Jocktaff foccer salute

spotted this at the bike show at the Haynes motor museum recently,it was the only picture i took,not even sure why as i was never into the whole 2 stroke/powerband thing,but this bike just caught my eye
 
a old RD350, rebuilt and adapted into a foxeye Fazer 600 frame !! she's a beauty aint she ? !!

Quote from: pilgo on 02 November 2014, 05:54:20 pm

thanks for the picture of the gear linkage that i asked for,i was curious to see where the bearings/spacers would be as neon knight mentioned elsewhere that his were shot when he replaced his rear shock, so im keen not to find mine are bad as and when i get round to fitting my R6 shock from kebab19, as i wont be able to leave the bike in the middle of my mates 2 ramp garage as it'll be in the way of his job while i wait for the new parts to arrive,if needed.
i think that explains myself,clear as mud eh?!! 
 
bike looks good by the way 

It's the suspension linkage you're after not gear link 

well spotted,my deliberate mistake 

Thanks guys 
Oh and the belly pan is staying where it is 

damn you Mike01 

Quote from: pilgo on 01 November 2014, 07:06:14 pm

Quote from: His Dudeness on 01 November 2014, 09:27:42 am

That's a good looking bike

thank you 
my pride and joy

And rightly so fella - loving the seat, is it a Digger seat?

yes it is,i phoned him on a tuesday to arrange to have my seat done by him,and he'd recently finished doing one,so i met him the next day at weston bike night and got it off him there and then 
 
good quality workmanship and did 200 miles last sunday with only one 15 minute stop and never even thought about having a sore bum so im assuming the better padding is doing its job.plus the higher 'bumstop' of the raised pillion seat is a nice idea.

That's a good looking bike

thank you 
my pride and joy

Good to hear you're still happy with it mate as that is of course half the battle in the biking world regardless of the rest. (Dont i know ).


Keep up the good work and keep getting out & keep racking up miles.


Most folk when they pass their car test think that they'll just go out for a drive for the sake of it...when they're 18


But i think only bikers understand keeping that spirit alive beyond the age of 20

i went out last sunday 'for a couple of hours' and was out for 5 hours / 201 miles, i just love it noggy,and i know you know the feeling,i just have the single man freedom to do it !!  /
plus, i love having no debt to the bike,so when it sits there for days/weeks on end,its not the 'dead money' feeling i used to get with my old bikes i had on loans etc.
i need to get the front fender plastic welded and resprayed,as when the bike fell off the main stand last summer and somehow cracked the fender,the crack is getting more obvious so im guessing it needs looking at,i'll whip it off after my planned bimble this sunday.oh,and replace the clutch lever that got 'shortened' in the same incident 
 
hope your well mate 

just realised that it was a year today that my lovely    was delivered from the shop i brought it off in Cardiff
it was bog standard apart from the rear hugger and the rack,it was meant to be a all year ride to work bike to get me back into the groove of biking again,but 2 things happened to change those plans......
 
firstly,the gales and floods hit and i discovered this bloody forum !!    ( best thing to happen to a new fazer owner who's been 'off scene' for about 9 years )
 
so,as a direct link to advice/tips/adverts on here,ive
 
changed all the brake lines to braided hoses
changed the exhaust to a lush sounding Boewulf can
K&N air filter/oil filter
double bubble dark screen
had the seat re done/upholstered
upgraded the rear brake caliper/torque arm
oil/coolant/brake fluid  changed
changed the front sprocket nut
ordered the r6 shock upgrade from kebab19 (due soon)
 
plans for next year,fit the shock,set it up for me,change the front fork oil and use it more often,im already planning my 9 day holiday from somerset to northumberland,scotland and the lake district in september !!
 
so,thanks for all the advice/tips/patience/sarcasm,roll on next spring 
put 3.5k on the clock
 

looks a lot better,imho,but each to their own
 
go for it 

[Only 1 pair of pants and a spare t shirt though!

 
well,you did mention a bad smell in the last video !! 

Kawasaki GT 550 ? was shaft drive.  great bike when i did my 2 weeks as a motorcycle courier out of slough,with the 'great storm of 87' in the middle of the first week !! 

get it knicked,get the insurance money-sorted !!