pilninggas
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We used the same method with a propane torch and a bucket of powder for coating a coat hangar in school, it was multi-coloured and looked good when cooled.
makes sense - i'm a teacher! Our 'powder coating pot', is a pukka bit of kit tho', must have cost a few bob.
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we do something similar in work, we heat the metal up either in the oven, in the hearth or with a propane gun and then plunge it into a pot of aerated plastic dust particles. Gives a decent coating and if its done right is as good as a professional powder coat.
Not sure where buy our plastic, but i know we have yellow and blue. I powered coated some dog-bones for my FZR1000 last year using this 'diy' method.
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can't really help, apart from to suggest that you cast around the 'net (google is your friend) for a workshop manual for the model of snowmobile the engine is found in. Pretty much a .pdf of any yamaha workshop manual seems to found it's way on to the nest somewhere.
good luck.
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I am 19 and have recently passed my cbt for the second time. I have been riding my cbr125 around but when i see these 600cc bikes fly past i am so jealous its unreal. so i am now debating throwing in the towel with my cbr, doing my test and getting a proper bike (really liking the R6)
Can some one please explain about the whole restriction thing, from what i have heard i will be restricted to a 33hp bike. so is it possible to buy a restricted 600cc? am i too ambitious going from a 125 to 600? (been riding for 3 years but obviously only on small bikes/scooters) i am quite a short person and the cbr 125 fits me perfectly, are the bigger engine size bikes actually larger?
If i dont do the test i am going to have to move to the shitty sounding 2 strokes purely for power reasons (got my eye on a rs125) the problem is i love everything about my cbr, riding position sound looks everything apart from its under power 4 stoke engine.
So can someone please tell me my next step? another factor is i am going to uni in September for 4 years so probably wont have time or money to do a bike test in this time. so should i be doing it now before it possible y gets harder again??
Thanks, Ollie
hate to be negative but i am 5'6"/5'7" and i could nto fit on any of the latest generation 600cc sports bikes, they are simply too tall (it's paradoxical too as they are very cramped to ride if you are tall, apparently). I had an 08 zx6r and could just tip-toe on it, unfortunately it got wrote off after 6 weeks, i got paid off and looked at all the 09 600 sports bikes, not one i could ride, least of all the R6.
Earlier stuff may be better, but be aware this can be a significant problem. 1000cc superbikes tend to have a lower seat height!!!
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Hi guys Im a newbe to yamaha but ive bought a 1995 yzf 750 r, according to the previous owner it has r1 gold spot calipers . It needs front discs and I dont know if the ones fitted are r1 items or if I can replace them with standard 750 discs, also the bolts holding the discs on are normal allen head bolts and not pan head, is this right? Been looking at black shadow wavy discs, anyone tried these before. thanks Alan
should be normal yzf750 fitment disks - this is dictated by the wheel, which is different on the 750 to the R1. Panhead is standard for the disk bolts, i guess as the lower profile creates less turbulence. Also pan-head should provide a bigger 'securing-footprint'.
Be very aware the gold-spot calipers have a tendency to sieze quite easily, as the pistons are alloy to reduce weight. I had some on my EXUP (actually i need to recon them and sell them!!) and they need a regular strip down and clean.
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if you want something uber-trick, then this may be useful - i don't know where you are but they may export or have a dealer network in your location:
http://www.buynowroaringtoyz.com/Billet_Lowering_Kickstand_99_07_R6_04_06_R1_Black_p/rty555b.htm
not cheap tho.
i know when people shorten and weld their stands diy, they usually put a piece of steel up the back to reinforce it.
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I'm not blaming the new kids phill, i'm just saying its a shame they will never know them, the greenies will have then removed from memory if they have their way, deliberately burning oil! shock horror.
Even the GP riders like Rossi say the 4 strokes just don't light up like the smokers did. One of stoners biggest regrets is that he will never get to ride one of the strokers in anger like rossi did.
I know some of the gp stokers were bloody lethal but lets be honest when a tidy 2stroke, even a 50cc comes into the pipe there is a little bit of magic a 4stroke will just never have.
They are fikle, difficult to ride effectively and not very economical i'll admit. But when they come good its worth ALL the hassle.
? my name is Mervyn!
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need a work shop manual and does any 1 have idear on getting more power ,speed, email me [email protected]
have you tried www.yamahar125.com? there lots of guys over there attempting lots of mods (big bore, power commander etc) and they are all regularly detailing the mods that 'work'.
I've been following it for a while (voyeurism!) and it seems like most of the bikes are stuck at 1 or 2 hp above stock
good luck.
An important point, i can't help with making the diesels go any better but get your e-mail out of open forum or you will have spam from now till christmas.
So true Mad so true. I was on to OG the other night and we recon most of the kids in 5 years time wont even know what a 2 stroke is.come on guys, i agree 2 strokes are fab, however if you are young you want the latest fashions etc, i would have loved something that looked that trick at 17 (would have baulked at the price though!)
Remember most of these kids are riding geared bikes and are joining the fold, they do not know what an RD500LC or an NS400R is, neither should we expect them too.
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i think the problem might be clearing the frame, a flat radiator is likely to be wider if it is to offer the same heat exchanging properties as a curved radiator. - a yzf750 shares the same chassis as the thunderace (pretty much) and so might be a go-er. The R1 radiator is probably quite different.
if you are ditching bodywork etc maybe most things can be made to go.
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well i have an fzr1000 and the rad is 'straight' looking here:
http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1997-yamaha-motorcycle-yzf1000rj/o/m8971
the thunderace has a heavily curved rad so i think the answer to your question is no unfortunately, hope that helps.
p.s. you can also see the fzr1000 schematic on that site and compare for yourself if you want/.
