Well, not for the want of trying, the only thing that I can't source are MC16 F-III wheels. Gold rocking horse teeth just isn't the phrase!

Anyway, does anyone know how wide the CBR600F1/Hurricane (i.e. "jellymould") 3-spoke wheels are? These are the same style as the MC16 wheels, and I'm hoping a similar width as the HRC ones.

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I'm thinking now of rather than the Spencer Rothmans look, going the same way as Steve and making it an "out of the factory" F-III instead.

Apart from HRC wheels, I now have everything (plus a couple of special parts not in the book) to make this:


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Nice

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The MC16 F-III is the most similar to an RS than any other NSR. Even the clutch and transmission is RS, and the casing isn't even machined for a kickstart!

I even managed to find an almost new set of HRC GP pipes for it - even the HRC stickers on the bellies are intact! I have 6-spoke wheels, that fairing on the right, and that seat on the right (also have a genuine F-III seat, but it's in poor condition) but I'm considering whether to go "standard" F-III like Steve did with his MC21.

That would mean standard fairing (I have an almost brand new red top fairing, c/w ram-air scoops and headlight blank), the HRC race seat, and a works fuel tank. I'd need a couple of fairing panels and to get them painted, but that's not the end of the world. It's just the wheels I'm missing.
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It would be great to see an out of the factory F3 bike, there are lots of modded MC16's but not many (if any) pucca well executed F3 replica's. Its certainly a bike I would travel to see.

Must be a set of F3' wheels tucked away in a shed in Japan, can Drew help?

It wouldn't be a replica.
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Blimey is that the only part of my post you can be bothered to answer? Andy is building it not the Honda factory is all I meant.

yeah, basically
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Well its going to have the wromg wheels for a start , go boil your head Stephen

Not if I give him a set of wheels
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I've only seen one set of MC16F-III wheels in 4 years of searching, and unfortunately they were bolted to a complete bike that I couldn't afford at the time.

It's a bit like trying to find HRC Astralights. They do come round, but about as often as Halley's Comet!
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No harm in building the rest up and waiting for a pair of wheels, there arent many but then not many people are looking for them. Good luck.

I'm torn though. I have my heart set on a Fast Freddie replica (which to be authentic really needs the aforementioned Astralights, but I could make wheels out of 2 NS400 wheels and a VF1000 wheel) but the "stock" F-III does look really smart.

The 1989 MC18 F-III is easy though. I need a set of pipes for it, but I have plain white bodywork and everything else required. I could do with a standard F-III swingarm for it though, instead of the MotoBum F-III arm.

What we need is Steve to build his 1988 in "standard" F-III trim then, and we'd have a full set!
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I've already started building it but it's a very slow build that one. Must admit it would look good next to the '21 F-III
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Well, aside the pipes, I think I have everything now for an "out-of-the-box" looking R5K-RK! (Thanks Rob for the white fuel tank too!)

It would be good to get them all lined up one day. I could almost be tempted to get a set of all-white MC16 bodywork, just to complete the look!

F-III MC16, MC18 Mk1, MC18 Mk2, and MC21 all sat together would be smart.
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