Wait, what's wrong with the existing head? Do the valves just need grinding?
Come on christo......pictures of the head please
Hi ChristoT,Good luck with this, ive just done a similar thing with an R1 I picked up for £500, the only cost I got wrong was the price of missing nuts n bolts , cost me about £100, so don't lose anything and keep an eye on ebay as breakers sometimes sell all the hardware from the bikes they have broken quite cheap and most Yamaha stuff is similar.You can get a good paint finish with rattle cans if you take your time and do the prep work Mark
Quote from: Mark YPVS on 20 February 2014, 06:24:02 pmHi ChristoT,Good luck with this, ive just done a similar thing with an R1 I picked up for £500, the only cost I got wrong was the price of missing nuts n bolts , cost me about £100, so don't lose anything and keep an eye on ebay as breakers sometimes sell all the hardware from the bikes they have broken quite cheap and most Yamaha stuff is similar.You can get a good paint finish with rattle cans if you take your time and do the prep work Mark Having a professional paint job for all those donor signatures and logo's is gonna put you in mortgage territory. After that much time and effort, I'll shell out for a pro job. At the end of the project, of course!
Quote from: Mark YPVS on 20 February 2014, 06:24:02 pmHi ChristoT,Good luck with this, ive just done a similar thing with an R1 I picked up for £500, the only cost I got wrong was the price of missing nuts n bolts , cost me about £100, so don't lose anything and keep an eye on ebay as breakers sometimes sell all the hardware from the bikes they have broken quite cheap and most Yamaha stuff is similar.You can get a good paint finish with rattle cans if you take your time and do the prep work Mark I love seeing peoples rebuilds.
Quote from: Lez72 on 21 February 2014, 09:39:42 amQuote from: Mark YPVS on 20 February 2014, 06:24:02 pmHi ChristoT,Good luck with this, ive just done a similar thing with an R1 I picked up for £500, the only cost I got wrong was the price of missing nuts n bolts , cost me about £100, so don't lose anything and keep an eye on ebay as breakers sometimes sell all the hardware from the bikes they have broken quite cheap and most Yamaha stuff is similar.You can get a good paint finish with rattle cans if you take your time and do the prep work Mark I love seeing peoples rebuilds. Don't want to hijack this thread so I will post a link to my photobucket http://s699.photobucket.com/user/fatyzfr1/library/Triggers%20Broom?sort=4&page=1Mark
Just checked insurance. Well, tried to, two comparison sites were unable to quote!This will be a looooong project.
Hi Christo have you checked out carol nash six wheel insurance car/bike one policy ??? Quote from: ChristoT on 20 February 2014, 10:37:44 pmJust checked insurance. Well, tried to, two comparison sites were unable to quote!This will be a looooong project.
Someone should've warned you that might happen. I'm still interested to know if that Honda swingarm is going to suit it. Is the centreline of the tyre central with the pivot ends? (I don't even know that the Fazer tyre is central for that matter.)
Quote from: red98 on 20 February 2014, 06:09:48 pmCome on christo......pictures of the head please Please oh please be careful of requests which can be lost in translation
Quote from: Fazerider on 21 February 2014, 11:14:28 pmSomeone should've warned you that might happen. I'm still interested to know if that Honda swingarm is going to suit it. Is the centreline of the tyre central with the pivot ends? (I don't even know that the Fazer tyre is central for that matter.)Based on Ruby's build thread, the tyres are supposed to line up centrally
Quote from: bigsteve on 21 February 2014, 08:11:45 pmHi Christo have you checked out carol nash six wheel insurance car/bike one policy ??? Quote from: ChristoT on 20 February 2014, 10:37:44 pmJust checked insurance. Well, tried to, two comparison sites were unable to quote!This will be a looooong project.Interesting! I'll have to look into that! Thanks! The problem I'm having is that the insurers throw a wobbly when I declare all the mods!!