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ghostbiker
Muck Spreader
GP Hero
Posts: 3,437
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- GSX600F Katana
New toy project!
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30 December 2012, 10:21:39 pm »
Brought myself a toy now that i have a garage to play with
Been stuck in a shed for 2 years then a garden for a year or so.
I thought it was bad but now i have started taking bits off its a lot worse than i thought heheh
never had a project before really other than a trike. so the idea is basicly to get it running and either use it for fun at the local airfield or maybe if i want a lot of punishment then get it mot'd
pictures make it look MUCH better than it is :P most of the electrics are rotted or held together with block conectors and the paint is screwed, fairing cracked and tank leaks like a tea bag
(didnt know that till i filled it up)
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noggythenog
GP Hero
Posts: 4,991
Main bike:
Other
- TRX Noggyfighter
Re: New toy project!
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31 December 2012, 07:33:56 am »
Good luck with that one
Rather you than me but nice to see an old bike rescued.
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Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
black8
DAS Born Again
Posts: 52
Main bike:
FZ8 11-
Re: New toy project!
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31 December 2012, 07:42:50 am »
Doesn`t look bad, my mate is on with a gpz900 its coming along nicely but its an absolute money pit good kuck with it and keep the pics coming
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red98
GP Hero
Posts: 6,567
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
Re: New toy project!
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31 December 2012, 09:57:22 am »
great project ghostbiker
keep us posted on the progress
.....noticed you have a pick-up like mine,great for moving bikes,no doubt the vw version ? mines the skoda one as i have no street cred..............................know wot i mean,init,kinda like wow..........think thats what they say...
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markbubble
Club Racer
Posts: 315
Main bike:
FZS600 98-99
- heinkels,excelsiors
Re: New toy project!
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31 December 2012, 10:09:41 am »
my mate used to have one of those,very underated bike but not in everybodys taste,i thought it rode great so its a great project for you,parts should be quite cheap and easy to get still,the loom can be swapped or made plastics can be repaired and painted and tank can either be sealed or replaced ,aint seen one on road for a while so get it sorted and you can ride something that not everyone else has
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Strifae
GP Hero
Posts: 1,353
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: New toy project!
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31 December 2012, 12:16:32 pm »
Looks like fun
You have moved somewhere new? you still in Burnham On Sea? having a Garage is a gods send!
I really want a project bike, how much did it cost for the bike?
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ghostbiker
Muck Spreader
GP Hero
Posts: 3,437
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- GSX600F Katana
Re: New toy project!
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31 December 2012, 11:13:00 pm »
Had the 750 version from new (untill it got nicked affter 13 months) it was fairly good for what it was. only real issue was the tank shape made rain run under it and on to the plugs. so it would missfire in the rain. the 600 is ment to have the same problems to.
Cost me £160.05 lol so dont owe me much, hence why im happy to just trash it at the airfield if i cant get it running on the road cheaply.
Straife i moved just a little way away to marine drive. garage is great but no power and its to far away (in a block) to run leads to. but it dose meen i get to have a toy and keep the gen 1 under cover finaly so its out of the sand storms that i had near the beach
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His Dudeness
GP Hero
Posts: 2,801
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I don't own a bike
Re: New toy project!
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01 January 2013, 02:47:28 am »
good luck with the rebuild. make sure you stick up some pics of your progress!
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rayburn600
GP Hero
Posts: 2,349
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Re: New toy project!
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01 January 2013, 04:37:45 pm »
Quote " garage is great but no power and its to far away"
Get yourself a big Solar panel.
=Power.
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andy352299
Weekend Warrior
Posts: 101
Main bike:
FZS600 02-03
Re: New toy project!
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01 January 2013, 05:42:49 pm »
i had a black one of these 600cc paid £10 for it,
i did get it running and had a little ride around on it but i didn't like it at all so sold it ,
issues i had.
the exhaust headers were completely rotten and i was unable to get secondhand ones - so i adapted some from an rf600 - not a very good idea and i wouldn't recommend it,
calipers seized - normal rebuild process
every bolt on the fairing seemed to be a different size.
all bolts seemed to be made of choclate,
good luck and enjoy
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ghostbiker
Muck Spreader
GP Hero
Posts: 3,437
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- GSX600F Katana
Re: New toy project!
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01 January 2013, 06:28:05 pm »
On the plus side it has a full SS system 4 into 1.
Finally got the fairing off and going to replace all bolts, as said I had to drill half of them out and they are about 4-5 diff sizes LOL.
Tank is totally gone, large rusty hole and a few other rust patchs.
Might be able to weld but its a lot of work. Sadly 2nd hand ones seem expensive.
Keeping a picture record so bound to post some up now and then till I get bored or you guts do. I know lots of you have had projects before but for me its exciting for now LOL.
Seems the 750 shares some parts but only limited years and parts. But tank is one of them.
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pitternator
"I'll be back"
GP Hero
Posts: 6,228
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
Re: New toy project!
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05 January 2013, 05:19:27 pm »
if you dont get it working , at least it should make a nice cup of tea !
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sadlonelygit
GP Hero
Posts: 1,123
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- katana 1100
Re: New toy project!
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06 January 2013, 03:39:41 pm »
i'm a teapot, i'm a teapot!!!
i have a nice little 1052 motor that just fits one of those lurking about.........and a 4.5" or a 5.5" rear and a 3.5" front wheel
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ghostbiker
Muck Spreader
GP Hero
Posts: 3,437
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- GSX600F Katana
Re: New toy project!
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06 January 2013, 07:37:56 pm »
It's a tank I need more than anything. It was patched and leaking but after a good clean up the tank is beyond help.
1 corner has rotted away and the inside dont look like its far behind
I used to have the 750 so am used to the jokes and coming back to tea bags and biscuits left on the seat LOL.
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