Fangs "new" toy!!

Roadhog · Post by **Roadhog** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:31 pm

fang wrote:
looking good mate,we all need bigger garages tho what part of Norfolk you from?
Great Yawn mouth area

Cool,i go visiting in Diss quite alot,bikes coming along well mate

Ade

fang · Post by **fang** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:41 pm

DAZ wrote:
Yoda wrote:That a Triumph Herald in the background?
or the better vitesse,not that i'm old enough to remember such things

You are indeed correct, I'm in competition with my neighbour, he has a BMW 328i as his daily car and a double length garage containing the Vittesse and a Caterham just for fun!!

BAST*RD

apologies for the tardiness in replying, couldnt log in after changing email addy, but sorted now, thanks Ellie

fang · Post by **fang** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:28 pm

Right, thought I'd best keep you updated with the progress on the FZ1000

have had a jiffle round in the garage, in the hope of going for a spin over easter

so the FZ now resides at the rear, where it can be tinkered with and not be in the way

First job, EXUP valve siezed

ho hum

Not as bad as I feared, all header bolts came off, some with studs, but nothing sheared, thank god!
All bolts came out except the last one on the valve cover, typical $:\$
So that was drilled and tapped, a little heat on the valve to get her turning, and then strip, clean, grease, and reassemble with stainless bolts and copperslip!!

Then on Monday the FZR1000 top yoke and bars from Fleabay arrived, so were stripped and the bars straightened, blow torch and BIG pole!!
ready to be added to the FZR front end sitting in the corner!

At least with the exhaust off i can prop up the front end ready for the swap!!

And finally today I get home to find this waiting for me!!

Makes me ashamed to be a Postman, this was only posted on Monday in JAPAN!!!!

We can only just manage that most of the time in the same country!!!

Apologies for all the pics but....

Rutz · Post by **Rutz** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:45 pm

Didn't know you wore glasses

fang · Post by **fang** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:50 pm

Got no choice, can you imagine the size of contact lenses!!

Troyboy37 · Post by **Troyboy37** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:56 pm

i knew I recognized you.... ':D' ...... it's Johnny 5....

':D'

Rutz · Post by **Rutz** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:57 pm

Arcanum · Post by **Arcanum** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:51 pm

Post by **Stig** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:12 am

I now feel alot more comfortable looking at your wokshop.

since its being used it more resembles the shambles that i try to work in

fang · Post by **fang** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:43 pm

Stig wrote:I now feel alot more comfortable looking at your wokshop.

since its being used it more resembles the shambles that i try to work in

Thats the only reason I took a pic, so I now how neat it CAN look

Like most things in life, it doesn't stay neat for long!!

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:57 pm

Update for anyone that cares

Thought I'd go and have a play as its my day off, and swap the front ends

fang wrote: Still, seems to have all worked out OK

Me and my big mouth, looking at the front end more closely it "seems" that the frame may be twisted slightly

when viewed from the front the forks seem to have a slight "list" to the left!!

Can't see any obvius damage on the frame, so I'll carry on and keep my eye open for a "straight" frame and logbook on Fleabay, as I was gonna get it mocked up and running before I stripped it down to get bits powder coated anyway.

So any way, swapped headlight just for giggles, looks much better!

Then set about removing front end after constructing my own ABBA stand.
I call it the BODGE

For anyone out there that wants to know, an 89/90 exup front end, 43mm forks, fits straight in, head bearings the same.
Only mods that will be needed are lockstops (hits rad) and if you use exup clipons you will have to alter fairing/move clocks.
Might go the street fightger straight bar route yet, not sure

Yet there is still seems to be a "lean" to the left!! so the original forks/yolkes weren't bent....ARSE!!

So thats where we are now, possible twisted frame, modified lockstops needed, alterations needed to fairing/clocks or fighter bars fitted!

My apprentice wasn't much help, constant look of bewilderment!

And this one is purely so that Stig can continue to feel comfortable

plodder · Post by **plodder** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:45 pm

FZ frames are cheap. I gave one to EXUPFREAK (2MG) quite a while ago. Dunno if he still has it but I found the V5 for it the othr day.

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:54 pm

GAVE.... thats the price I like

Mine is a 1FN model(85-86)
I dont know if the 2MG (87-90) differs greatly from the earlier model.
Will have to do some research.
so if anyone has an early frame for the right price

let me know.

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:09 pm

May not be frame twisting to left. Could be rad and bodywork twisting to right.

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:34 pm

Teego wrote:May not be frame twisting to left. Could be rad and bodywork twisting to right.

I wish, but it looks like headstock might be tweaked

although no obvious evidence

but it only needs to be 2 or 3 degrees out to have a dramatic effect at the front wheel.

Also, I have done a bit of research, 2MG frame has removeable subframe and bolt on rear footpeg hangers, so its gotta be a 1FN frame