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Early Thundercat-five speed 'box?
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30-07-16, 02:51 PM
Has anybody here ever heard of early Thundercats having a 5-speed gearbox? I was looking at one on eBay,saw a nice one,so I thought I'd give the chap a ring.During the conversation,he mentioned the bike having a five speed box! Looking at Haynes,it never mentioned a five-speed at all ,only six.Has anyone here ever heard of this,or is the guy pulling me leg! :eek
30-07-16, 03:02 PM
(30-07-16, 02:51 PM)redfox1 link Wrote: Has anybody here ever heard of early Thundercats having a 5-speed gearbox? I was looking at one on eBay,saw a nice one,so I thought I'd give the chap a ring.During the conversation,he mentioned the bike having a five speed box! Looking at Haynes,it never mentioned a five-speed at all ,only six.Has anyone here ever heard of this,or is the guy pulling me leg! :eekI've had two and both had a 6 speed box. Never heard of one having a 5 speed box.
I could change my opinion, but then we'd both be wrong.
30-07-16, 04:30 PM
Did you tell the bloke that the first gear is down from neutral?
Most things done in a hurry need to be done again - patiently.
31-07-16, 10:33 AM
Worked on plenty and never seen a 5 speed version, a bit strange as the cat is an evolution of the FZR which was a 6 speed and that was an evolution of the FZ which was a 6 speed
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31-07-16, 11:24 AM
(31-07-16, 10:33 AM)Deefer666 link Wrote: Worked on plenty and never seen a 5 speed version, a bit strange as the cat is an evolution of the FZR which was a 6 speed and that was an evolution of the FZ which was a 6 speedTo be honest,talking to the guy,he didn't sound as he knew much about the bike at all,which is kind of worrying when you 're thinking of buying it!-Nah,I think I'll give it a miss-spider senses are tingling !(Thundercat in Derby on eBay) 
31-07-16, 09:56 PM
TRX850 had 5-speed box from the same era. But if he can't tell a twin from a 4 ... Maybe what he means is it's a Thunderpussy engine with a shagged gearbox?
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There's no replacement for displacement 
01-08-16, 11:36 AM
The ThunderAce had a 5-speed box
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again
01-08-16, 03:07 PM
(30-07-16, 02:51 PM)redfox1 link Wrote: Has anybody here ever heard of early Thundercats having a 5-speed gearbox? I was looking at one on eBay,saw a nice one,so I thought I'd give the chap a ring.During the conversation,he mentioned the bike having a five speed box! Looking at Haynes,it never mentioned a five-speed at all ,only six.Has anyone here ever heard of this,or is the guy pulling me leg! :eek Only when 2nd gear does not work :lol :lol :lol 
02-08-16, 09:12 AM
As above- thunderace has 5 speed box, someone somewhere is confused!
Some say...
02-08-16, 09:14 AM
Also- if you're thinking of a cat there is an adapter available for £40 to swap out the shock for a r6 one!
Some say...
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