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Discussion starter · #61 ·
GSXR racer said:
Fredy, didn't I see this bike on the VRRA board a while ago?
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If you are reffering to the one that was for sale, its not the same one... the VRRA one was an 86...
no plastics, needed a full rebuild, almost no spares and looks like it got sold for the asking price...

the 85's are less common, as it was its first year ever available...

Not for sale, don't think it will ever be... :punk

Fred
 
Discussion starter · #66 ·
Just might, but I heard P4 is very competitive, and it shows... I just heard that its like that...
Being my first year in this, I was thinking a few track days before...
I'm already booked at FAST on june 2nd, with Mercier ... Nothing like showing up & getting the feel for it first, right?

If you have any feedback about P4, let me know...
I just don't want to break the bike either... As parts are IMPOSSIBLE to get...
 
#67 ·
That's a tough question to answer. Do you follow the VRRA forum at all? Some guys want everyone to pretend it's parade laps and not racing, then there are guys out there to win. No one wants to crash their bike, unfortunately it happens. All the bikes in vintage racing are getting hard to get parts for. Only you can decide what you want to do. There are guys that push hard and guys that don't in every class. You have to have the school, and track days are a good idea too. I accidently clicked on the watercooled section and saw your post. I usually hang out in the oil cooled section - look me up if you have any questions.
 
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Ok, like usual, my never ending quest for good parts on the RS, had me going on a mission...
This was to one, find proper material, and second, get to work.
This is a small thread on stuff that I think gave me real good results to reproduce a vintage foam dash;
Now, as I could see, the original foam material is a high density polyethelyne closed cell foam... Not easy to find, as I noticed. There are some ployethelyne closed cell foams out there, but the density makes them very weak...
I finally found a material that would suit: I made a 2 hour drive to a foam distributor, that was nice enough to enable me to go through all their samples, through their warehouse... Came back at home with enough material to fill the trunk with... :lol:
So started to make samples, and found the perfect (in my opinion) material; it is a bit more dense than the original, but i like this, because the temp gauge, does not seam to bend the panel foam...
They told me this material was EVAFOAM.
As for density, I am not sure, but I have a 4'X4' sheet left... So people, if you want some PM me, and will ship enough so you can make 2... (mistakes happen... I know, it happened to me tonight...
So, after the samples, finally got to work on the real McCoy...
traced out my original with a ball pen, and the cut out the trace, on the edge of a table (keeping the knofe very square to workpeice) and SLOWLY cutting out the profile; My best choice, was a fishing knife: Very sharp, flexible enough, to handle curves, and above all, the height of the blade, being small, enables tight radii carving...
Original panel:
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Carved out pattern
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knife used:
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After carving, the edges are jagged, and need finishing: A dremel and a sanding drum accomplish the job effortlessly... But does make some dust... I also suggest a 120-150 grit for creating a radii on the front face edges, it does give it a more ''finished'' look. This is where it is time consuming, and mistakes can happen: the drum can gouge the foam easily, and also, i had the misfortune of finding out that I could easily oversize my gauge holes, thus scrapping all this work... Oh well... This project, including all mistakes, and trials was about 12 hours total...
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After all this, a quick spray can of black ''TRIM PAINT'' from your local auto parts, and your ready to go...
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Comparing original, and reproduction piece...
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Final product:
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#73 ·
As usual Fred Perfect

Whats the small green tube that runs along the right side of the bike by the shock reservoir to the right foot peg?
 
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GP bikes use small tubes like that.. That's what I was trying to explain to PJ for him to do, however long ago it was to lose & tidy up his rear brake res :lol
 
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What the..! Why are the plugs $66 Fredy? :eek:hmy
 
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ribbitism said:
What the..! Why are the plugs $66 Fredy? :eek:hmy
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These plugs are the ''shorty's''. They were developped by HRC, with NGK, this was, when it came out, the only machine to use these. I am almost certain, it is because of very low sales volume...

These plugs are shorter, because of the V twin configuration; the front cylinder spark plug cap, is only a few inches, from the wheel...

All these came with the bike, I didn't have to buy any of them...
I just realized; I bought the bike for the price of the plugs alone (Well, almost...):lol

Fred
 
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