What did you do to your bike today?

[Pat Conlon]

Picked up Klavdy's old ride.........ordered more parts, ...  found a couple of surprises along the way, but that's the fun part I guess.
Frank

Hey Frank, did Marc have a second set of the YZF forks for you?  If not, where did you find them?  What kind of surprises did you find? Motor compression ok?

Pat

[Marsh White]

Marc had one remaining set of forks left.  Hopefully only the sliders should be bent on the forks from Klavdy's FJ (cuz his had the kick ass internals).  The goal is to send in the both sets of forks and swap the internals from the old forks into the new - keeping all of the good bits.  We put dibs on those forks from Rit straight away while we were deciding wheather to fix up his bike ourselves or not.

[Flynt]

Picked up Klavdy's old ride.........ordered more parts, ...  found a couple of surprises along the way, but that's the fun part I guess.
Frank

Hey Frank, did Marc have a second set of the YZF forks for you?  If not, where did you find them?  What kind of surprises did you find? Motor compression ok?

Pat

As Marsh confirmed, the forks were pre-reserved.  I needed to do a bit of machining to make the calipers fit, but the bent set provided a nice guide.  I got Marc's Akrapovic exhaust, matching custom subframe and side plates, main fairing and side scoop, and some other stuff he had from the '92.  I've got more stuff coming from Marc and some from RPM, so I'm in deep cleaning mode getting ready to reassemble.  I have not checked compression (great idea though, so I will), but based on how well the bike runs I doubt there's any problem there...  (famous last words).

Surprises are common when you buy and fix old stuff.  Goes with the territory and frequently the PO doesn't even know about them.  The challenge is fix without drawing excess spousal attention or spending excess $$, neither of which has happened yet 

Some were minor like the front tire had unseated during the crash and was full of dirt and PC debris.  Dismount, clean, check runout, mount, balance and we're good to go.  Another minor one was the HID kit bulb housing had fallen apart (the little metal cap has come off, probably due to the fall)...  since I was taking the fairing off anyway, this one was also easy to fix.  Windscreen fit is not great, mirrors need replacement, Corbin pretty rough, steering head bearings shot, etc., so lot's of room to invest some energy and make this MY bike.

The most major issue thus far was the left side footpeg mount and shifter pivot.  These are supposed to be nuts that are welded in, but they were kind of a mess on this bike.  The holes were either stripped or, in the case of the shifter pivot, drilled out to a 3/8" hole and jury rigged with backing nuts and longer bolts.  The resulting shifter action was really not useable, at least post wreck.  A little cleanup, 1 helicoil, 1 nutsert and we're good to go with solid threads again 

I am sending the forks to GP Suspension tomorrow, so hopefully no unexpected bad news there...  I think that's the only remaining area where a big issue might surface 

Just looking at the suspension, brakes, big rear tire and beefy swingarm, etc. gives me continuous motivation to get her back on the road.  And when the sun breaks out I still have the '90 sitting there to keep me entertained 

Frank

[Marsh White]

I needed to do a bit of machining to make the calipers fit, but the bent set provided a nice guide.

What exactly does this mean?  The brake calipers were bent?  Calipers are the the things with the blue dots that hold the pads.  Did you mean the brake discs were bent?  Even if you did mean that - I don't know why you would machine discs.  So - I'm just confused on this I guess.

[RACER111V]

Where do I start.My front wheel (yzf750) is back from powder.Tire and bearing set should be here Tuesday.Fork springs (1k) are on their way.The fork upper tubes (yzf750) are getting dropped of for hard anodizing on Monday.They should be done in a couple days.They had a minimum charge so I am dropping of a spare set of uppers also.One set of forks has some wear on one of the lower tubes.I am going to stop by a hydrolic shop and see if they can repair it.That would give me a spare set of forks.I searched for a while for yzf750 six pot calipers and ended up getting a set from the UK.Right after they arrived I found a rear caliper for short money.When I went to pay for it he said he had a set of fronts if I wanted them for cheap.Now I have an extra set of six pot calipers.The rear wheel is on it's way here.I have to decide on a rear shock still.It looks like a low mileage '06,'07 600 shock will work.They have rebound,hi & lo speed compression adjustment.They seam to be the right length with the correct ends.A spring change will be necessary.The yzf750 front brake master showed up.I still need to locate a clutch master.I hope to have all the suspension and wheels done by the end of January.Then it's time for body work and paint.I still need to decide what it's going to look like.

[Mark Olson]

Picked up Klavdy's old ride.........ordered more parts, ...  found a couple of surprises along the way, but that's the fun part I guess.
Frank

Hey Frank, did Marc have a second set of the YZF forks for you?  If not, where did you find them?  What kind of surprises did you find? Motor compression ok?

Pat

As Marsh confirmed, the forks were pre-reserved.  I needed to do a bit of machining to make the calipers fit, but the bent set provided a nice guide.  I got Marc's Akrapovic exhaust, matching custom subframe and side plates, main fairing and side scoop, and some other stuff he had from the '92.  I've got more stuff coming from Marc and some from RPM, so I'm in deep cleaning mode getting ready to reassemble.  I have not checked compression (great idea though, so I will), but based on how well the bike runs I doubt there's any problem there...  (famous last words).

