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Race bodywork for sale on ebay...looks pretty good 89-90 exup type by the looks of it and cheap too at £160+£20 postage for the fairing (3 part) & seat unit , the item number is 290538654538 (sorry i cant get the link to work prob my fault) I called them yesterday for details , turns out the guy who...

Clean the arm with a scotchbrite pad, then use an etch primer as this will bite into the alloy and provide a better base for the paint oh and will also stop the paint flaking off as quick. Smoothrite in gloss black is very hard wearing ive used it many times on frames and is also available in aeroso...

Fcr41mm carbs on a stock engine ...total waste of time, the power increase wont be that much verses the cost to buy them, setting them up and then the running costs they make your bike really greedy for fuel, you'd be far better getting your cams reprofiled (source race cams as i did),the head flowe...

Interesting......i do like this concept,Moto2 provides real close often exciting racing , here's hoping some new talented British riders in the same mould as Danny Webb & Bradley Smith are developed

Steve

A guy round the corner from me has a 93 fzr600 with over 40k miles on the clocks its a genuine non molested example and not been hammerd , id say ridden quick and it purr's like a cat and as ive riden it a few times after servicing it for him it has plenty of power ...like anything you own treat it ...

good luck with the rebuild Doug by the looks of things your gona have a nice bike when your finished and the seat cowl is very very smart :thumbsup: as for the domestic situation, i totally understand i was there myself 3yrs ago and lost everything....BUT....life goes on and things will get betr, th...

Hi George , yes i used them for the upgrades to the showa's i've got on the bike at the mo tbh i didnt think they were to bad £ wise compared to 1 or 2 places i tried/ used in the past. They've done maybe at least a dozen or so front ends for me and i cant knock them for the quality or end result/ i...

Thats gona be 1 sweet bike when its done.....factory fresh...Nice

Steve

Get in touch with the guys at K-tech or Hyperpro ive used them both in the past for spring / fork cartridge kits excellent quality products and not that expensive compared to some.


Steve

Did you Hone the cylinders before you fitted the new pistons/rings? if the bikes smokey and burning oil id suggest a partial strip down again hone the cylinders its easy to do , check the rings /replace as there cheap. Ive came across a few cylinder heads where the bores have been slightly oval part...

I've fitted a ducati 996 (showa in pic as the ohlins need rebuilt banghead ) set up to the front of my 89 1k it was really straight forward only requiring a suitable sized adaptor sleeve for the bottom yolk and brackets made for whatever calipers you choose to use. the ohlins frontend is just as eas...

Np George will get me son to get it scanned in over the nxt wk and get it to you

Ive got an OEM yamaha service manual for my 89 1000 exup if any1 wants a copy i'll get my son to copy it on the scanner and send it via email

Just trying to help...

Steve

Ive rebuilt over 30 1k exup motor's over the last 5 or so years the valve stem seals are poor and start to go britle if the bikes not used for periods. Replace them as soon as you can will genuine yamaha items as many aftermarket 1's are well CR*P. As for the carbs get them ultrasonically cleaned if...

My track bikes a 94 Cbr600 FP (steel framed model) its fitted with a 893cc 95 fireblade engine but more importantly it runs the 95 blade swingarm and rear wheel. when the 190 section tyre became the in thing to run on your bike...YES i fitted one to the 5.5 blade wheel ( same as the standard exup 10...