yamaha yzf 750/1000 has come home

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:40 pm

i have decided to go with it 'as is'
it will be totally bespoke even the alterations i've done to the OW01 part of the fairing like :-
filling in the gap between the headlights and drilling holes in the front like the old 1993 fireblade
all these alterations could never be copied
and as for it being well made i owe the finish to

fibreglass fabrications ltd in Paisley

and while were on the subject of a thankyou

i would personally like to thank Creed & Nasty for posting bits n bobs out for FREE
Chamelion Powdercoating in Renfrew for their brill work
my uncle Ken who is 73 this year and a brilliant metalworker real old school
he made my spacers and chain adjuster out of a rough block of ally
YAMAEXUP (my old friend from back home) for lending me some parts
and his wealth of knowladge
and pretty much everyone else who has guided me along the rebuild

and the Oscar goes to.........

talkybit over

rembrandt · Post by **rembrandt** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:31 pm

yzfpaul wrote:had a nice package to open when i got in

Were did you get these from as they look just what im after to replace the ones on my sprint

Cheers Dave

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:27 pm

help needed please

can anyone make me 2 brackets like this out of any scrap they have lying about
it would be most apreciated as i dont have the tools or material to do it myself

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:57 pm

What material bud, how much weight will it need to take?

I have some L shaped ally that something could be knocked up from just cut one side off afterwards,

30mm wide 2mm thick
pic is an offcut for referance

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:16 pm

that would be a bit too wide

it needs to hold the brake clutch reservoir in place is all

like this

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:52 pm

Could always cut a strip off to the width required, ignore wobbly line

and drill that.
thickness should be ok to support reservoir.

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:07 pm

that would be fantastic fang you SUPERSTAR

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:11 pm

no worries, I'll knock you up a couple 15mm wide strips with 2x5mm holes at 70mm between centres.

Hope your in no immediate rush as I won't be able to do anything till tomorrow (Thursday)
According to the wife she refuses to be a garage widow 7 days a week

will PM for address once done

This is purely so I can say that I have built an OW01

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:22 pm

N.P. fang i'll add you to the tesco home delivery beer list

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:05 pm

tonights update.....

i neeeed to have a tidyup

and my prize picture in the garage

me on the mayday run Y2K a honda benley 175cc we took off the speedo
and put on a action man global navigation system from an old toy
that turned a few heads along with tyre wall writing ''super magical sticky tyres''
man that was a great day

Post by **nugget** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:36 am

fang wrote: According to the wife she refuses to be a garage widow 7 days a week

Couldn't she bring a chair in to the garage and keep you company? She could do a bit of polishing if she got bored. It works both ways you know.

Post by **creedxup** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:23 pm

Lovely little Brembo bracket for the back brake reservoir and a bit of bent aluminium for the front that you'll be looking at every time you get on the bike ??

fang · Post by **fang** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:15 pm

nuggitt wrote:
fang wrote: According to the wife she refuses to be a garage widow 7 days a week
Couldn't she bring a chair in to the garage and keep you company? She could do a bit of polishing if she got bored. It works both ways you know.

Nuggitt see latest update on my FZ

after your last PM I'm now paranoid your stalking me

Yzfpaul got the brackets done but they look seriously inferior in quality after looking at your pics above

And loving the 175 by the way.

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:32 pm

fitted new clock lights tonight

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:36 pm

what about these

creed/fang

i didnt want to use them cos i cant find a pipe long enough
to connect them to the master cylinder