Developments so far!

[revdecal]

As you can see i have been a little bit busy! :happy:

The bodywork from Cruciata is honestly the best made stuff i have ever had....and i have had a lot!
All pre fixed and glued tapped gromets for you to screw the fasteners into and everything.

Here are a few pics, cant wait for that track day on the 6th July now, just waiting for the screen and r&g protectors.

[rx7tt95]

The race glass comes painted like that??? Out of curiosity, what's the weight comparison to the stock body panels?

[Gman2005]

Menta :) You'll be Max before you know it haha, looking sweet though. The only thing I can say is don't bin her please. Shes fare too beautiful for thats lol



Gman

[revdecal]

The race glass comes painted like that??? Out of curiosity, what's the weight comparison to the stock body panels?

I wish! Friend of mine painted them for me.

If anything the weight is slightly more robust than the standard fairings. Would defo stand up well to being dropped......not that that is going to happen of course!! :eek:

[Rich22]

Nice, i got the same levers, sweet as!

[VR-8]

How much ££ is the race fairings?

/J

[revdecal]

428 euros from cruciata.com including delivery to UK.

[Fcpcs]

still Waiting on ASV for levers and Gilles rear sets.

[rsvdan]

still Waiting on ASV for levers and Gilles rear sets.

Have you ordered them? Have both on my RSV and am impressed with them.

Is that a different screen, curious as to who is already making goodies for the V4

Cheers

[Fcpcs]

Well ASV cant say when the levers will be ready but i think they are the best so worth the wait and same for the Gilles rear sets. Still had to wait ages just to get the bike so good things come as they say.

Dan, thats a standard screen with my dealers logo on it. amazing how different removing the mirrors make her look.

[Simcard]

Do the fairings use all the stock mounting points?

[mrgrn]

nice man

if you need a custom carbon part made let me know

[Simcard]

Just trying to translate their webpage, do you have the product codes you used to order? Thanks.

[revdecal]

Just trying to translate their webpage, do you have the product codes you used to order? Thanks.

Try this,

http://www.cruciata.com/cruciata-racing-fiberglass-fairings-track-bikes-supersport-superbikes.asp

english version.

All the mounting points are the same and goes together like butter.

[Simcard]

Revdecal - sorry for all the questions but did you order this via your dealer as official accessory parts, or direct from Cruciata? My bike doesn't arrive until august but I want to have race glass ready to roll when it gets here.

[revdecal]

You have to order direct as Aprilia use them as an official supplier but not through the dealer network.
I would order now as even though they said 2 weeks, they actually turned up in 5 weeks!
You have to do a foreign money transfer via your bank as well as they do not take credit cards, very easy to do and costs about £25.00

Email 'Massimo' at info@cruciata.com as he is the english speaking chap there.

[full]

we need others pics :soap:

:worship:

[Simcard]

Are you going to use the stock screen or the race screen form Aprilia with the race glass?

[revdecal]

Using the race screen, just waiting for it to show up this week hopefully.

Putting her in track trim at the end of the week for a track day next week so i will be able to post more pics then.

[Simcard]

Got the quote from Cruciata to airfreight a set here - 299 euro in airfreight alone.........

[revdecal]

JESUS!

Payback for living in such a great country on the other side of the world! :bump:
They are good though, just tell them to use extra bubble wrap.

[Simcard]

I doubt there will be the volume of bikes here for a local crew to make up race glass, so it may be the only option. And I don't fancy giving someone my originals to make up a set either. Let's see, $1 AUD = 0.57 Euro.......gulp.

[Simcard]

Just curious to know if the tail section comes with the seat foam?

[revdecal]

Yes it does, albeit a small bit! Fitting it all this week so i will post the pics when its together.

[Simcard]

Massimo is saying that it does not come with fasteners, if I want them they are 4.50 Euro each, is that right?

[revdecal]

That's right mate, only 4 of them though.

All the fasteners for the top fairing come with but the 4 required to join to the belly pan do not.

[revdecal]

Ok, as promised here are some pics of the race fairing installed.

It looks so good i think i am going to leave it as is but just put the mirrors and number plate on when i go out!

Few more decals to make and apply and screen but apart from that i am good to go.
Went to Snetterton yesterday and manage to get 2 dry ones in before it pissed down but my god, what a bike!
The only low point in the morning is when some dickhead offered to put my rear stand on as i came in, picked up my mates one by mistake, slipped and promptly dug a fucking gouge out of my swing arm!!!:mad:

[colacin]

That sucks about the swingarm, but that paint looks superb- well done!

[Rich22]

Looks wicked mate

[revdecal]

Good job on the exhaust by the way mate!

Good to see some one out there being a bit creative and thinking outside the box.
Good luck with it all and i hope you sell lots :)

[Modifyd4]

sexy bike! looks good.

[huddo330]

Good job on the exhaust by the way mate!

Good to see some one out there being a bit creative and thinking outside the box.
Good luck with it all and i hope you sell lots :)

I just bought one and I looked at everything. He's done a sh@t hot job !:happy:

[Rich22]

Good job on the exhaust by the way mate!

Good to see some one out there being a bit creative and thinking outside the box.
Good luck with it all and i hope you sell lots :):cheers:

[rsvfourdave]

Rev, what sort of lap time did you do before it pissed down ?

Or was it just a bit of a shakedown with all your new farkles fitted on.

Remedy for swingarm could be wet and dry starting at 400 grade and going down to 1500, would then look sweet with completely polished arm. Then you can do frame. Or is scratch to deep ?

