My Zed Bemsee Thunderbike race bike project
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:04 pm
Having just sorted a deal with my girlfreinds stepdad I have just bought his Zed off him, my plan is to put modern running gear in it (ohlins forks etc) paint it in Lawson colours and run it in the bemsee Thunderbikes series next year.
The bike at the moment is a full on drag bike with extended swingarm and all the drag associated goodies, including carbon wheels and many other trick bits,
I am going to take it to bits and brace and monoshock the frame to take a gsxr 1000 rear end, then put on some ohlins forks mate it all up and have the geometry setup properly then some work on the dyno detuning it for torque (180bhp makes it fall well out of the power to weight limit) and then grin my head off when I race it next year.
I currently ride a streetfighter ZXR H1 but always fancied trying to muscle a big monster about, anyone with any hint or tips to get them to handle please feel free to share, I will also be on the lookout for a full exhaust and possibly other bits.
please bear with me if I ask daft questions, it is my first Zed and dont know a lot about them, cheers peeps, now a quick pic
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2101532&l=243dc2a4e8&id=530469393
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2101531&l=e8a577b7a8&id=530469393
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2101529&l=f874b71c41&id=530469393
The bike at the moment is a full on drag bike with extended swingarm and all the drag associated goodies, including carbon wheels and many other trick bits,
I am going to take it to bits and brace and monoshock the frame to take a gsxr 1000 rear end, then put on some ohlins forks mate it all up and have the geometry setup properly then some work on the dyno detuning it for torque (180bhp makes it fall well out of the power to weight limit) and then grin my head off when I race it next year.
I currently ride a streetfighter ZXR H1 but always fancied trying to muscle a big monster about, anyone with any hint or tips to get them to handle please feel free to share, I will also be on the lookout for a full exhaust and possibly other bits.
please bear with me if I ask daft questions, it is my first Zed and dont know a lot about them, cheers peeps, now a quick pic
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2101532&l=243dc2a4e8&id=530469393
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2101531&l=e8a577b7a8&id=530469393
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2101529&l=f874b71c41&id=530469393