The motor is the same 998cc displacement
as stock with 74 x 58mm bore and stroke
dimensions. The compression ratio is 13.5:1
and runs a Graves Motorsports kit with conrods and pistons and a Graves kit crankshaft.
The head is ported to FX specifications and
runs Graves kit camshafts and valve springs.
It aiso features VEe kit close-ratio
transmission and a Graves slipper ciutch.
Fuel delivery is handled by 41mm Keihin
carburetors or 40mm throttle bodies with the
fuel-injected configuration and a Graves
sealed kit airbox with a Graves airfllter.
Cooling Is handled by the VZF-R7 kit radla1or.
The Graves Motorsports
triple clamp can be
adjusted by 16mm, but
the team stays within a
6mm range for the most
part. The master cylinder
is a Brembo 19 x 20 unit,
while the controi levers
are made by GYT-R.
The frame is braced by
Graves Motorsports and
features an adjustable
swingann pivot, which can
be moved 12mm up and
down and 4mm forward and
aft via insert plates. The
steering damper Is from
Ohlins.
The forks are 43mm Ohlins Superbike units with Twin
Brembo monoblock radial-mount four-piston caliper
brakes mounted on them. The rotors are 305mm Brembo
units. The wheeis are Marchisini magnesium units in 3.5 x
16.5 inch in front and 6.0 x 16.5 inch out back.
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