Diff'rent Strokers

[Tom Mac]

Saw this on eBay the other day, Picture wasn’t great but the Buy-It-Now price was reasonable so I thought I’d have a gamble on it.
As it was on eBay:

The Bike had been slid down the road on the left hand side and the seller had lost interest in fixing. I went to collect it expecting a half built bike that would make a nice project.
However I got to the seller’s house and was shocked when he uncovered the TZR. Firstly it was one of the genuine Marlboro 2AW models, secondly the mileage (kilometerage?) was very low and thirdly the condition of the bike. Apart from the crash damage it was very clean and hardly any corrosion at all. It was even MOTed and Taxed and the engine sounds sweet!
So I got it back to mine and immediately set about repairing the cracks in the top fairing and then replacing the smashed hand blisters (new genuine yam ones were included with the bike). With that done it was time for a few (bad) pictures. I really need to get a better camera. Anyway:
Pretty much as bought:


Note the mileage

The damage:


Removal of unwanted stickers:

And a final one:

I’ll be picking up an indicator and a pair of Jap spec mirrors next weekend and a few other bits that it needs and then taking it for a spin.
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my TDRs from over the years:

[geoffrg]

nice find chum looks clean and tidy , went to look at a very cheap 250lc once and it turned out to be a 350lc resprayed in wrangler colours , always nice to hear of people finding wee gems like this ,

[Tom Mac]

the results of this evening's spanner wielding

Mirrors fitted:



Indicator, clip-on, switchgear and clutch lever assembly all replaced (with second hand stuff):



The front end is twisted ever so slightly to the right so that's on the list of things to do.
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[Tom Mac]

Managed to spend a hour or so on the 1KT today, inbetween various household DIY tasks.
The Plan was to unblock the pilot jet in the left hand carb and check the carbs are set up.
However, Airbox off and a quick check of the filter saw this;

a homemade filter, that wasn't even close to being the right shape and size and no support cage!
Enquires have been made for a pipercross replacment filter and i'm on the look out for a either a complete airbox or just the white plastic support cage.
on to the carbs:

no major surprises here, evidence of butchery by a previous owner as all the float bowl screws were chewed but inside was reasonably clean. The pilot jet was unblocked and the emulsion tube refitted properly and then the carbs balanced before bolting the lot back together and firing it up. Starts and runs better now but the tickover is a bit high so thats on the list for next time.
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[fredjee]

looks very tight in there tom ......... more room working on a tdr or r1-z
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It's never ever finished !

[Tom Mac]

nahh there's loads of room......... honest

Its easier just to remove everything and sort it and then bolt it back together afterwards.

Anyway, courtesy of Moriwakiman there is a piece of plastic lovelyness heading this way from Yahoo Auctions
more pics when it lands and is fitted.
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my TDRs from over the years:

[fredjee]

Cable tie
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It's never ever finished !

[Tom Mac]

[StrokerBoy]

[Tom Mac]

[Tom Mac]

as so a small arrived from Japan, containing one genuine yamaha solo seat cowl:




and so it was fitted:





The marlboro sticker on the middle section now looks out of place so that will be removed at some point.

To say that I'm pleased with the seat cowl would be a serious understandment. IMHO it finishes the bike off nicely.
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my TDRs from over the years:

[fredjee]

Looking good Tom

Just how I'd like my TZR project to start if ever I had the chance

Fred.
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It's never ever finished !

[StrokerBoy]

[Tom Mac]

my one solitary photo from the stafford show:

Thank you to Darin for cleaning the bits you could see
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