Building Ricky Carmichael's Loretta's Race Bike 17

GuyB
7/26/2012 4:50pm

With Ricky Carmichael's return to the 2012 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship this year, he faced one opponent he hasn't seen in years...a claiming rule that would have given any competitor entered a chance to claim his bike. Rather than take a chance of that happening with a Team Yoshimura Suzuki Racing machine, he opted to return to his roots, and have Pro Circuit build him a bike to take on all comers at Loretta Lynn's.

The gang over at Pro Circuit sent over a build list for RC's new bike, and everything on it is available to the public. They can (and often do) build full-race bikes for all classes, brands, skill levels and rider types. Here's what went into RC's.

Build List for Ricky Carmichael’s Pro Circuit 2012 RMZ450

Part Number

Description

Retail


Exhaust



0341245F

TI-5 Carbon / Titanium Full System w/ Resonance Chamber

$999.95


Accessories



CCS08450

Clutch Cover

$169.95

TB-04

Throttle Tube

$59.95

PC4019-0002

Silver Tank Wrap

$49.95

PC4009-0007

Engine Plug Kit

$69.95

RHKS11450Y

Radiator Hose Kit ("Y" Kit)

$199.95

H330

Hinson Clutch Basket

$239.99

H338

Hinson IH/PP Kit

$499.95

BY4115

Braking Disk Batfly Front

$249.00

BY4503

Braking Disk Batfly Rear

$141.90

772CM46

Braking Pad Sintered

$42.90

POW02

Braking POW Bracket

$75.00

39412453

Triple Clamp Kit w/ 1 1/8” Bar Mounts

$699.95

2912-516

Launch Control

$109.95


Engine



CSS08450Z

Camshafts (Intake & Exhaust)

$744.95

EVS11450

Titanium Exhaust Valves (pair)

$357.95

IVS11450

Titanium Intake Valves (pair)

$357.95

VSS08450K

Valve Spring Kit

$299.95

RPS12450F

High Compression Piston

$289.95

CSS05450

Clutch Springs

$79.95

SRV-027

Head Modification (4-Stroke)

$549.95

SRV-035

Copper Valve Seats & Installation

$519.80

49085-1073

Radiator Cap (1.6)

$32.73


Suspension



SPA10250

Linkage Arm

$224.95

PC3001-1535

2012 Pro Circuit SFF Works Suspension (Fork & Shock)

$8,675.00

PC3007-0001

Turquoise Fork Tube Upgrade

$999.95

PC3008-0000

Turquoise Shock Shaft Upgrade

$324.95

The grand total of all the hop-ups? A very stout $17,066.37, not counting the cost of the stock Suzuki RM-Z450. Want to make any bets on whether this one gets a claim attempt?

Want to build one of your own? Need more info? You can catch Pro Circuit at any of the options below.

Visit: 2771 Wardlow Rd., Corona, CA 92882 between 9:00am-5:00pm PST.
Call: (951) 738-8050.
Fax (951) 738-8065
Email: chris@procircuit.com
Web: www.procircuit.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ProCircuitIntl
Twitter: twitter.com/procircuit78

Related:
Ricky Carmichael
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casedit
11 years ago
Seems pretty fair to everyone else...not! Let me get this straight, RC is competing against amateurs, on a bike no one still can afford. Does he take a position away from an amateur? I still don't get this whole thing...what is he trying to prove. I used to be a huge RC fan..this is just embarrassing - go enjoy your money and stop ruining the amateur circuit.
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JBlain619
11 years ago
Why wouldn't anyone claim it??? $8664.50 for a bike that has all those upgrades...seems like a steal to me. And before you go and try to say I didn't add the retail value of the parts on the bike, read every line straight from the Rule book.

G. Claiming
1. All sanctioned motocross and youth meets are claiming
meets. The claiming price shall be 30 percent over (50
percent over for Supermini) manufacturer’s suggested
retail price using the Black Book AMA Official Motorcycle
Value Guide, Kelly Blue Book or NADA appraisal guide
and include the complete motorcycle, supermini or
minicycle. Vintage- and ATV-class equipment shall be
excluded from the claiming rule.
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unknownmxr
11 years ago
RC could ride a stock bike and someone would claim it just because RC rode it.
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burnside
11 years ago
Its a hideous amount of cash, but kind of cool for a motorsport that you can buy machinery to get the job done and be competitive in the pro ranks for under 30k.
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GeorgiePorgie
11 years ago
Has the rule always been msrp x 2 at Loretta's ?! I always thought it was book value + 30%
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Markout
11 years ago
The idea of the rule is to try and level the field in terms of equipment. You may be reluctant to cheat, or spend 50 grand on a bike if you knew there was a chance someone could buy it from you.

I wonder how this bike compares to the factory one he has.Anyone have the opportunity to ask him?
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mikebrownsound
11 years ago
Rockstar Canidae Suzuki in 2009 had pretty much this bike under the tenth when tommy Hahn was riding it. Chad Reed rode a Honda full blown pro circuit 2 seasons ago, he said its really good and if you have the money to hire bones bacon to do the suspension and the money to hire mitch the bike is really good but there is still plenty of japanese factory parts that they dont have access to.

But this is the best money can buy pretty much, but a factory bike is still a notch better engine wise and perhaps chassi wise, but i do think bones suspension is almost as good as the factory, at least some of the factorys suspension. The tripple clamps is pretty much the same as stock but more rigid and looks sick. The engine got pc cams, pc piston, pc porting, valves,, but no factory tranny " if not Carmichael took one of hes factory tranny over to pc to put it in, othewise i would guess the transmission is coated like tickles.

Another funny thing is that the pipes the factory riders rides may look stock but they got tons of variations and i would guess RC´s is the same, Reed get ten pipes / silencers combo to test out each weekend if not even more? But then the big question you ask is perhaps how does the suspension feels compare to a Factory 49 mm Showa forks tuned by Adam from Showa ( factory suzuki suspension master) and how is the characteristic of the powerband, and how light is the bike ? I guess it would be some saving on the weights but nothing like all the Ti bolts the factory puts on to save minor mino weights. And btw the factory suzuki tank looks stock but it is not ^^.

How do i know all this ? Friend of Josh Hansen and pc Mechanic, some of the other names out there, and been comparing and following the sports bike / privaters vs Stock. PC vs Factory, factory connection vs Factory Honda for a long time now. I love pro circuit and its sick that they can provide a normal person pretty equal to factory parts. I think RC is pumped on hes bike and love to test back to back to hes factory suzuki.
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BUTCH
11 years ago
Anyone that is racing against RC could claim/buy his bike and there's nothing RC could do about it.
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GeorgiePorgie
11 years ago
What's stupid about it ? Bikes people should claim at Loretta's: RC and AC's supermini. As stated above its a rule to deter competitors from dumpIng ass tons of cash into a bike because they know they can damn well lose it.

You can claim a bike at any AMA event.
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JayCarpent
11 years ago
Wrong.. He can put in his own claim and keep it from going to the rider who initiated the claim. You might want to read the rule book before you say nothing can be done.

Also, he can refuse the claim and just lose his trophy and not be able to race for a year. No one is walking away with his bike.