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Post by mouse on Feb 11, 2022 10:45:43 GMT 1
Ha! Love that. Is it me or did he get a bit choked up at the end when he said 'i have two lovely daughters but twenty sons'??
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Post by mouse on Feb 7, 2022 8:18:33 GMT 1
Love the little cable guides. That radiator looks superb and huge! Plus the covers joined together look factory, when they could very easily have looked a bodged mess, are they just glued together?
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Post by mouse on Jan 31, 2022 17:42:56 GMT 1
Liking the mods so far, that can looks great i can't believe it's not too deafening!
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Post by mouse on Jan 31, 2022 17:40:18 GMT 1
Looks lovely, that finish on the exhausts looks superb!
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Post by mouse on Jan 27, 2022 22:09:54 GMT 1
Hi Morgy
it's been a long time since you last posted!
Love the pipes, they look great, i have some of Mark's on my hybrid, did you polish them?
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Post by mouse on Jan 25, 2022 21:44:56 GMT 1
Oh, like that a lot, nicest one i've seen but like you Dave i don't think it's 10k, it might have cost that to do, but...
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Post by mouse on Jan 25, 2022 21:39:00 GMT 1
Oooh! That's beautiful, i think, a Bimota YB4, the one with the FZ750 engine, but i maybe wrong, but she is pretty
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Post by mouse on Jan 25, 2022 15:08:23 GMT 1
A YB125 fuel cap is the same as an RD500 FZ750. I bought a Chinese copy for £12 and it works perfectly on my FZ!
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Post by mouse on Jan 25, 2022 14:57:54 GMT 1
Thanks jonw! Fitting the rearsets yesterday and a couple of problems reared their heads! No1 is easy to solve, just need a different gear 'knuckle' to connect to and No2, well the rearsets are designed to use an existing FZ rear master cylinder, secured with two M8 bolts. I am using a 'Hel' master cylinder which uses two M6, that have mounting centres in completely different places. So, out with the sheet ally and make up a small bracket to mount the m/c to the rearsets, it worked out really well and has pretty much centred the pushrod in the m/c. Just waiting for some new bolts to mount it! I'm now waiting on some adjustable clip-ons, so that i can fit the new front brake and clutch m/c's then measure and order the brake/clutch hoses and that's it. Mouse
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Post by mouse on Jan 25, 2022 7:03:24 GMT 1
Love that! I think it suits two pipes up one side especially with the banana arm. Is that switchgear 'Domino'? Difficult to wire in?
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Post by mouse on Jan 24, 2022 18:41:32 GMT 1
Cheers Dusty, i love lockwiring, sad i know!
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Tyres
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Post by mouse on Jan 23, 2022 8:59:05 GMT 1
I have tried the Bridgestones and i am now using the Roadrider 2's and i have to say i think the roadriders 2's are way better, just my opinion.
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Post by mouse on Jan 21, 2022 22:46:34 GMT 1
Great shot, Spa?
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Post by mouse on Jan 21, 2022 22:45:06 GMT 1
Love it, really nice! I have those Michelins on my 900 Monster and they are fantastic, not sure i'd want to ride on them in the wet though!
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Post by mouse on Jan 21, 2022 12:28:05 GMT 1
16th and 17th of July 2022 at Mallory, Anyone up for it?
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Post by mouse on Jan 21, 2022 12:16:14 GMT 1
A bit more progress on the FZ, bought and fitted new discs, got a good deal on these brembos, i really didn't like the 'wavy' ones that were on the bike, in my opinion they just don't suit it. Managed to get an engineering firm to bend the exhaust bracket that i made, but i'm now not sure that i used a heavy enough gauge of ally, time will tell! Also managed to get hold of a Renthal sprocket, it has been really difficult as Renthal are really behind with their supplies due to a number of factors! And lastly, a nice delivery, some rearsets, only found one guy making them for FZ's in the UK! And a delivery of a 'Hel' front m/c, clutch m/c and rear m/c. Hel were great to deal with and gave me a huge discount. That's all for now, brake lines to order but waiting on new bars first. Tyres have arrived and ready to fit. Hoping to do the 'Festival of 1000 bikes in July, anyone else fancy that? Mouse
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Post by mouse on Jan 21, 2022 7:27:09 GMT 1
I know it's a dirty 'onda' but what a beautiful bike! Mouse
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Post by mouse on Jan 20, 2022 18:45:24 GMT 1
WOW!
