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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Some progress pics.
Swing arm refinished, triple clamps in progress (dark spots on the triple clamps is not dirt, its corrosion):
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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more progress.
wheels painted, new tires, new bearings, new sprocket etc.
Pipes Painted
New callipers
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Those zorsts have come out a treat.
What heat res paint have you used ? _________________ We are where we are... |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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I use TREMCLAD High HEat paint, works fantastic on pipes _________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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Straycat wrote: |
I use TREMCLAD High HEat paint, works fantastic on pipes |
Would you know - Is that the same as Rustoleum? And did you use gloss or satin?
I can't find Tremclad outside of Canada in gloss heat resistant black ? _________________ We are where we are... |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Hi, no its not the same as Rustoleum, we get that here too.
I use the "gloss" black Tremclad.
years ago I used to use Duplicolour High Heat Manifold Paint in satin black, that was the best stuff ever. Cant get that here now, so I switched to Tremclad _________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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steezin_and_wheezin
Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Posts: 68 Location: Radford, VA(USA)
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Keep it up, going to be one great looking rgv!! |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Well the wheels are back on, rear brakes are done, but the front brake calipers need replacing, so thats next.
I finally did a leak-down test and it failed miserably, Mag side crank seal is leaking really badly. Engine will get a complete tear-down and rebuild with all new parts. no point in just doing seals, so I have a rebuilt crank on the way with new bearings and seals, new rods, new OEM pistons and rings, wrist-pins and bearings, OEM gaskets. Pistons are only available from Suzuki or The Tuning Works and only in std bore. the 1988 bike is a 1 year only bike and the 89's on-wards had different psitons/rings (although i believe the UK 1989 bikes were the same as the 1988 JDM only bike that I have). i have 145psi on each side, so a light hone should work. other than that, the cyl would have to be re-plated to std bore.
New clutch to go in while im at it and we'll see how the powr valves look once its apart. _________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Some Pics
Carbs are cleaned , new jets etc. There was an incredible amount of silt in the bowls, and the inlet filters were full of crap too. will have to clean the tank well and maybe put a temporary filter inline until im sure.
Carbs Before
Carbs after ultrasonic cleaning
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Engine is coming apart now.
Flywheel, Heads, Cylinders, Pistons are off
Clutch is coming off, had to get a socket to fit the 27mm basket nut. Once off ill remove the main drive gear and then split the cases. _________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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More progress
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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got my parts in for the Crank Rebuild, should have that back in 2 weeks
While I wait for the Crank rebuild, Im now at the bodywork. I'm uncovering some hidden sins (bad past repairs) too. here the center section bounded by the decal stripes was repainted and the decals were used as a dam to hold the filler. decals then got painted over and the whole mess cleared in.
Heat warpage on the lower left fairing from the pipe
I also had an issue with the factory adhesive on the decals bonding to the paint on the side panels, had to be sanded off
Dent in the tank fixed and old "SUZUKI" decals removed
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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engine ready to go back in and bodywork off to the painter
bodywork off to the painter to finish...
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Straycat
Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Posts: 165 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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more progress
_________________ 2014 Honda VFR800
2015 Yamaha FJ09
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1989 Yamaha RZ350 ypvs
1989 Yamaha FZR400
1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma
1986 Honda NS400R
1988 RGV250 VJ21A-J
1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex
1985 Honda VF1000R (x2)
1985 Yamaha RZ500 |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:36 am Post subject: |
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Looking great. Starting to come together now.. not long and you will be taking for a test run
Thanks for the rebuild pictures _________________ We are where we are... |
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