Posted June 24, 200915 yr Hey there =) The names Alex. 18 years old and addicted to two strokes. After a set of new tyres on my CZ inspired new-found confidence in my riding, I've been practicing my cornering for hours on end, Chugging round and round on roundabouts with increasing speed. But I realised that the CZ was a TERRIBLY bad bike for handling when I was introduced to the YB100. My friend realised I was in a mess once my CZ kicked the bucket (about 2 weeks ago), and decided to give me the YB100 as long as I paid him £250 back over time. Obviously I agreed =) Frame is a little rusty, the paint job however, Is immaculate! The seat has two rips, But other than that, she's a beauty. Took her for her first run in my ownership and decided to see what she's really made out of, And she did nothing but surprise me. The front end popped up on me and dropped back as I clicked to second and it took a second to realise that I just pulled a wheelie with ease... (A feat I have NEVER accomplished before, And still scared of) At first, I thought the bike had been geared down, Sacrificing its top end.... So I took her down the longest road in the town and got 68mph (GPS recorded) with my head down. It was at this point that I knew, This was going to be more than just the average YB, I was going to treat her like a fully fledged racer and take her out of her commuter clothes =) It is upon this wish, that I am going to convert her to a 100cc, full fairing café racer. Strictly no overbores... This is STAYING as 100cc. The fairings will be matching to the existing colours. Burgandy, and gold. This is roughly what I would like her to look similar to: Anyone think I'm over ambitious? =P By the way, The YB's name is Charlotte
June 24, 200915 yr Author Thanks for the welcome all =) it just makes me rather angry these days with the lads cruising around on Yamaha aerox 100's and all the latest in small 2-strokes and dont get me wrong, I know they're quicker than the two-strokes of yesteryear... But I want to show them what classic strokers can do out there, especially seeing as how my bike gets virtually NO respect from what WERE my fellow riders... =(
June 28, 200915 yr Author Right, Over the next week or so, I'm going to be converting the bike to 12v as the lighting on this bike is as dismal as a candle in the wind. the halogen 6v bulbs are hardly any better. So once I upgrade to 12v, I'll be using LED's as much as I can. I was also thinking of converting the bike from Points ignition, To Capcative Discharge. Does anyone have any experience on the subject?
June 28, 200915 yr Moderator Before you spend lots of money on 12v conversion...Will a 12v battery fit ?
June 28, 200915 yr Author Before you spend lots of money on 12v conversion...Will a 12v battery fit ? I can get a 12v 4ah fitting in there =) I've got a spare one lying around, But its been stood for years =( gunna buy a new one just in case.
June 28, 200915 yr Moderator so youre going to get your stator rewound and replace all the bulbs and ignition coil...Its gonna be expensive!
June 28, 200915 yr Author so youre going to get your stator rewound and replace all the bulbs and ignition coil...Its gonna be expensive! Going to be using a Zener diode to control the voltage... but keeping the standard charging system in there. With me thrashing the bike as I do, Charging only after 3500rpm isnt a problem for me =P
June 28, 200915 yr Moderator Going to be using a Zener diode to control the voltage... but keeping the standard charging system in there. With me thrashing the bike as I do, Charging only after 3500rpm isnt a problem for me =P so where will the 12v come from? a zener will only clamp the voltage, your charging coil will not give 12v so will have to be rewound as well as your lighting coil and ignition source coil, then a replacement ignition coil...is it worth it?
June 28, 200915 yr Author so where will the 12v come from? a zener will only clamp the voltage, your charging coil will not give 12v so will have to be rewound as well as your lighting coil and ignition source coil, then a replacement ignition coil...is it worth it? Haha, Looks like I was told a load of crap then. A local bike garage owner round here told me that all it would take is A zener diode, New lights, new battery and new coil. He mentioned that as long as a 12v battery is supplying the voltage, Then the generator will top the charge up, it just wont do it till later in the rev range, Around 3 1/2 thousand...
June 28, 200915 yr Moderator Haha, Looks like I was told a load of crap then. A local bike garage owner round here told me that all it would take is A zener diode, New lights, new battery and new coil. He mentioned that as long as a 12v battery is supplying the voltage, Then the generator will top the charge up, it just wont do it till later in the rev range, Around 3 1/2 thousand... maybe he knows more than me then, i should look into it further first. having said all that why do you want for the 12v, my bike is 6v and runs fine as i'm sure yours does...unless you need decent lights...
June 28, 200915 yr Author maybe he knows more than me then, i should look into it further first. having said all that why do you want for the 12v, my bike is 6v and runs fine as i'm sure yours does...unless you need decent lights... I do a LOT of night time riding =) roads are quieter... Makes for better fast-road riding =) (Can you ride fast on a YB100? lol) I'll do a bit more research first... But still sounds like sound logic to me... I'll let everyone know how I get on, Then write a mini How-To =)
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