Author Topic: Hush's latest project (Read 2902 times)

Hush · « **on:** January 07, 2011, 12:34:49 PM »

Well after completing the Honda CBR400R and selling it for a profit my son decided since he is getting married later this year that another money making scheme was the way to go.
$1500 bought him a FZR250, fresh Jap import that the bike shop had lost the paper work on so they couldn't register it on NZ roads and they sold it cheap.
My boy bought a straight FZR250 frame from the wreckers for $75 and now all "I" have to do is swap everything over to the new registered frame and he can on sell this one.
Am I getting screwed here or what?

Alan F. · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2011, 02:08:20 PM »

Sounds like fun to me.

Hush · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2011, 12:27:12 AM »

It's a fun machine, runs like a swiss watch and I only wish I had such good brakes on my 650!
Spare frame arrived today, now I just need a few spare days to swap it all over.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2011, 03:15:18 AM »

They are a great little bike Hushy, and it's not a huge job to do a frame swap, although if it was me I'd expect a slab as payment, ha ha!

Hush · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2011, 01:10:10 PM »

A box of Woodstock would do nicely Terry.

Hush · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:24:38 PM »

So today my son and I both off duty so we got stuck into the little FZR250, he did a respray on the new (titled) frame while I got into taking everything off the bike.
I can't believe that all countries have such stupid regulations on frames and titles, I mean sure register them but if someone has one they want titled and it's not stolen (or has been off the road for decades as most of our bikes start off) how bloody hard is it to get legal title?
Anyhow here's todays work, motor out and we are hoping to transfer the entire front fork assembly in one go so we don't need to redo the brakes etc.
Great that just like the CB650's part of the main cradle frame is removable to get the motor out, we did one better by leaving the entire exhaust system attached to the motor thus saving on gaskets.

I still can't get over the massive braking system of this wee pocket rocket, check out that huge front wheel disc on the old frame.

Hush · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2011, 04:56:18 PM »

With son attempting to make up for his drinking indiscretions to his fiancee today it was left to me to carry on.
I still couldn't help smiling even in the 26 degree heat as I looked down my drive at the bikes.

Anyhow I braced the roof truss in the shed and attached some trailer ties to the front forks, disconnected all the handlebar gear and gently swung away the brake fluid reservoir.
By tipping the frame on a large flower pot I managed to disconnect the frame from the forks and then I saw something I wasn't quite ready for....ball bearings!

Somehow I expected to have tapered bearings in a more modern bike, so I just scooped them all up after chasing a few around the cement floor and will carefully replace them upon reassembly.
This bike is a quick do up and flick project, it's simply a money maker but I would never skimp on safety so it will be as good as I would want it if my kids were going to be using it as a daily rider.
In New Zealand you can ride a bike under 50cc with a normal car drivers licence, if you sit a motorcycle provisional licence you can ride up to 250cc and if you want to ride a larger machine you need to sit your full bike licence, hence the popularity of there 250cc pocket rockets, they are faster than a lot of older larger cc bikes but you can legally ride them with that provisional licence.

scunny · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:03:42 PM »

would have expected tapered bearings myself. You will have to send me the link to the auction when finished. been thinking about turning some bikes around myself. sadly I like to keep them

Hush · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2011, 06:34:35 PM »

This is Dan's second, the CBR400RR sold real fast and I have just sold Jaffa's scooter for $1k

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #9 on:** January 14, 2011, 03:23:24 AM »

G'Day my Kiwi cousins, just for your edification, Yamaha (and Kawasaki and Suzuki, and maybe Honda too) in an attempt to get the weight of their sportsbikes down, went from sensible taper roller steering head bearings back to balls. Dumb idea, particularly on the bigger bikes, as some guys have managed to destroy the aluminium frames steering head's when doing "wheelies" and "Stoppies". You mentioned the awesome brakes Hushy, they are good, they remind me of something I've got in my garage...........

Hush · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2011, 11:01:31 PM »

Yes that looks like it wouldn't need a weeks notice of impending stop sign unlike my 650 which has a brake lever something akin to squeezing a handful of grapes.