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1993 YZF750
in Naked
Hi,
Thinking of buying a clean example of the above - 26K on the clock with a bit of service history - clean enough.
Anyone know of anything I should look out for pls ?
hey, kwakfreak
Good bikes yzf750, what i would look for at 26k is whether the vavlve clearances have been done - it's a few hours work if it hasn't been carried-out and it aint cheap (20 valves), if you can do it yourself then maybe try to knock some money off it if thats what you want (it is do-able if a little fiddly).
When you look at it ride it when it is fully warmed up, if it is fluffy at low-rpms (pulling away etc) then the needle jets are knackered and needs replacing.
All the other stuff is usual bike things.
good luck.
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hhhmmmmmm wot you reckon ??????????
don't think so, they are quite different (1000 is a little wider and possible shorter)...
...happy to be corrected of course...
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Awesome just noticed there the next dates up and coming - looks like i'll try to get along to them. You'll have to give me the heads up craig if you go, as you've reminded me of something i'd pretty much forgotten about!!!!
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these are the meets i used to go to when i worked in gloucester - the last one i went to was wainscotes (by the severn)in 2008, must hve been 800-1000 bikes there.
not sure if it is happening these...shame if it isn't as they as brilliant meets with lots of great people.
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you might find the yzfr125 forums useful (http://www.yamahar125.com/forum/ is one). Lots of people in the know on those).
You could also google around for a pdf owners manual and workshop manual.
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Wasn't one of the wow factors of the Ducati 916 an adjustable rake/trail?
it went from shallow and safe to steep and slappery, and used some sort of eccentric adjuster i think.
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yeah i'm in bristol (the rough part!!)
Bristol is a good place to be on a bike, with loads of great routes 'spoking' away from it:
North towards ledbury through glos, stratford is 2 hours on the A-roads.
Into Wales (i used to go that way all the time) upto brecon, black mountains and beyond (have rode the a470 up and back in a day).
South into dorset and hampshire (the A36 is fast, but dodgy and the A350 is quite nice south of trowbridge)
i tend to go south-west more these days, as the weather is usually more clement and warmer: Devon, cornwall and somerset are all an afternoons ride (maybe returning on the m-way).
There are loads and loads of places, if you want a more organised run google wiltshire bikers, they start most bride outs in castle coombe and go to some great places.
my favourite roads is probably the A465 hereford to abergavenny road (the bus stop in abergavenny is a famous sunday bike meeting point). The a470 between methyr and brecon (the mountain pass is amazing). The gospel pass at hay-on-wye (slow but high up). To the west i love the atlantic highway (barnstaple to far west of cornwall).
google these places to see which catch the eye!!
mervyn
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before the tumble weed takes over...
....deltabox is the yamaha name for the aluminium chassis used on a wide range of their sports-bikes, its to do with the cross section (i guess the fact the size of the box-section changes - delta).
Don't know much about fzr400s, i think some have the same engine mounts as the fzr600, so some people have fitted that engine for a bit more torque.
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surely no-one believes this story....
...i mean come on the police actually replying? pure fiction!
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welcome to the forum.
Can't help with your query, however you have posted it in forum help (this is for problems/questions about using the forum) - you might get more success posting in workshop, or more likely in the custom section.
mervyn
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www.visorshop.com?
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i work at the school next to the EBC factory in bristol (european friction industries) and don't want to sh*t on them, but i put a set of EBC green on my EXUP a couple of years ago and they were dreadful; didn't fit properly and seemed to have little in the way of stopping power, it really was white knuckle ride - would only use them again with a degree of caution.
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I had family living in North Devon, and friends living in South Devon, so I didn't have to worry about the tent/sleeping bag bit.
The bike has a large back box fitted, and pretty much everything was crammed into there, overflow items went in my bike jacket, and a very small rucksack was in the box in case I needed more space. Don't forget the neck warmer and a windproof jacket is essential if you go this time of year!
Key things I had with me, RAC breakdown cover, bike disc lock, a 13/12mm spanner and philips screwdriver for chain adjustment, a 19mm spanner to loosen wheel nuts. Foldable Rucksack, Emergency blanket/crude first aid kit, UK Ordnance Survey map, wind up torch, phone charger, phone, then just the standard stuff in minimal form (clothes/bathroom gear). Only item I realised I forgot was a 17mm spanner for the opposite axle nut, fixed by adding an adjustable spanner to my box in South Devon.
The best sight I saw along the entire journey had to be the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, not so much for the bridge itself, but for the way it crosses between cliff faces that the road passes between down below, it really is impressive to look at.
The moment to remember on the trip has to be at Bristol Airport, where I went past the end of one of the runways and got a Top Gun moment, a large Easyjet jet came into land above me just as I passed by the beginning of the runway, you almost feel like you can reach out and touch it as it's so close.
As for handling, I didn't have too much weight on the back so didn't notice an awful lot of difference other than a slight lift of the front wheel when I pulled away at one of the roundabouts a bit too quickly, and a little bit more effort needed when cornering at speed going downhill.
Only photo I took was on the Severn Bridge I'm afraid, and didn't come out too amazingly.
check out a pic of my bike in front of the suspension bridge:
i know what you mean about top-gun moments at the airport, i live 10 minutes from there and often go down the A38, the planes really are just above the road, its quite a sight and noise.
Cleaning aluminium alloy
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following on from ^, a lot of the classic bike and car mags have adverts for engine paints that are close/the same to the finish of the engine brand new - some you see on classic bikes at shows and often it looks like the bike just rolled out of the factory.
As with any paint-on-alloy use acid etch primer, U-POL #8 seems to be the a-e-primer of choice.