Exup

[andy748]

Hi Guys, Rolled the Exup out today, bought in March off my brother, full engine service with valves shimmed and carbs rebuilt, sweet as a nut, got a 530 chain and sprocket conversion to do and a set of tyres and it's good to go, when we can get out of the house that is! I'll get the cosmetics sorted as we go through the year (hopefully). Andy.

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[Dangerous]

Very nice👍

[1966baz]

I've got the FZR 1000 genenis.One black one and one white,blue and red one.Has them 10 years and took them to the TT in 2011 and 2015.I love them ,especially no saw back.

[dusty350]

I had an RU;

Digital camera pics 132 by dusty miller, on Flickr

Helluva lot of bike for not a lot of money, Gixxers of the same age fetch big money now, but the Fizzers offer excellent value for money. Enjoy

Dusty

[stusco]

Id love an exup always liked them back in the day a mate had one with an alarm that he could start it with the remote for some reason I thought this was cool as f##k

[veg]

Always liked them but never ridden one, I had gsxr’s or zzr’s instead, lovely looking bikes 👍

[andy748]

Thanks for the comments Gents, can't wait to get it out, bought for cruising with the wife to the lakes/coast etc. Andy.

[lolly]

back in 1991 it was a toss up between a GSX1100 K and an Exup ; sadly i chose the gixxer ; handling was terrible 

[copper99]

Very nice indeed, I also had an RU, had it for quite a few years but then it started using oil like nobody's business(as they often do) so had to go, would defintley have another thou, maybe an 89 in the original red/white/blue.

[rich]

RU looks really nice, in the right colours too! Still got mine, not used it at all this year but it's still a monster bike to ride with loads of grunt. Does use a bit of oil though.

[andy748]

Nice one Rich, i need some blue spots for mine! Andy.

[sp885]

I'd love one of these bikes but there quite rare here in Oz, I've been told the 89 Exup model is the one to have, what sort of money would you guys pay for a nice one of these in the UK?

Cheers
Steve

[andy748]

Hi Steve, probably around £700 for a dog up to £2500 for a total minter would be my guess. Andy.

[stusco]

No no no !!! they must be £10000 at least for a bucket 🤥

[midlifecrisisrd]

Had an H plate in the late 90's and loved it

God knows what was done to it but bought it after a 750 turbo running 12 psi boost and found it frightening

Had an alloy tank, stonking midrange I've never experienced on any other bike and a top end that scared me

My mate had a Suzuki 750 and we used to go out thrashing together

On one spirited ride we got a bit carried away on a dual carriageway after a roundabout.

He got the jump on me exiting the roundabout and went off like a scalded cat but I soon reeled him in as the exup stretched it's legs and I was back up behind him

Laughing to himself as his topped out at 150mph he thought he had me beat not realising I had backed off.

Seeing he had stopped accelerating I knew he was flat out.

I cracked it wide open thinking I would show him a wheel to let him know mine was faster

Never looked at the speedo as I was cacking it but he said I went past as if he threw the anchor out

This was over 20 years ago now and we still laugh about it. He still can't believe doing 150 mph something could pull out and pass so easily 😂

Enjoy

Steve

[sp885]

Apr 25, 2020 9:43:21 GMT 1 andy748 said:

Hi Steve, probably around £700 for a dog up to £2500 for a total minter would be my guess. Andy.

Cheers Andy, as usual it would be the opposite here, 2,500 for a dog and anywhere around 5-6k for a nice one

[hoist1]

Had an early exup back in the 90s, it was certainly capable but for some reason I just couldn’t gel with it. Thought I would as a mate had an earlier genesis that I didn’t want to get off when I rode it. Might sound daft but I bet if I had removed the exup and put a narrower back wheel and tyre in I would have kept it longer.

[dbgr]

Hi Rich what mods have you done to the rear to fit the blue spots

[rich]

May 6, 2020 9:42:44 GMT 1 dbgr said:

Hi Rich what mods have you done to the rear to fit the blue spots

Hi, if you look closely it has a YZF 750 swingarm and rear wheel. The swinger is fairly straightforward. It's ages since I did it but you have to play with the swingarm pivot, end shims and end caps to get it in the frame. The YZF arm has a top brace and will clout the bottom of the EXUP battery box so I had to shorten the bottom of the box and fit a smaller battery. I kept the EXUP shock and linkage but had to move the remote reservoir up a bit by redrilling the mounts. I ended up with 600 Bandit dog bones as the arse was too high with the originals and the spring fouled the inside of the arm. It's taller than standard now but sits about right.

Chain run and wheelbase are the same so that bit was easy and sprockets interchange. The YZF rear disc is same size as an R1 so I used an R1 rear caliper and hanger. It needed a couple of mm machining off the outer face and a spacer between hanger and wheel to centralise the caliper over disc but otherwise dropped in. YZF runs an underslung caliper so already has a torque arm mount. All I did was make a torque arm using bar and rose joints.

Rich

[urbantangleweed]

I bought an unloved RU last year for £700 that had been languishing in a shed for 6 years, spent about £300 sorting stuff out and put her back on the road. I had a YZF750 in the mid '90s and thought that was quick, well the RU is stupidly quick. I've ridden it twice and it's now languishing in my shed. It's really too quick for my lack of restraint! Beautiful thing though and bang for buck, ridiculously cheap. Like Steve said earlier, 150mph is easy.....