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17 Aug 2012 14:21

Bozo wrote: Something else I forgot to mention, look at the photos carefully
You'll see I had to weld a metal block to the frame. I tried to bolt it
to the frame direct but that didn't work well because I couldn't access
the screws.

I thought that's what I was seeing. My bike is on the lift right now looking into a clean setup to do just such a thing.

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17 Aug 2012 23:40

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Ok, these are my last photos to explain how some of my parts go together, I thank you for showing interest in my bike

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First Permanent ride the Z1R since Dec1977 (220,000km) as of June 2015
Second permanent bike 1989 FJ1200 dyno'd 140RWH, great bike.
Third ride is now the Frankenstein 1981 GPZ1100B1, 1983 fully recon motor fitted LOVE THIS BIKE
Forth my work bike FJ1200 1989 (same type as FJ above)

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17 Aug 2012 23:41

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17 Aug 2012 23:42

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18 Aug 2012 07:30

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I played with that a little yesterday, it looks like it's going to be a pretty easy deal when all said and done.
Thanks Bozo!

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19 Aug 2012 07:38

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Thanks guys, I'm jinxed now, my steering damper broke off the frame after four years of riding AAAAAAAhhhhh. I lost the little bracket that goes to the frame itself, I don't have the money to pay for a new one so I'll have to make one.
Amazingly enough the bike handled on rough roads up to 160kph without any problems so at least I do have to worry about pushing this through.

First Permanent ride the Z1R since Dec1977 (220,000km) as of June 2015
Second permanent bike 1989 FJ1200 dyno'd 140RWH, great bike.
Third ride is now the Frankenstein 1981 GPZ1100B1, 1983 fully recon motor fitted LOVE THIS BIKE
Forth my work bike FJ1200 1989 (same type as FJ above)

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20 Aug 2012 11:41

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ah that sucks that you lost your mount

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i noticed a little extra re-enforcing there at the neck as well :whistle: ,

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20 Aug 2012 20:15

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Sucks isn't the word, I don't have access to machining at present so the old file and hacksaw will have to do.
The bracing runs through my frame, my headstem, under tank near the battery box etc, otherwise I would not be here to write to you considering my previous (getting too old to race hard now) speeds.

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Second permanent bike 1989 FJ1200 dyno'd 140RWH, great bike.
Third ride is now the Frankenstein 1981 GPZ1100B1, 1983 fully recon motor fitted LOVE THIS BIKE
Forth my work bike FJ1200 1989 (same type as FJ above)

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20 Aug 2012 22:40

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I think Id talk to your welder! :laugh:

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20 Aug 2012 23:28

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Wow!! great bike lots of good quaility mods. I'm fairly new here as well. I have been thinking of updating my carbs. You mentioned that, quote: ZRX1200 carbies (the best mod I had). My 1978 KZ1000A2A comes with the stock vm26 carbs. I have read about people putting smooth bores on, vm28's, CV carbs etc.
This is the first time I have heard of someone sticking on newer ZRX carbs. They look like CV carbs though in the pic. And you say this was your best mod. Is it because of performance? or ease of instalation and maintenace? or Power? How much of a difference do these carbs help?
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21 Aug 2012 00:02

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vintagebiker wrote: Wow!! great bike lots of good quaility mods. I'm fairly new here as well. I have been thinking of updating my carbs. You mentioned that, quote: ZRX1200 carbies (the best mod I had). My 1978 KZ1000A2A comes with the stock vm26 carbs. I have read about people putting smooth bores on, vm28's, CV carbs etc.
This is the first time I have heard of someone sticking on newer ZRX carbs. They look like CV carbs though in the pic. And you say this was your best mod. Is it because of performance? or ease of instalation and maintenace? or Power? How much of a difference do these carbs help?
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You need to build the rest of the motor to use those big carbs to full advantage,stock motor/head and cams can only move so much air no matter what carbs you use.

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Re: New / old Z1R member

21 Aug 2012 07:42

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thats right whip me while I'm down, yes MY welding was crap, I only wanted to tack it down while I drilled and tapped into the frame BUT I couldn't get behind the neck so I left it as is. Its funny but I forget about the welds until I took/ posted the photos thats when I noticed the bad welding. Then the next day it fell off....ahhhhhh

First Permanent ride the Z1R since Dec1977 (220,000km) as of June 2015
Second permanent bike 1989 FJ1200 dyno'd 140RWH, great bike.
Third ride is now the Frankenstein 1981 GPZ1100B1, 1983 fully recon motor fitted LOVE THIS BIKE
Forth my work bike FJ1200 1989 (same type as FJ above)

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