn't sure where to buy new spares. Also, in a previous crash, I wasn't happy with how the rearsets survived. One of them cracked at the peg mount and had to be re-welded. Pictures of my old resets can be seen here. The new rearsets from TCM are much more stout and look much better than my old rearsets. Unfortunately I have already crash tested them. I am happy to see the peg mounts and pegs handled the crash much better than the old rearsets. Pictures below show damage to the left rearset, caused when I hit the brakes too hard and lost the front. The bike fell from an almost upright position onto the left side. The shift lever caught on the edge of the track and was bent and flipped backwards, and the peg ground down on the pavement. But, the rearset is otherwise unbent. The shift lever and rod can be bent back easily with a hammer, and the peg is still long enough to be functional and safe. Later the same weekend, someone hit my bike and knocked it over in the pits. It fell on the right side (and right rearset). The rearset was undamaged other than a minor scratch on the end of the foot peg. In both accidents, the rearset helped prevent significant damage to the side of the bike. It reminded me that with solid rearsets and crash spools (which I need to get), it is possible to crash a bike without causing significant damage. A picture below shows the damage caused to the left side of my bike after my crash. Without a stout rearset peg, the exhaust canister probably would have been destroyed as well as other damage. As it is, the exhaust canister, side panels and fuel tank sustained only minor scratches, and the rear tail section was untouched. The minimal damage was because the clip on and rearset sustained the brunt of the force from falling over. (click on image for a larger version) |
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Posted 7/30/2003
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