Oh no , another Gpz/1100r bitsa !
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:39 am
I know it is not a very original project but judging on the number of J,R and Z projects on here at the moment , another one is not going to harm !
At long last my bike is back on the road after its latest makeover and a summer of frustration chasing a misfire that turned out to be a partially sticking choke.
I have had my B2 since 2011 and have been slowly improving and repairing it since. I was pleased with the result, but the poster I still have of my 1100r in my workshop was always a reminder of something special .
I had sold my 1100r with CMA wheels in 1995 but with an amazing stroke of luck I managed to get back the original 18 inch wheels from it ,at which point a plan was hatched .
This is not a perfect no expense replica ( although it has cost double what I had anticipated ) and as the purists (and 1100r owners) will probably spot has quite a few non 1100r parts dotted about . Front mudguard and forks are from a 1000r , carbs are the wrong colour, a few B2 bits are still visible and a few period mods have also been done. However from a few metres you cannot really tell and I built it for me and not to sell . You really cannot beat that colour combination of Lime Green and gloss black.
I resisted the temptation to have green wheels again , no chance of a TUV for a Harris 4/1 , the deep brace JMC had to make way for a Metmachex ( centre stand still fits ) indicators and grab rail back on and the original fairing was always nicer than a twin headlight one I had previously had.
No B2 parts were harmed in this build and are all stored away in the cellar including the paintwork , and that should be it , but in a shed in a garden in Bath my brother is assembling the Debben prepared 1170 unitrak motor ready to go in for next year , roll on 2017.
Richard
At long last my bike is back on the road after its latest makeover and a summer of frustration chasing a misfire that turned out to be a partially sticking choke.
I have had my B2 since 2011 and have been slowly improving and repairing it since. I was pleased with the result, but the poster I still have of my 1100r in my workshop was always a reminder of something special .
I had sold my 1100r with CMA wheels in 1995 but with an amazing stroke of luck I managed to get back the original 18 inch wheels from it ,at which point a plan was hatched .
This is not a perfect no expense replica ( although it has cost double what I had anticipated ) and as the purists (and 1100r owners) will probably spot has quite a few non 1100r parts dotted about . Front mudguard and forks are from a 1000r , carbs are the wrong colour, a few B2 bits are still visible and a few period mods have also been done. However from a few metres you cannot really tell and I built it for me and not to sell . You really cannot beat that colour combination of Lime Green and gloss black.
I resisted the temptation to have green wheels again , no chance of a TUV for a Harris 4/1 , the deep brace JMC had to make way for a Metmachex ( centre stand still fits ) indicators and grab rail back on and the original fairing was always nicer than a twin headlight one I had previously had.
No B2 parts were harmed in this build and are all stored away in the cellar including the paintwork , and that should be it , but in a shed in a garden in Bath my brother is assembling the Debben prepared 1170 unitrak motor ready to go in for next year , roll on 2017.
Richard
