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Zed 900 road racer - Updated with fixed links.

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#121 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:17 pm

Rob, vents look good :wink:
I got a 12v dry cell from Maplins for me Trumpet - intended for a burgular alarm, less than £15. That was 3 yrs ago and its still going strong :!:
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#122 PostAuthor: Mr Puffin » Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:53 pm

Looking good :vcool vents definately :wink:

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#123 PostAuthor: Royalratch » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:01 pm

Vents look cool.

Maybe take a cue from some other feature on the bike so it looks like its part of the overall design.

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#124 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:11 pm

Pigford wrote:Rob, vents look good :wink:
I got a 12v dry cell from Maplins for me Trumpet - intended for a burgular alarm, less than £15. That was 3 yrs ago and its still going strong :!:


Sounds ideal.
Have you got some measurements for that and maybe a pic ?

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#125 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:13 pm

After making the rounded ignition stone guard i've decided that the blanking plate for the original points location looked a bit pants and needed something else

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So i removed the turned center which was just a press fit and welded it in to a later points cover which had enough meat on to allow a matching profile to be shaped on it
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Think that a big improvement and it actually matches the stone guard now.
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#126 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:22 pm

Top end done and re-designed blanking plate painted.

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Stone guard painted and on.
Decided to leave it plain for now

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#127 PostAuthor: Pigford » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:58 pm

You are such a B*****d.... that looks sooooooo damned lush :!:

The Trumpet battery is fitted under the seat, which is bolted on, and it's tucked behind me Z1000 with the EFFER in front of that at the moment :??

SO, what I'm trying to say is I'm a lazy git and can't be arsed to move it all around, which involves chucking a couple of bikes out in the rain.......


....but from memory its about 5" wide x 3" tall x 1 1/2" thk :?:

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#128 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:48 pm

Pigford wrote:You are such a B*****d.... that looks sooooooo damned lush :!:

The Trumpet battery is fitted under the seat, which is bolted on, and it's tucked behind me Z1000 with the EFFER in front of that at the moment :??

SO, what I'm trying to say is I'm a lazy git and can't be arsed to move it all around, which involves chucking a couple of bikes out in the rain.......


....but from memory its about 5" wide x 3" tall x 1 1/2" thk :?:


That's MR B*****d if you don't mind young man :lol: :lol: :lol:
That battery looks perfect, Just discovered there's a Maplins opened up in town so will soon be popping in to make a purchase.
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#129 PostAuthor: Rich » Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:31 pm

have a look on line - they've probably got the dimensions on their site
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#130 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:20 pm

Finally sourced a matching 5.5 inch rim from a Z750 to replace the ZX10R's 6 inch which i used for the dry build and is too wide to get correct chain alignment whilst keeping the wheel central.
It took three attempts to find one that was straight ( bloody time wasting ebay con artists ) which left me an extra £30 out of pocket as i couldn't get my return postage refunded for the wonky two i sent back :evil:


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It came bare and i'd hoped the zx10's disc etc would fit.
No chance! :roll: so back to ebay to buy a disc which on arrival i find it is 30mm larger in diameter and my modified R1 caliper and hanger are useless :(

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Back to ebay for a z750 caliper bracket and a small stroke of luck as kawasaki have kindly changed the brake caliper mount design to take the same nissin as the R1 so all is not lost :)
It's a fair old lump so all the shaded areas need removing before i use it.


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Just as things are looking up there's another kick in the balls as the 750 wheels hub is nowhere near the same as the 10s and is suprisingly wider and offset to the right so i'll have to start from scratch and make all new wheel spacers etc.
This is the point i shut the shed door and went to the pub before i chucked the whole lot in the nearest ditch :lol:

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#131 PostAuthor: Padders » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:50 pm

Keep at it Rob this is going to be your best one yet.
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#132 PostAuthor: ollie » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:50 pm

had the same with wheels off ebay Rob....,cost me about the same in sending them back to the t**ts,just adds to the frustration when it all goes like that.
keep going mate your doing great :wink:
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#133 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:05 pm

The most annoying thing with the wheels was the fact that i actually got in contact with the sellers and SPOKE to them over the phone to confirm that the wheels were perfectly straight etc .
It's absolutely gobsmacking that they still sent me scrap ( a very wobbly 5mm sideways and 6mm radial runout/ovality on the worst ) and this is so called reputable bike breakers i'm dealing with here and not just some Joe bloggs clearing his shed.

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#134 PostAuthor: KWACKERZ1 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:06 pm

Dave East engineering in Enderby Leicestershire is a specialist in wheel straightening.

Dave East Engineering Ltd
Phone: 0116 284 8296
The Old Dairy, George Street, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4NQ

You could try him, he is a perfectionist and used to build TZ's and other race bikes for people in his day. Brilliant guy just does a few days a week now doing wheels, but like you Rob is a proper engineer.
(Be warned he can be a bit grumpy and I think tues wed thurs are the days he is around)

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#135 PostAuthor: ollie » Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:19 pm

It wasn't a certain breaker in hull was it Rob?
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