Post by fredjee on Jan 3, 2012 21:44:01 GMT 1
Way back in September 2008 I started on my 2nd Yamaha R1-Z project and slowly its been taking shape ?
To help me keep on with the project in 2012 I thought it best to get the thing out in the public eye so other 2 stroke fans can keep me moving along
Some of you might have seen my '' Yella Fella '' R1-Z 250
around at pub meetings / shows / rallys / and bike mags over the years ?
Well it's about time I showed you folks my latest project :wink:
Basically I've been itching to do something else so when I spotted another R1-Z frame for sale on Alex RD Forum I quickly snapped it up
Thats was all I had '' The Frame '' .....
So I started searching for something cheep that I could use for its running gear ?
I found a cheep FZR 400 1WG 3EN1 that has a diffrent swinger to other FZR's and the front is simular to the standard R1-Z item ....
The FZR was soon stripped with me keeping the running gear and selling on the left overs to someone who wanted it for a Quad Bike ...
With much head scratching I managed to fit the rear end !
Swing arm was too wide but all it needed was the bearings pushing in 5 mm each side and the inner tube shortening ....
The shock mount took me some time to work out finally going with a mito 125 shock ! Complete with handmade '' Dog Bones '' ....
I tacked it all into place but got someone at work to do the final welding as I don't trust my '' Pidgeon Sh*t Welding '' :lol:
The front end required a stem swap as the FZR item was way too long .....
Tom Mac ( famous 2 stroke nut ) came to the rescue giving me a 350 Powervalve bottom yolk to use along with a set of headstock bearings
Finally i managed to fit my spare R1-Z clock / headlight bracket ....
And this is how the project looks at the moment ....
Still lots to get on with over the winter but I'll keep you posted ..
Thanks ...
Fred.
To help me keep on with the project in 2012 I thought it best to get the thing out in the public eye so other 2 stroke fans can keep me moving along
Some of you might have seen my '' Yella Fella '' R1-Z 250
around at pub meetings / shows / rallys / and bike mags over the years ?
Well it's about time I showed you folks my latest project :wink:
Basically I've been itching to do something else so when I spotted another R1-Z frame for sale on Alex RD Forum I quickly snapped it up
Thats was all I had '' The Frame '' .....
So I started searching for something cheep that I could use for its running gear ?
I found a cheep FZR 400 1WG 3EN1 that has a diffrent swinger to other FZR's and the front is simular to the standard R1-Z item ....
The FZR was soon stripped with me keeping the running gear and selling on the left overs to someone who wanted it for a Quad Bike ...
With much head scratching I managed to fit the rear end !
Swing arm was too wide but all it needed was the bearings pushing in 5 mm each side and the inner tube shortening ....
The shock mount took me some time to work out finally going with a mito 125 shock ! Complete with handmade '' Dog Bones '' ....
I tacked it all into place but got someone at work to do the final welding as I don't trust my '' Pidgeon Sh*t Welding '' :lol:
The front end required a stem swap as the FZR item was way too long .....
Tom Mac ( famous 2 stroke nut ) came to the rescue giving me a 350 Powervalve bottom yolk to use along with a set of headstock bearings
Finally i managed to fit my spare R1-Z clock / headlight bracket ....
And this is how the project looks at the moment ....
Still lots to get on with over the winter but I'll keep you posted ..
Thanks ...
Fred.