RIVA Racing · 2018 Kawasaki SX-R 1500
Project Buoy Bandit
RIVA Racing published this build and this parts list. Everything on this page is theirs.
Catalogue Builds / riva-2018-kawasaki-sxr1500
Quoted from RIVA Racing's page. Not reproducible without knowing the conditions, which are mostly not published.
- Top speed
- 65 mph RIVA's figure for this one machine. RIVA does not publish the conditions, the rider weight or the fuel it was run on.
The parts list (13)
In RIVA Racing's grouping and order.
Engine and drivetrain
| Component | Brand | Part number |
|---|---|---|
| RIVA MaptunerX Kawasaki License | RIVA | RS110SC-TL |
| RIVA Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Power Filter | RIVA | RK13110 |
Pump and handling
| Component | Brand | Part number |
|---|---|---|
| RIVA Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Pro-Series Sponsons | RIVA | RK26110 |
| Skat-Trak Kawasaki SX-R 1500 13/17 Swirl Impeller | Skat-Trak | SK487520SW13/17 |
| Skat-Trak Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Top-Loader Intake Grate | Skat-Trak | PRSGKAW1500C |
| RRP Universal Steering System for 22.2mm Bars | RRP | STR-SYS-UNV-KIT-BLK |
| RIVA Pro-Bar 0-Degree Handlebar with Crossbar | RIVA | RY201BK-BAR-2 |
| RRP Ninja Chin Pads Carbon Look | RRP | RRP-NIN-PAD-BLK |
| RRP Chin Pad Support / Steering Stop | RRP | ST-STOP-UNIV |
| ODI Ruffian MX Lock-On Grips | ODI | L32RFB-S |
| RRP Billet Lite Handlepoles | RRP | HP-BILLET-LITE |
Hull
| Component | Brand | Part number |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Custom Build IPD Graphics Kit | RIVA | RK5-IPD-GPHX |
| 2018 Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Custom Build Jettrim Traction Mat | Jettrim | RK5-JTRM-120 |
A one-off display machine rather than a race entry: RIVA says it was built for display at the 2017 IJSBA World Finals in Havasu to showcase its own products. Read the parts list with that in mind. Two things make it worth keeping anyway. It is the only documented SX-R 1500 build we hold, and eight of its thirteen parts come from someone other than the builder, which is unusual in a catalogue showcase and makes the list more informative than most. Note the two Skat-Trak items: Skat-Trak's watercraft division closed in December 2022, so those two numbers are new old stock at best today.
Whether any of it is legal in your class. A builder describing its own product, including by a class name, is not a check against a rulebook. Class Legality holds the checks that name a section and a person.
Whether it would do the same on your machine. A quoted top speed is one builder's result on one craft, usually without the conditions, the rider weight or the fuel.
Source: RIVA Racing, on their own page for this build
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- RIVA Racing, on their own page for this build rivaracing.com
- Read on
- 2026-09-08
- Worth knowing
- Builders revise these pages without notice. Confirm any part number against the source before ordering.
Cite this page
“Project Buoy Bandit”, BaddJet archive, catalogue Builds / riva-2018-kawasaki-sxr1500, https://baddjetarchive.com/builds/riva-2018-kawasaki-sxr1500/
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2018 Kawasaki · 13 components · RIVA Racing