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reminds me of:

craig, i have never taken one apart, but a few guys on this forum will know: exup1000.co.uk its a forum for exups, yzf 750s etc. hope this helps (mods - please let me know if should not have posted other forum details)

good to hear you rate it i've got the unfaired xj6n model, as has barkwindjammer. Ive had mine since september and i just hit 3000miles this afternoon. I think its really rather brilliant, and i have quite a few bikes over the years (still got the fzr1000 and the tdm) a video of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBt74fvCrc

that's brilliant - i love the way, the rider (driver?!) even overtakes another vehicle. best video i have seen in ages.

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.

makes sense - i'm a teacher! Our 'powder coating pot', is a pukka bit of kit tho', must have cost a few bob.

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.

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.

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!!!

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.

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.

? my name is Mervyn!

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. 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.

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.

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/.

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.

don't think so, they are quite different (1000 is a little wider and possible shorter)... ...happy to be corrected of course...

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!!!!

this also: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77412369864&v=wall

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.

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.

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.

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

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.