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zir tc project

#1 PostAuthor: hotrod » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:18 pm

here are a couple of pics of my z1r tc project im upgrading the wheels and brakes to cope with the modded engine
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#2 PostAuthor: Coose » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:55 pm

Oh blimey... :) :up

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#3 PostAuthor: Garry.L » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:58 pm

Nice. :D

Is/was it an original TC or a standard Z1R with a turbo fitted later?.
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#4 PostAuthor: chrisw1 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:02 pm

very nice ...... by coincidence I was looking at a TC in my mates garage less than an hour ago .....fantastic bikes

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#5 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:19 pm

COR !! :drool :drool
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Re: zir tc project

#6 PostAuthor: rpeters » Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:11 am

Nice...what is the swing arm from?
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#7 PostAuthor: Philippe » Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:32 am

Hi guys
correct me if I'm wrong! I have been reading somewhere that Kawaski never produced a Z1R TC in their factory and that all the turbos were retro fitted on NEW bikes by the Turbo Cycle Corporation in California.. Kawasaki didn't gave any warranty on those bikes.
Allthough they were, and still are, great performing bikes!
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#8 PostAuthor: Pigford » Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:11 am

Now his looks rather interestink :hot

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#9 PostAuthor: Ultim8pc » Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:12 am

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#10 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:01 pm

Philippe wrote:Hi guys
correct me if I'm wrong! I have been reading somewhere that Kawaski never produced a Z1R TC in their factory and that all the turbos were retro fitted on NEW bikes by the Turbo Cycle Corporation in California.. Kawasaki didn't gave any warranty on those bikes.
Allthough they were, and still are, great performing bikes!
Greetings
Philippe


Correct.
It was Alan Masek a former Kawasaki USA general manager who had started the Turbo Cycle Corporation company in California and made an arrangement with Kawasaki in North America to take stock blue Z1R's, install an ATP kit then have the completed “Z1R-TC” sold through Kawa dealers without a warranty.
Approx 250 stock blue TC bikes were produced and then the following year another 250 approx Mollys.
Some of the Mollys may have been unsold blue TC's that were repainted and modified .

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Re: zir tc project

#11 PostAuthor: hotrod » Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:30 pm

Garry.L wrote:Nice. :D

Is/was it an original TC or a standard Z1R with a turbo fitted later?.

its not an original tc ive collected parts from all over the turbo kit is an atp as per the original z1r

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Re: zir tc project

#12 PostAuthor: Garry.L » Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:18 pm

hotrod wrote:its not an original tc ive collected parts from all over the turbo kit is an atp as per the original z1r


Will B is your Turbo man if you do need any help.....

See.... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42209
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Re: zir tc project

#13 PostAuthor: saltflatracer » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:46 pm

looks like a XJR swingarm

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#14 PostAuthor: hotrod » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:30 pm

saltflatracer wrote:looks like a XJR swingarm

its a pmc swing arm from japan

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Re: zir tc project

#15 PostAuthor: saltflatracer » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:21 am

very nicepiece of kit, i was looking at the axle adjusters which are angled like a xjr sp swing arm


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