Alex

Well at last my frame is in the paint shop being painted They said that laquer would just peel off after about 6 months, and they explained to me that normally they are painted and laquered. I was pretty confident that it was just laquered, so they asked me to phone up yamaha to check. Well i spoke to yamaha uk, and they told me that the frames undergo a chemical treatment at the factories which leaves a clear coting on them, he didnt know what the process was called, he said the only thing he could say was near to it was anadising. Didnt really want to get it anadised mainly because of the fact that it dulls the alloy, and its expensive. Found out thought that my dads mates friend does it, so took it down there and he said he would do it for £50 brilliant i though, but they realised they couldnt do it anyway becasue of the pressed in steel bearing sleeves So now my bike is going look like an alloy wheel Well at least i will be able to start putting it back together come next week

Love to have a go at super motard, still wanting to get a CRM! 8)

That bike is absolutly awesome! 8)

Wish my YZF was the SP, anyone know what that swinging arm is? :?

So have you decided on black or grey yet?

Hi mate and welcome, definatly keep us informed of your work, cant wait to see what it will look like 8)

Yeah good idea Stew, i would appreciate it 8)

Your telling me! :wink:

Seems weird that there are companies that do the r7 conversion for the r1 and r6, for reasonable amount of money, but no similar alternatives for the YZF. I think the only differences between the R and the SP, are that the SP came with a closer cut gearbox, klein flatside carbs and single seat :roll:

HI Mate, nice. I heard that the R7 fairings are pretty straightforward to fit, just need to make new brackets to hold the cone and instruments on. Do you know what sort of work is involved in fitting the R1 fairings? And what work is required to fit the R6 back? I would love the R1 back on my bike! 8) Let us know how you get on with the conversion :wink:

Yeah mcn gave it a good review http://www.motorcyclenews.com/bikes/detail...ocumentID=65554 Did you realise that they still make them! I think i read about it in bike magazine, cant remember what country it was in though :?

Nice bike stew, dont seem to be too many out there in good condition. I think its just that they are such an underestimated bike :shock:

yeah i know, but its too cold! i can see my self breathing outside in our shed where the bike is :shock:

Just got a check from the insurers for £2325!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: I cant explain the condition of my bike, not a chip or scratch anywhere, and it has had over £4k spent on it!!! More money now in bleeding solictiors! :evil:

bit of weld and some sanding, hey presto :wink:

At bl :shock: dy last! My bike is in thousands of bits!!! Wahoo Just need to sand the frame down and get it relaquered and hey presto i can start having fun putting it back together!

Seems like hes a complete @rse! :twisted:

Nice paintwork 8)

Need to get it sorted over christmas holidays so i can get back to 2 wheels... yippee

Cheers, but unfortunatly its in bits at the moment :x

Well i suppose im to start, i have a 94 YZF-750R, The main parts are of course a rear Ohlins shock, steering damper, new footstays, exhaust, backend conversion, and custom dream machine paint work, and a lot of polishing. I know its a bit old school now, as it is bloody heavy compared to the new bikes! What have you got?