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Post by mouse on Jan 19, 2022 9:23:35 GMT 1
Oh the glamour!
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Post by mouse on Jan 16, 2022 8:18:24 GMT 1
YPVS into LC frame is a straight swop, easy and done many times on this forum and yes the electrics would help. You can either use a complete YPVS loom but would then need clocks and switchgear or splice the 'YPVS electrics' into an LC loom (if you have the ability).
Don't know about the other two engines
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Post by mouse on Jan 15, 2022 22:13:41 GMT 1
Amassing parts for the FZ! The spend is getting out of control!
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Post by mouse on Jan 15, 2022 22:12:18 GMT 1
Absolutely outstanding!
So, can we add rearsets to the list of things you could potentially make/sell??
I know these are based on standard footrests etc but if you can do that...And there are few options for LC/YPVS rearsets!
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Post by mouse on Jan 15, 2022 22:09:46 GMT 1
Longbeach. Sheene was 3rd. Had no idea they ever raced here! Any more info? Mouse
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Post by mouse on Jan 14, 2022 21:51:38 GMT 1
Just Wow!
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Post by mouse on Jan 14, 2022 8:42:44 GMT 1
Bloody hell, how close!
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Post by mouse on Jan 11, 2022 8:26:01 GMT 1
Ha ha, brilliant, what a terrible ad!!
Nice one Dusty, where do you find them!
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Post by mouse on Jan 10, 2022 7:04:34 GMT 1
Thanks chaps!
Copper, glad you sorted your fuel cap too, that's quite a result!
Mark, high praise indeed, many thanks.
Dusty, ha ha, maybe the photos make it look a little better!
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Post by mouse on Jan 10, 2022 7:01:18 GMT 1
You are a very patient man Mark, two years for the output shaft! Mind you it looks like a superb job.
The rear light assembly looks new, as others have said, this is going to be an awesome bike, cannot wait to see it, colour scheme, four stripes?
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Post by mouse on Jan 10, 2022 6:58:13 GMT 1
Brilliant solution! That looks really neat.
It always amazes me all the 'little' problems that arise when fitting mix-matched parts, but that is the joy of special building!
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Post by mouse on Jan 9, 2022 16:26:24 GMT 1
Not been doing much with the LC's recently, other than their annual strip and clean. So, been doing a bit on the FZ. When i got it it had three keys, one ignition, one seat lock and one for the fuel cap, a dodgy looking key with 'JCB' on it, go figure!. Anyway i was slightly concerned that if i lost the key i was a bit stuffed. Mine is an FZ750 1FN, the first one and as such has a very different filler cap to all the subsequent FZ's. I have since found out that it is the same as an RD500LC. IMG_0137 by [url=https:/ However try finding a filler cap with keys for either! But while perusing fleabay i notice that a Yam YB125 has a very similar looking fuel cap, so i thought i'd take a punt and bought a chinese knockoff for £12 including and ignition lock and two keys and guess what, it only fits perfectly! The only difference is it is silver, i can live with this! IMG_0136 by [url=https:/ It has two keys which look like early LC keys but have 'YANAHA' printed on them! Anyway also made an undertray to replace the rear mudguard as i much prefer a clean rear end! IMG_0135 by [url=https: IMG_0134 by [url=https: IMG_0133 by [url=https: Took the trouble to remove the very cheap nasty mini indicators as well as they didn't work properly anyway and then set about making a new exhaust hanger in ally. The one that came with the bike had been made by a blind elephant, i think! Anyway, i hope mine is a bit better, IMG_0132i am going to take it to an engineers tomorrow to get them to bend it as after all the effort of cutting and shaping it i don't want to ruin it trying to bend it. So that's all for now, but there will be more to come Mouse
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