Hey dudes can anyone ID the rear wheel and swingarm on this bike and if you can how about what colour this is"...
Cheers
Tripod
A better picture would help but I think it's off of a YZF1000 Thunderace. Color of what?
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Kurt
It looks like a Ace set-up!
YZF1000 thunderace swingarm, brake and wheel. Bag is bright yellow. (Bike is very dark blue....)
Thanks guys for your help I have a 88 FJ1200 that I am restoring and I want to change rear wheel I like the look of the YZF1000 Thunderace in this picture also like the colour will do some research regarding what colour this is.
Cheers
Teabag
I must be going blind. I thought the bike was a dark olive green, :biggrin:
Its a nice paint scheme anyway.
Yeh looks like shiny crap brown will see if I can track down the colour
Cheers
Looks like a metallic gray color scheme. What are you guys smoking? It must be some good shit to alter your color perception.
Quote from: FJmonkey on July 03, 2014, 10:34:52 AM
Looks like a metallic gray color scheme. What are you guys smoking? It must be some good shit to alter your color perception.
Agreed. I'd say they are eating it...not smoking it. :sarcastic:
First gen FZ1 swingarm has a similar look and may be easier to find.
Derek
Ps: that bike lacks two things
1) RED
2) WHITE
If I remember right. The FZ1 swinger is longer than the fj swingarm. And the thunderace is shorter than the fj. So if you want to do wheelies get the thunderace. If you want to do burn outs/ drag race get the FZ1.
"The FZ1 swinger is longer than the fj swingarm."
Yes it is, one inch longer then the stock swing arm.
Eric M
Quote from: giantkiller on July 03, 2014, 02:55:06 PM
If I remember right. The FZ1 swinger is longer than the fj swingarm. And the thunderace is shorter than the fj. So if you want to do wheelies get the thunderace. If you want to do burn outs/ drag race get the FZ1.
Dan, you forgot that chicks dig longer swing arms
Scott
Quote from: FJscott on July 03, 2014, 04:44:01 PM
Quote from: giantkiller on July 03, 2014, 02:55:06 PM
If I remember right. The FZ1 swinger is longer than the fj swingarm. And the thunderace is shorter than the fj. So if you want to do wheelies get the thunderace. If you want to do burn outs/ drag race get the FZ1.
Dan, you forgot that chicks dig longer swing arms
Scott
That's why I'm going with the 92 r1 swingarm. It's 2" longer and braced. Longer and stiffer. :biggrin:
Over compensating a bit eh? I guess I need to get used to that being an 86/87 owner. No need to fix perfection...
The FZ1 or R1 swingarm swaps are great mods but the wheels don't match the front. If you change the front wheel to match the rear, you lose the speedometer drive. A lot of things to consider. Has anyone tried to machine the front wheel from FZ1 or R1 to take FJ speedometer drive? What is the width of a FZ1 or R1 swingarm where the wheel goes. Maybe you could use the Thunderace wheel with the FZ1 or R1 swingarm. I have a Thunderace swingarm and will measure it later to post the wheel width. Hope this helps.
Kurt :hi:
Quote from: FJmonkey on July 03, 2014, 05:42:00 PM
Over compensating a bit eh? I guess I need to get used to that being an 86/87 owner. No need to fix perfection...
Yes Yamaha did that for you 89/90 and 91 on. :good2: :rofl: :rofl2:
Kurt
Hey Kurt,
I looked hard at trimming the mechanical drive to adapt to an R1 fork and wheel and we concluded it was going to be difficult on both sides of the drive. It could be done but what a hassle.
Tim
Quote from: yamaha fj rider on July 03, 2014, 05:57:16 PM
The FZ1 or R1 swingarm swaps are great mods but the wheels don't match the front. If you change the front wheel to match the rear, you lose the speedometer drive. A lot of things to consider. Has anyone tried to machine the front wheel from FZ1 or R1 to take FJ speedometer drive? What is the width of a FZ1 or R1 swingarm where the wheel goes. Maybe you could use the Thunderace wheel with the FZ1 or R1 swingarm. I have a Thunderace swingarm and will measure it later to post the wheel width. Hope this helps.
Kurt :hi:
Metallic Gay........looks brown to me.........hell I got no idea....any experts out there what do you think what colour is this bike....
Teabag
Quote from: Tripod on July 03, 2014, 01:36:22 AM
Thanks guys for your help I have a 88 FJ1200 that I am restoring and I want to change rear wheel I like the look of the YZF1000 Thunderace in this picture also like the colour will do some research regarding what colour this is.
Cheers
Teabag
Looks like Thunderace or 1st gen FZ1. I compared it to my FZ1 and appears you do have the thunder ace. My FZ1 brake rotor is much smaller in diameter
Scott
Quote from: yamaha fj rider on July 03, 2014, 05:57:16 PM
The FZ1 or R1 swingarm swaps are great mods but the wheels don't match the front. If you change the front wheel to match the rear, you lose the speedometer drive. A lot of things to consider. Has anyone tried to machine the front wheel from FZ1 or R1 to take FJ speedometer drive? What is the width of a FZ1 or R1 swingarm where the wheel goes. Maybe you could use the Thunderace wheel with the FZ1 or R1 swingarm. I have a Thunderace swingarm and will measure it later to post the wheel width. Hope this helps.
Kurt :hi:
ThunderAce front rim -- only rim that matches the first gen R1 axle and brake rotors and still machined for a speedo drive. You do have to machine quite a bit (8mm? 12mm?) from the inside of the left fork tube. It's no issue for strength since it is basically a wheel spacer cast in as part of the fork lower.
Forgot to add -- the FZ1 swingarm mounts the same as the ThunderAce swingarm (4mm off each side)
Quote from: fj1289 on August 26, 2014, 08:13:56 AM
Forgot to add -- the FZ1 swingarm mounts the same as the ThunderAce swingarm (4mm off each side)
Chris, from memory mine was 2mm off either side (4mm total).
Harvy
Quote from: Harvy on August 26, 2014, 03:35:45 PM
Quote from: fj1289 on August 26, 2014, 08:13:56 AM
Forgot to add -- the FZ1 swingarm mounts the same as the ThunderAce swingarm (4mm off each side)
Chris, from memory mine was 2mm off either side (4mm total).
Harvy
Harvy, I'll defer to you on that -- been long enough now I don't remember for sure!
2 mm per side. 4 mill total for mine. FZ 1 . Harvy is correct.