Surprises are common when you buy and fix old stuff.  Goes with the territory and frequently the PO doesn't even know about them.  The challenge is fix without drawing excess spousal attention or spending excess $$, neither of which has happened yet 

Some were minor like the front tire had unseated during the crash and was full of dirt and PC debris.  Dismount, clean, check runout, mount, balance and we're good to go.  Another minor one was the HID kit bulb housing had fallen apart (the little metal cap has come off, probably due to the fall)...  since I was taking the fairing off anyway, this one was also easy to fix.  Windscreen fit is not great, mirrors need replacement, Corbin pretty rough, steering head bearings shot, etc., so lot's of room to invest some energy and make this MY bike.

The most major issue thus far was the left side footpeg mount and shifter pivot.  These are supposed to be nuts that are welded in, but they were kind of a mess on this bike.  The holes were either stripped or, in the case of the shifter pivot, drilled out to a 3/8" hole and jury rigged with backing nuts and longer bolts.  The resulting shifter action was really not useable, at least post wreck.  A little cleanup, 1 helicoil, 1 nutsert and we're good to go with solid threads again 

I am sending the forks to GP Suspension tomorrow, so hopefully no unexpected bad news there...  I think that's the only remaining area where a big issue might surface 

Just looking at the suspension, brakes, big rear tire and beefy swingarm, etc. gives me continuous motivation to get her back on the road.  And when the sun breaks out I still have the '90 sitting there to keep me entertained 

Frank

Sounds like you got your hands full of stuff to do. I am glad you are putting the bike back together .

should be good to go for the west coast rally by june right?

lots of luck on the project, keep the faith.

[Flynt]

I needed to do a bit of machining to make the calipers fit, but the bent set provided a nice guide.

What exactly does this mean?  The brake calipers were bent?  Calipers are the the things with the blue dots that hold the pads.  Did you mean the brake discs were bent?  Even if you did mean that - I don't know why you would machine discs.  So - I'm just confused on this I guess.

Nothing bent.  The originals needed a modification that Marc told me about...  you just have to machine (or file or whatever) the web part off the lower that interferes with mounting the blue dots.  Really no big deal and only a very small amount of material is removed and I had the modded but bent set to guide the work.  Kind of hard to describe without a picture, but if you look carefully of the pics in the for sale add and compare to a stock set you will see it.

Frank

[Marsh White]

I needed to do a bit of machining to make the calipers fit, but the bent set provided a nice guide.

What exactly does this mean?  The brake calipers were bent?  Calipers are the the things with the blue dots that hold the pads.  Did you mean the brake discs were bent?  Even if you did mean that - I don't know why you would machine discs.  So - I'm just confused on this I guess.

Nothing bent.  The originals needed a modification that Marc told me about...  you just have to machine (or file or whatever) the web part off the lower that interferes with mounting the blue dots.  Really no big deal and only a very small amount of material is removed and I had the modded but bent set to guide the work.  Kind of hard to describe without a picture, but if you look carefully of the pics in the for sale add and compare to a stock set you will see it.

Frank

Oh...you are talking about having to mod the NEW set of fork lowers you got from Rittner to match the bent set on the bike to accept the Blue Dot calipers...gotcha.  I didn't even know about that needing to be done in the first place!  (the joy of having Rittner do all of the work previously I guess!)

[Travis398]

I have to decide on a rear shock still.It looks like a low mileage '06,'07 600 shock will work.They have rebound,hi & lo speed compression adjustment.
They seam to be the right length with the correct ends.

Keep me posted on that Glenn.
It would be good to know

[Harvy]

Fitted a Dyna2000 ignition, 2.2 Ohm coils and new plug leads.......hopefully I have my Kookaloo back.

Now if it will just stop raining!

Harvy

[billwest]

I let my 19 year old offspring ride it for a 3 day weekend.  We did 1300km, and the bike never missed a beat. Two of my other sons also joined in.  All up we had: FJ1200, ZX12R, FZ1N, and my ZZR1200.  Excellent riding in Western Australia's south west region, occasionally accompanied by some drizzle.
It was a chance to test out some of the modifications, like FJR clutch and front brake master cylinders, 4 degree advancer, Hagon shock, shorter dogbones.  All good!

Bill.

[tqmx1]

I have to decide on a rear shock still.It looks like a low mileage '06,'07 600 shock will work.They have rebound,hi & lo speed compression adjustment.
They seam to be the right length with the correct ends.

Keep me posted on that Glenn.
It would be good to know

If the R6R shock works for glenn I have one laying around. I thought it would work on my FZ1 but ended up about 1/2" short so it's up for grabbs

[mijohnso]

Rode my motorcycle in the snow (28 F) to fill it up with gas, put some Stabil in it, and put it in the workshop for the winter using a long ramp and a lot of help. Now I can start my numerous winter projects!   

[FJmonkey]

I accidentally washed it yesterday. Thought I could sneak out for a quick jaunt in the Angeles Crest, suited up and zipped off to the fill up station near the turn off to the hills. Hmmmm..that smells like fresh rain...Bugger!!! It started to rain while I was filling up. Ride back in the rain and cover her up again and hope next weekend is rain free. At least it wasn't snow and or I did not leave an hour earlier and have to slog back in even more rain.

[Harvy]

Dyna2000 = Kookaloous Re-obtainus.   

Harvy