project fazer

[His Dudeness]

[quote author=His Dudeness link=topic=10772.msg114112#msg114112 date=1384954688]
I don't think they work as cafe racers they're too big and the ass end comes up too high

A cafe racer with an arse too high.............i think i used to date her?  :lol
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pics? :lol

[nick crisp]

Carbon hydro-dip the whole damn thing - go on, someone's gotta be first!  :lol  Or snakeskin pattern hydro-dip! Beat Punkstig at his own game!  :lol :lol :lol

[Fuzzy]

This is what I'd do and I don't think it'd cost much. Almost did it when I smashed a fairing a while back.

Keep oem clocks, spray the white back panel black. Get a high quality round single headlight, 7" min or a bit bigger looks good, lots of oem ones on ebay and mount it so it's quite low. Mount clocks in a similar position to standard -  could use the standard fairing/speedo bracket but remove/chop off the unneeded bits? Then get a nice looking screen, will cover up the back of the clocks and make it look a lot neater (guess you wouldn't need to spray the clocks if the screen is dark/opaque). Good quality & nice looking mirrors, again oem is usually the best, and the Fazer's lever clamps on the bars have mirrors holes already.

I think the key is to keep it fairly simple but make sure it looks clean and the parts are of good quality.

[Fuzzy]

I reckon this guy's done a good job

http://tablica.pl/oferta/yamaha-fazer-fz...312dz.html

[Punkstig]

Café racer is last year, flat tracker is the new cool, I was hoping to get hold of a 400 to flat track, but they don't come up often!

[red98]

starting to think the cafe racer look might not suit the fazer.....think you right DUDENESS  ....mmmmm flat tracker..i like that look as well ................

[kebab19]

You finally fixed the other one?
What was the problem with it?
I gave up reading the thread after 36 pages or so  :z

[red98]

regulator    ......and parhaps the coils were on the way out as well.....this forums not the same without the stuttering thread  :\

[His Dudeness]

regulator    ......and parhaps the coils were on the way out as well.....this forums not the same without the stuttering thread  :\

Even the forum is running smoother since you changed that regulator  :lol

[red98]

ha ha ha.......bloody quiet though  :lol

[red98]

thanks for the kempton link guys.....on next saturday and not far from me :lol ..i also have a couple of old jap bikes that i need parts for so think ill go, take me pick up and a bundle of cash with me......went to the brum show yesterday and did`nt buy anything,under orders you see  :rolleyes , so must be able to buy something at kempton 

[red98]

found this at the back of the garage and had a play....headligh wiring was a mess so striped out and started again.all working now with twin halogen bulbs.should be an improvement on standard.not sure on the style though......clocks were mounted on the cross bar on the renthals in front of the ignition .a bit in your face so made a cardboard pattern to mount on the back.to be made in sheet steel and mounted on the under side of top yoke.......

[ChristoT]

Now see here, two threads called Project Fazer? This'll just confuse people!  :b

[red98]

Makes it interesting  :lol.......mines running is yours  :rolleyes

[red98]

Bit more fiddling today, cut the base plate from 2mm to keep things rigid and the sides from 1.5 mm.hammered round an axle stand mounted in a vice with a rubber mallet...see if I can spot weld it together tomorrow 

[red98]

Bit more fazer fettling today, spot welded the clock cover, let it cool to prevent any distortion, offered back up to clocks to check fit and all is still good, went to seam weld the joins and ran out of gas... :o

[red98]

Turned my attention to the top yoke, going to mount the clocks to the underside of the top yoke using the taped hole that holds the cable tidy , theres a blank in the yoke on the other side which I will bore and tap..

[MarkWales]

Looking good

[red98]

cheers mark......once fully welded i will grind the bottom plate and welds flush with the sides and soften the edges,before spot welding i assembled leaving 1.5mm gap between the base and sides for this reason.....i think it might look a bit bulky but had to be this size to accomadate the wiring and plug for the speedo etc....need to make a couple of straps to mount it,25mm strip steel with two holes at one end to mount to cover and one at other end to bolt to yoke.

[red98]

what better way to spend your lunch break than a bit of fazer fettling....bored and tapped the extra hole i need to mount the clocks.and gave the top yoke a polish and clean and refitted.