GB's Mean Green 1170R (Time Warp Edition)

#1 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:36 pm

Right then, been hankering to start something new for a while.
Back in the summer I won this rolling chassis on good old ebay.

I have a small stash of GPz1100 engines & plan to put the best of all the parts together to make one good engine & fit it into this frame. This recent find will probably be included

I had thought about doing something fairly standard using all the original running gear.......................... Then thought B*ll*cks to that, so all the original running gear is now on Ebay.

kano · #2 PostAuthor: **kano** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:26 pm

is that a z1000r ?

#3 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:31 pm

Kano it's a Z1000J model

#4 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:31 pm

Kano, it's a Z1000J, but I plan to do some sort of Lawson 'clone' with a difference. I have had an on-off thing for Lawson replica's for a while. The 'on' is I just love that 'in your face' lime green paint, the 'off' is that everbody seem's to have one (please don't take offence). They're fast becoming as common as Z1R's :lol:

#5 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:32 pm

soory GB got in before You :oops:

#6 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:34 pm

I've been squirelling away a few bits & pieces...........

#7 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:35 pm

paul doran wrote:soory GB got in before You

No worries Paully

#8 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:41 pm

As you can see, I plan to use something a bit more modern to keep the thing off the ground.
Colour scheme will be based around the early ZX7R's....... Lime green & purple. I plan to have the wheel rims polished & powdercoated in purple, with the bodywork being mainly lime green with possibly Purple & white graphics............ But that's a long way off.
This bike certainly wont be ready for next summer!!

tlc · #9 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:56 pm

What on earth do you think you`re doing Steve ?

I mean you`ve a stock paint, stock piped and centre standed 1000J there which was just crying out to be restored :roll:

Surely one of the nicest bikes Kwak ever made !

#10 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:04 pm

Not stock any more Chris......... This is how it looks tonight

You'll find the rest of it on ebay :cl

I will however re-use as many No.7 bolts as I can

#11 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:53 pm

There is one 'fly in the ointment' so far.

This frame is a fit fooked, well rotten here & when I removed the forks they were bent :shock:

So now I have some doubts about the overall integrity of this frame :no

With a bit of luck & several PM's from another member I may have sourced another frame :lon

More details if & when it happens, but until then it's :hon

Al · #12 PostAuthor: Al » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:21 pm

Oh my giddy aunt, cutting up a standard J1.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :shock:

AL

coldsummer · #13 PostAuthor: **coldsummer** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:21 pm

That's a veritable 'Aladdin's Cave' of treasures you got there GB :shock:

And I though I was a little hoarder :lol:

BTW, you still got that alloy chainguard?

#14 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:27 pm

Simon, do you mean the chainguard fitted to this bike? If you do, it's chrome plated steel & it's on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT I'll even deliver for you.... Free of charge!

tlc · #15 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:13 pm

Why do those frames always seem to rot at the same point around the side stand ?

GB's Mean Green 1170R (Time Warp Edition)

GB's Mean Green 1170R (Time Warp Edition)

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