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Kainzinger V-Fource 1600
Digging through my back issue archive, I
was reading about the V-Fource, a 1680cc machine built by Herbert Kainzinger.
Kainzinger, a former mechanic on GP and
world
superbike teams, was building high end specials over in
Germany and back in 1997 and ‘98, several magazines tested his one off V-max,
giving it rave reviews with many photos of riders dragging their knees through
the turns, not the usual V-max attitude. Reports said it had 200+ horsepower,
depending on tune, at the
rear
wheel, along with extensive use of carbon fiber and titanium
which dropped the weight to 412 pounds. The steering head was pulled in to 24
degrees (adjustable either way by one degree) and a chain conversion with a
custom swingarm was fabricated, the end result being a 55.9 inch wheelbase,
right about where a sportbike would be. Functional scoops pressurize an airbox
feeding four flatslide carbs. There were all sorts of other bits and pieces
which made up this very special V-max and it was nothing like the usual customs
you see.
Kainzinger took his bike to the European
tracks and according to the articles, embarrassed many a sportbike rider with
this beast. I can only imagine what it sounded like. The bike isn’t what I would
call good looking exactly, it looks, well … serious.
Source
Thekneeslider.com /
Kainzinger
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