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#1 PostAuthor: morten » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:41 pm

Back in business :lon :sou

i am back in business after the accident with sprox and chain coming off and blocket the backwheel. New swingarm in black with a much better chain adjustment mechanism than the old Zephyr one, new welded and powdercoated frame, new heavy duty gear box bearings, no fuc.... oil leak (I hope) , new Øhlins rear shocks, new chain and sprox and ready to go :twisted:

Long time to summer doe :evil:

But anyway it's good to be ready. :P

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#2 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:03 pm

Cracking job - I much prefer slotted chain adjusters, rather than the concentric type :wink:
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#3 PostAuthor: steve.w » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:15 pm

that fcuking lovely :beer
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#4 PostAuthor: andyb1962 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:18 pm

steve.w wrote:that fcuking lovely :beer


I'll second that! :wink:
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#5 PostAuthor: ADRIAN H » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:47 pm

andyb1962 wrote:
steve.w wrote:that fcuking lovely :beer


I'll second that! :wink:


I`ll third that! - That is ace.
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#6 PostAuthor: Rich » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:50 pm

Looks nice but I don't like the rear brake set up much :wink:
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#7 PostAuthor: chrisu » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:57 pm

want :drool
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#8 PostAuthor: redzee » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:02 pm

Sooo sweet :more , similar colours to my J.
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#9 PostAuthor: andy.s » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:25 pm

thats a awsome job .well done.
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#10 PostAuthor: LondonZ1 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:20 am

Morten

What a fantastic looking bike, congratulations. I have bought a non-running Z900 as a project and want to bring it into the 21st century while keeping a largely standard look. Any chance of a photo of the left side so we can see how you have done the hydraulic clutch conversion?

And what sort of rearsets are they? Most of the ones I have seen on Japanese websites are designed for small Japanese persons and would be too cramped for me (I am 183cm tall). Yours look like a good compromise with decent legroom and integral rear master cylinder mounting.
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#11 PostAuthor: paul doran » Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:26 am

I think the paint scheme really makes that bike
it is indeed a really awesome machine
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#12 PostAuthor: morten » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:54 am

Thank you all for showing interest and for nice words on my project.

Posting some more pictures of it and I hope for feedback and coments on evt. changing something. I have thought about painting the rear brakearm black with the Z1000 in silver. What do you guyes think of that?

To Londonz1... The rearsets are PMC-inc. in Japan. Agree with you about the position, thats the reason I bought them. They are not that extrem, and fit my driving position. I am 182cm.

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#13 PostAuthor: wayno » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:16 pm

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR......... cracking bike tho :brav
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#14 PostAuthor: nanno » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:57 pm

Now that's a stunning steed.

I see MTC cast into the block... So how much room do they ponies have to fool around ?

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#15 PostAuthor: morten » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:04 pm

nanno wrote:Now that's a stunning steed.

I see MTC cast into the block... So how much room do they ponies have to fool around ?

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