Normally I never make 4 cylinders bikes as I’m tiered of them, but as I always wanted to have a FZ750 and never had one when they was new now is the moment! I had this bike as a gift from a friend and I have to say that it has had “seen better days”.
Next step was to improve the suspension, wheels and breaks with some more modern items. For this I choose parts from a Kawa zxr6 as they looks good and works well.
The problem is the fuel tank who doesn’t line up correct with the chasis without the faring. I will start to cut the fuel tank this afternoon and make it less wide and more slick
Well finally I won’t do nothing today at the bike I went to play tennis and had some beer, now it’s siesta time... I have to cut that tank but it won’t be today I’m afraid.....
As the my friends think I’m a bit disturbed and crazy I can’t disappoint them! What do you think about a FZ750 V2??? I was in my basement today preparing a Ducati 750 engine for a overhaul, it’s a Engine that’s been laying around for some future project for some time now. And suddenly I had an idea ! Every thing was just clear and why not?
Well this one won’t go quick! I just had the idea this afternoon but I feel plethoric with this. The chasis room big enough for the engine so this won’t be a problem! But I doesn’t have exhaust system nor carburettors.... Mmmm maybe wire wheels.....
Great stuff - I'm learning constantly. I've just learned a new word "plethoric" , and I feel red-facedly turgid
I have been playing around a bit this afternoon and to be honest I dosent like it to much.... The engine is a easy fit but it just doesn’t look good! I can’t se the harmony! I’m afraid that this bike will be an boring 4-cil.
What would your thought be on stripping the tank and either sanding it for a matt finish or polishing it ala chrome? The engine is too small so sits high leaving large gaps underneath making it look like a lawnmower engine in a bike, have you thought of making new mounts, mounting the engine centre of gravity as low as possible or will the chain not align that way?
I want to use the FZ tank but I need too stretch it a bit! I have been thinking about sanding down part to bare metal and use satin clear coat making a bit rat look. The engine is not una correct place at all I just throw it in to see how it looks, It’s not difficult to adapt at all, I have been adapting modern Porsche engine in classic Porsche for racing more than twenty years and in comparación this is “pice of pay” I just doesn’t how the engine look aesthetically at the FZ! The upper steel beam hide the rear cylinder and the lower beam is to wide and cross the front cylinder, I think that I have to search for another chassis for this engine and use a four banger for the FZ
I would just click the "like" button, but there isn't a "deeply impressed" button... JOOI - how much calculation do you do? Is it just a case of assuming eg the newer forks will be more capable than the old ones, or do you look at the forces in more detail?