[revdecal]

Rev, what sort of lap time did you do before it pissed down ?

Or was it just a bit of a shakedown with all your new farkles fitted on.

Remedy for swingarm could be wet and dry starting at 400 grade and going down to 1500, would then look sweet with completely polished arm. Then you can do frame. Or is scratch to deep ?

Only doing 1 min 20's - 21's, just a shakedown really.
1st session was getting used to being on track since March on a new bike.
2nd session started to remember my lines and lay down a bit of power, thinking that today was going to be a good day.....then the heavens opened!

Did enough to know that i click with this bike, used to go around in low 1.15's so that's my bench mark.
Going back there on the 27th and Donny on the 4th August.

The scratch is quite a deep one but the wet and dry may work, at the moment i am looking at it that she has her 1st scratch so she is a little less perfect! May help me go quicker!! :rolleyes:

[Simcard]

Rev, a few more questions for you - how easily does the stock bodywork come off/go back on; did you use the track settings for the suspension and how did you find it?
What other changes did you make for the track?

[revdecal]

Rev, a few more questions for you - how easily does the stock bodywork come off/go back on; did you use the track settings for the suspension and how did you find it?
What other changes did you make for the track?

Bodywork all came off relatively easy and i am not putting it back on anyway.
You will need to keep track of all the fixings though as they are aplenty!

The seat unit is a bit tricky as it is clipped together.

The standard settings were crap to be honest, way too much re-bound. Eventually i will have to replace the internals as you very quickly run out of room on rebound and compression.
Increased rear sag to 9mm as well as there pretty much zero on the standard settings.
Never go for the TTX rear shock by the way as even though it looks pretty, everyone within the racing fraternity knows it does not work (something to do with the 2 chambers i think).
The one that is on there is actually much better.
Not many other changes apart from rearsets and levers etc..

[Simcard]

I read on another forum about a guy who has the accessory rearsets & is running race pattern - he wasn't too happy with the shifting or how the rod was set up? Rev how have you found them? Oh, & thanks for the tip on the TTX.

[revdecal]

I read on another forum about a guy who has the accessory rearsets & is running race pattern - he wasn't too happy with the shifting or how the rod was set up? Rev how have you found them? Oh, & thanks for the tip on the TTX.

Nice positive gear change, that's not my issue with them.

2 problems. One indication of a poorly engineered product is, for example, when the bike get strapped down onto a dyno via the foot pegs.
They flexed to the point that you couldn't change gear by foot only by reaching down with your hand.
Considering the forces that are applied via your feet when racing, i just think that's a bit poor.
Also the pegs are attached via a bolt from the rear, you can only access it by taking the whole unit off.
I have tightened it as much as possible and after one session out i can twist the foot peg by hand!
I cannot tighten the bolt any further but i can still twist the peg by hand and considering i put a lot of weight via my pegs it makes me bit nervous.

[Simcard]

Oh dear. I have pre-ordered the rearsets but might rethink that. They are also incredibly expensive compared to others available, e.g. Sato, Gilles etc.

[Simcard]

Here is what was said from another forum:

During the 1st service, i had had Aprilia rearsets fitted partly as this is the only way to run "race pattern" shifts - cann't be done with OE footpegs/gear lever. Anyway, they hadn't used thread lock so anyone doing the same PLEASE use thread lock as i lost various bits as i was circulating! Also, fitment off gear rod through the peg is odd and relies on a Nylock nut to hold it all in place. As you push down, the peg rotates! If it's overtightened, the gear lever wont move ..... it's rubbish and i would be interested to hear if anyone else as fitted these rearsets (genuine Aprilia aftermarket set by DPM) as i don't rate them at all and they are very expensive.

[ducati1098s]

Thanks Sim and Rev. Does anyone know whether there are any manafacturers at the mo making rearsets for the RSV4. Cant see anything on the Sato web-site

[revdecal]

Gilles are developing theirs and they are being released in August.

[rsvdan]

Rear sets seem ok to me....although pricey but got a bit of a deal.

Revdecal, you want to assemble the foot peg using "red bearing" loctite (avail from halfords). only need a drop on the thread but more on the bolt head that goes into the main ally part as that bolt head is all that stops the peg rotating. I also then held the foot peg in a vice (with wood blocks to protect) and used a long allen key to really tighten the bolt....I can guarantee it aint moving! Seem to remember my giles used same method to fix foot peg but using the above assy method I had no problems over many years use.

Simcard, think the guy on the other forum has assembled them wrong or the dealer did. The instructions aint great and you need to know about engineering principles to assemble them but if assembled and fitted correct then gear and brake feel and use are lots better than standard, very smooth and no jamming etc?

[Simcard]

Thanks rsvdan, sounds better. I also contacted Sato & they said they had no immediate plans to make anything for the RSV4.

[mad modder]

oh give it time and sato, attack, vortex, crg, etc will all have rearsets for it. just have to wait till the bike hits US soil.

[revdecal]

Revdecal, you want to assemble the foot peg using "red bearing" loctite (avail from halfords). only need a drop on the thread but more on the bolt head that goes into the main ally part as that bolt head is all that stops the peg rotating. I also then held the foot peg in a vice (with wood blocks to protect) and used a long allen key to really tighten the bolt....I can guarantee it aint moving! Seem to remember my giles used same method to fix foot peg but using the above assy method I had no problems over many years use.


Tries that and they are much better, got myself a bargain too.....freebie for all the hassle!
cheers for that, all ready for Snetterton on Monday and Donny on the 4th! :D