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20 Jul 2011 11:09 - 20 Jul 2011 11:11 #463932 by Patton

1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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20 Jul 2011 12:46 #463955 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic Need suggestions for a front end conversion!

steell wrote: From the 750 Turbo 15 page thread, the very first post"

After much searching I was able to get my hands on an original Foale machine, a 350LC based HCS racer in various boxes...


Yamaha RD350LC is a motorcycle that Yamaha made from 1980 to 1986. It had a parallel twin two-stroke engine with identical bore and stroke of its predecessor Yamaha RD350. However, Yamaha added liquid cooling and made other modifications in porting and exhaust to comply with the ever tightening emission regulations. The RD350LC constantly evolved throughout its life and it was made in Brazil in the final years. In some countries, like the USA, the later YPVS models were sold as Yamaha Rz350. It was made in Japan from 1980 to 1986 and in Brazil from 1986 to 1995. The same engine without the YPVS was still being made until recently and powered the popular Yamaha Banshee 350 ATV.

The 1980 to 1982 models were codenamed 4L0 and are affectionately known as Elsie. This model was not officially sold in the USA but was available in neighbouring Canada. Yamaha debuted their breakthrough YPVS power valve system in the RD350LC in 1983 that revolutionized the two-stroke engine.

leon


skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

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20 Jul 2011 12:51 #463956 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic Need suggestions for a front end conversion!
to which bike are referring to as"the green bike"steel?

leon

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

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24 Nov 2019 01:48 #814436 by stephengpzglasgow
Replied by stephengpzglasgow on topic Need suggestions for a front end conversion!
Hi all, would bumping this thread catch anyone’s attention? Looking for more info on the green GTS/GPZ/VFR that Steell mentioned. Registered at 750Turbo but can’t find anything using the search function.

Would like to ask the builder a few questions as I have gathered a collection of similar parts
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24 Nov 2019 07:23 #814447 by KZQ
KZR has gone through several revisions over the years. One of them occurred a couple of years before I took over the domain. The previous owner decided that the old KZR forum software (XMB) could not be updated an so we restarted using Joomla and Kunena. The old forum was still accessible as read only and dubbed "The Archive". About four years ago we had a crisis which stemmed, in part, from the software not having been updated regularly. I learned that we were infested with malware which had taken over the site's e-mail capability and was constantly sending out spam. We managed to clean up Joomla and Kunena but the Archive was too dangerous to leave active. I still have it offline and if I could find someone who was capable of sorting it out I would do so.
You've heard the "long", the short is that the info you're looking for in probably in "The Archive"
Sorry
Bill

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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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