Yamaha FZX 750 Rebuild: Frame

Original make and model: Yamaha FZX 750, 6-speed.

Year of make: 1992, bought in 1995 with 15000km on the clock.

Mods: 1988 FZR 1000 Genesis engine, fully rebuilt with Bimota con rods, 6-speed gearbox from the 750, Lectron 40mm carbs (not in the pic), individual K&Ns, full race 4-1 headers, Supertrapp megaphone, 17" wheels front and back, steel braided lines all over, JMC extra long swingarm, YZF750 foot controls on home made aluminium brackets...

You can contact me:
Ricardo Damazio
Portugal
torkezilla@gmail.com

terça-feira, 13 de abril de 2010

Frame

Using the FZR1000 engine, I thought it would be a good idea to stiffen the frame at the swing arm pivot area.
I made some cardboard templates and cut the frame reinforcements from rectangular box section steel.
Black paint in the pics was just to get a general look of the (crap) job.
After welded, everything will be sanded, prepped and painted matte black.
I'm crap at welding, please bear with me. This was done with stick welding, using 2,5mm rods.
I'm saving some euros to buy a good quality MIG welder. Easier to weld and nicer looking welds.
Feel free to comment...