'84 FJ1100 resto mod

[andyoutandabout]

Now that is saucy
One of the nicest color schemes I've ever seen on any bike.
Gosh, I'm going to have a lay down and rest after such excitement

[stou]

Now that is saucy
One of the nicest color schemes I've ever seen on any bike.
Gosh, I'm going to have a lay down and rest after such excitement

lol  , thanks!

[giantkiller]

I know I'm demanding. Or at least that's what my girlfriend tell's my wife.
But give us a shot of the whole bike. Looks fn awesome.

[ribbert]

I'm not sure about the tuning forks logo on the tail section.

                                                                                       It's at odds with the simplicity and boldness of that beautiful " stripe".  I love the way the stripe unmistakably says "Yamaha" without having to write the word.






That really is an inspired paint scheme, nice colour too and great detailing around the cockpit, yoke, bars, switch gear etc.

Before the wrath of the fourum descends on me, you did invite opinions and I did say is was entirely personal.

Noel

[stou]

I know I'm demanding. Or at least that's what my girlfriend tell's my wife.
But give us a shot of the whole bike. Looks fn awesome.

I will as soon as I can get it out of the garage. I have 6 motorcycles in my garage and it's too tight to take a picture of the whole bike!

It's at odds with the simplicity and boldness of that beautiful " stripe".  I love the way the stripe unmistakably says "Yamaha" without having to write the word.

That really is an inspired paint scheme, nice colour too and great detailing around the cockpit, yoke, bars, switch gear etc.

Before the wrath of the fourum descends on me, you did invite opinions and I did say is was entirely personal.

Thanks for your comment Noel!

[Troyskie]

Nice work mate.

Troyskie

[giantkiller]

I know how that is here's a couple of pictures of my garage. Before I started on building the shop/house.
That's 22'x44'

[Millietant]

Hey Stou,

The small change you made to the tail section graphic between sketch and actual (from 4 sided to 3 sided) has made a disproportionate difference in its look - and I love it.......it actually takes away all of my earlier concerns. Great move 

[stou]

Thanks guys!

Today is a mild day here, around 10°C. So I took the bike out to sync the carb. They was a little bit off. So I sync them. But there's a problem. As you can see in this video below, the idle is very nice and if I turn the throttle slowly, everything is good. But if I give some fast throttle or close and open fast, there's some missing.

The setup is:

Pod filters
42.5 pilot jet
112.5 main
Spark plugs are NGK Iridium DPR8EIX-9
Auxiliary gas tank

I looked at the spark plugs after the carb sync, they where very dark (rich). But I'm not sure it can be a good indication since the bike was only running on idle with some throttle for short time.


Any idea?

Video:
https://vimeo.com/399241415

[FJ_Hooligan]

Was the motor fully up to temperature when doing this?

[stou]

Hummm maybe not. You raise a good point! By the time I'll finish the work on the bike, the weather will probably be ok to ride. So I'll really see it when I'll be able to do some tests rides.

[stou]

I took some photos when I synchronised the carb!

[giantkiller]

That is beautiful!!! I LIKE IT!!!! You've got talent.

[giantkiller]

Did you retain the stock seat mounts and pan. I found you can cut a section of the seat pan out. And the two sections that look like a band going across. Will lay over each other. Quite well. I plastic welded them together.(rather ugly but strong) on top and bottom. For the turbo bike.

[stou]

Did you retain the stock seat mounts and pan. I found you can cut a section of the seat pan out. And the two sections that look like a band going across. Will lay over each other. Quite well. I plastic welded them together.(rather ugly but strong) on top and bottom. For the turbo bike.

Yes,  this is exactly what I done. Just need to do the seat cover.

Thanks giantkiller!