yamaha yzf 750/1000 has come home

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:51 pm

Has anybody suggested you set up a streaming webcam in your garage so we can all be kept up-to-date on progress, including your good lady.......no complaints there then about being a garage widow as she can chart your progress?

Should I get my coat?

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:52 pm

Seriously though. Looking forward to seeing the finished article.

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:38 am

because my garage is a bit cramped i rolled it out to take some pics
its always nice to see a bike you once owned being resored
thats why i followed rf9riders thread so closely
i hope he's pleased with how its turning out as i was chuffed to bits with
the work he did
my old friend ben hill from dartford in kent owned a zxr 400 at the same time i had this bike in boost colours,
we decided to give each others bikes nicknames
i called his 'biscuit'
he called mine 'cuthbert'
so ben if your following this thread 'cuthbert' is back and on the home stretch to being finished

Post by **nugget** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:42 am

Those Brembo brackets are perfect for it.

A daft question from me

Doesn't anybody make a length of pipe for that job then???

Post by **creedxup** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:49 pm

yzfpaul wrote: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

When I upgraded my RU clutch master to the YZF750 one, I had the same problem and ended up using a piece of the pipe that goes from the rear brake master to the reservoir as it has to be brake pipe and that piece is the correct internal diameter.

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:16 pm

i've ran out of fingernails in anxious anticipation for nasty to give me the call
'its all finished' and am trying my hardest not to phone him

theres nothing worse than doing a job for someone who phones every 5 mins

i've ordered my slave cylinder hose off fleabay and my rear indicators should come soon too

my led stop/tail lights arrived today with my led sidelights

apart from that not much to report

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:36 pm

Although i don`t post a lot on here now i`ve got the Tiger, i do still log in regularly, and been following this one closely!
Coming on great Paul, sometimes wish i hadn`t sold it after seeing what happened to it between us owning it.
Very impressed, can`t wait to see it finished and back on the road.

nasty · Post by **nasty** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:07 pm

yzfpaul wrote:i've ran out of fingernails in anxious anticipation for nasty to give me the call
'its all finished' and am trying my hardest not to phone him
theres nothing worse than doing a job for someone who phones every 5 mins

i've ordered my slave cylinder hose off fleabay and my rear indicators should come soon too

my led stop/tail lights arrived today with my led sidelights

apart from that not much to report

keep waiting

then some

more

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:33 pm

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:51 pm

got some pics from nasty last night

its coming on good

i'm not gonna post any pics till its done and on the bike

then we can have a grand unveiling day

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:54 pm

Teaser

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:02 pm

willow popped round last night to pick up a spring for his footrest
top bloke ... had a good chat and exchanged numbers for a ride out
when the bikes finished

YAMAEXUP · Post by **YAMAEXUP** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:37 pm

yzfpaul wrote: 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

I've just been catching up on your progress Paully...hope that Dani dosn't mind you being in the shed, 'cos as soon as the babies born you'll be up to your eyeballs with dirty nappies. Still...not as if you're a first time Dad. By the way, I have two bricks in the shed for when you come down to Kent next time. The others can hold you down while Ben can apply the bricks around your danglies...but only after you've had a few beers 'cos when he brings them bricks together your eyes are going to water a bit...

YAMAEXUP · Post by **YAMAEXUP** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:42 pm

yzfpaul wrote:because my garage is a bit cramped i rolled it out to take some pics
its always nice to see a bike you once owned being restored
thats why i followed rf9riders thread so closely
i hope he's pleased with how its turning out as i was chuffed to bits with
the work he did
my old friend ben hill from dartford in kent owned a zxr 400 at the same time i had this bike in boost colours,
we decided to give each others bikes nicknames
i called his 'biscuit'
he called mine 'cuthbert'
so ben if your following this thread 'cuthbert' is back and on the home stretch to being finished

I think that I have a photo of your YZF & Ben's ZXR at Dover before we got on the ferry for Assen all those years ago...i'll have to have a look on my other hard drive & post it up.

As for the story about the Honda Benley on the Mayday Run...all that way on a bike that size must have made your eyes water. Thank goodness the Carlisle sold decent beer...

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:31 am

new slave tubes arrived and fitted but am struggling to bleed the lines