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Marve's BiTsA Z1000j3

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Marve's BiTsA Z1000j3

#1 PostAuthor: marve114 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:35 pm

Since my thread got lost good chance to start fresh !
being a youngster when i started this 25 years old so my bike is OLDER than me , been dragging my heels a little . It's been a year and i havent done much SORRY !

Here's my old girl shortly after i first got her
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It wasent the first zed ive owned but ive always wanted a specail streetfighter.
Than the work started , luckily she werent a bog standard mint j-3 so it didnt make it as gutt wrenching to do as to what comes next

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This is the bike all stripped down in my mates workshop www.1offdesigns.co.uk based in dartford / kent
I managed to pick a bandit 1200 front end on the cheap so we put it in simpple enought job luckily my mate allowed me to get involved alot with the milling and fabrication which was good .

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Managed to scor3e a 600 fazor rear end on the cheap so this prompted me to mono shock the zed
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Heres a pic of the top mount for the shock
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Good eh !!!!
And her she is back on her wheels again
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Not to ken on the fazor wheel im planing on changing it to a straight 3 spoke suzuki wheel either bandit 600 or 1200 im going to have to have a measure up and see whats going to work best
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Good old dad making sure its ok hahaha
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I got given a rear half of an old harris and i had an old neta and a mig welder in the shed and made my self a netarris lol
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Then came were the hell do i put the battery so i started to knock this up ( please note the card board battery )
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Thats about it for the moment just doing the wiring then tidy it up were needed, Also got my sweaty mitts on a gpz1100a3 motor and a set of mikuni 36mm flatslide mo hahaha

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#2 PostAuthor: Pigford » Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:26 pm

Thats looking like a real old beasty of a Kwak :twisted:
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#3 PostAuthor: marve114 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:32 pm

thanks pigford im try'ing to impress you guys :lol: im quite limited as to what i can do with a poking stick , angle grinder, and a tape measure the bigger stuff i have to call in the favours and watch and learn .
I didnt have any metal work class's at school when i was a boy !
ok it looks a bit of a shit tip at the moment but for me its a slow moving project that i can have a tinker with when ive got spare time and im still dry building it before everything gets a nice coat of paint and powder coating etc.......

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#4 PostAuthor: mikey » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:01 pm

Looks to be an interesting project mate keep at it
itll be worth it in the end
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#5 PostAuthor: Ginger Bear » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:01 pm

Stick with it Marve...... It'll all come together.
Thanks for taking the time to re-post this. :up
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#6 PostAuthor: marve114 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:03 pm

Thanks you guys trailing ebay now :P

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#7 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:07 pm

Good work marve , looking forward to things taking shape :up
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#8 PostAuthor: nanno » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:04 am

Marve,

don't worry about the tools and skills, the bike will look awesome. None of us started off with a fully equipped workshop. 6 years ago, I was taking my XJR1200 engine apart on the sidewalk, because I didn't have a shed.

Just keep at it and it'll be brilliant.

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#9 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:45 am

nanno wrote:....... 6 years ago, I was taking my XJR1200 engine apart on the sidewalk, because I didn't have a shed......



Yeah, and now you're doing it in the GUTTER :lol:
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#10 PostAuthor: sanderz » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:35 am

Remember this 'pre meltdown' and good to see it back on.

Stick at it Marve, like wot yer doing there,its looking good :up
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#11 PostAuthor: coldsummer » Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:02 am

It's coming along nicely Marve, you'll get there in the end. No need to rush, at least time is on your side :wink:

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#12 PostAuthor: Iain marshall » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:22 pm

Marve, I would worry about lack of special tools or skills, the main thing is to have an idea of what you want it to look like and work towards that. Skills will be picked up along the way, and if your not sure of something ask, people on here are a great help. Best of luck with the project :)
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#13 PostAuthor: Al » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:49 pm

Marve it's like youve not been away. Looking good so far and stick with it if circumstances permit. The fact that you still have it and you have brought it back here for scrutiny says a lot about you and youre intentions. I imagine that people will respect that and offer what help they can. That said you look to be doing just great on youre own.

Wel done that man.

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#14 PostAuthor: marve114 » Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:26 am

Thanks for the kind word's

Just bought an ignition for it as i did not have one to fit the bandit top yoke
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250936985484? ... 1423.l2649

Also really thinking about getting a black and decker power file for them finishing touch's , As im strongly thinking about removing the foot rest brackets and having the rear sets put on the frame

So if any one has a cheap set of adjustable rear sets let me know :D

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#15 PostAuthor: marve114 » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:18 pm

Received the ignition today sweet !
Walked up to the shed uncoverd the old girl and told her ive got the key to her heart Pushed it into place *looking good* went to bolt it up no good gotta take the lug off for the old zed steering lock GOD dam it .......

But on another note looking into the rear wheel swap, Got some measurements off you guys thank you .
Ive decided to try a bandit 1200 rear wheel might have one the weekend courtesy of garyg .

So guess what il be doing the weekend, Kempton saturday zed sunday il get you guys some pictures weekend


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