Yamaha FZX 750 Rebuild: Down to the 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

quinta-feira, 17 de dezembro de 2009

Down to the frame

Well, as you can see, it's down to the frame.
All cleaned, new lick of paint.
Swingarm bearings were ok, cleaned and freshly greased.
The coil brackets were cut off and welded on the inside of the top frame rails.
NOTE: You can only do this if you use individual air filters.
The frame coolant inlet and outlet were plugged as I never really liked the idea of the coolant running inside the frame. I'm going to use a long braided coolant line from the radiator to the water pump. I'm going to use the FZR1000 water pump cover because the inlet faces forward where I need it.