Anyhow I learned something new today, I always try to learn at least one new thing a day because at my age I forget about 50.

Sometime in 1999 the nice people at Yamaha for no good reason that I can see altered the bracket that is attached to the frame which the monoshock swings from, this brought it directly in line with the stock standard FZR250 4 into 1 exhaust system!

For a few good hours in blistering sun, Dan and I fought, twisted, dissasembled parts, rebuilt bits then gave up in disgust.
Looking at the now discarded old frame we could easily now see that Yamaha had in the middle of 1999 altered this specific bracket just to annoy us 12 years later!
I have an idea which involves removing the head of the axle bolt and then tack welding the end of it into place thereby making it a permanent fixture of the frame.

Fingers crossed.

Hush · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2011, 07:51:27 AM »

Saved by the wreckers, we contacted the guys who pulled the frame apart and for $20 plus freight we can have the original part.

bill440cars · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2011, 06:58:57 PM »

Seems like you all are getting a variety of experience in the bike field Rick. I am sure that, when you are finished with it, it WILL BE quite safe.

Careful, you just might end up in a new profession.

Terry, that 750 sure is a sight to behold, my friend.

You all take care now, Bill

Hush · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:15:55 PM »

Yup Bill, at our age it's good to learn something new every day.

bill440cars · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2011, 05:25:26 AM »

Quote from: Hush on January 16, 2011, 11:15:55 PM

Yup Bill, at our age it's good to learn something new every day.

LOL! You got THAT right!

In fact, my Dad used to say that IF you DIDN'T learn something new every day, you weren't doing anything!

strynboen · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2011, 05:35:09 AM »

hey have to do same job on mu dt-125..have an almost new yamaha..but no papers,,and export modell..to afrika..
så bayed an old frame,,and have to mowe all over...
the yams have driving 3500 km so think the work are payed

Hush · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2011, 07:53:37 AM »

Just watch out for the old change of parts mid year Strynboen.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #17 on:** January 22, 2011, 04:58:24 AM »

Quote from: bill440cars on January 16, 2011, 06:58:57 PM

Terry, that 750 sure is a sight to behold, my friend.

You all take care now, Bill

Thanks Bill, I'm pretty proud of the old girl, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

Hush · « **Reply #18 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:28:25 PM »

Terry, there's a little ride around America I wouldn't mind doing, any chance I can borrow that yellow 750 of yours?

Hush · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2011, 01:59:24 PM »

All rightee, back to the FZR, having been abandoned on this project by the owner of the bike (my son) I have forged ahead putting the big jigsaw back together.
I'm not sure if you all think like me but if "I" take a bike apart "I" know where every bit goes and pretty much how it all came off, however since I was introduced to this wee beastie after my son had gutted the frame I am fiddling in the dark.
No help on any sites for a diagram either, these ex Jap "grey" bikes were never meant for export.
Anyhow being the SOHC4 genius we all are I kinda figured most of it out, the electrics is a nightmare, how they managed to squish soooo much cabling into that small area is mind numbing to think about.
One of the curiosities of this bike is the "fake" gas tank, half of it is actually air filter, obviously this pocket rocket was not built for touring on as you'd be lucky to get more than a cup and a half of petrol in there.

Bless my mess, one day my shed will be back the way I like it, as soon as my boy stops dragging home stray bikes.

Hush · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2011, 01:08:47 AM »

Nuts, would you believe it, the new monoshock part we bought don't fit either?
How many bludy FZR250 models did they make?
This is going to hang the whole project up, I've done everything else I can without replacing that triple mount bracket.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2011, 03:45:01 AM »

Quote from: Hush on January 22, 2011, 01:28:25 PM

Terry, there's a little ride around America I wouldn't mind doing, any chance I can borrow that yellow 750 of yours?

Normally I'd say no worries Hushy, but I suspect that once our US cousins clapped eyes on my "Goldie", I'd never see it again...........

Cqyqte · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2011, 04:09:19 AM »

http://fzr250.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2889 try this site out for manuals

Hush · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2011, 11:58:30 AM »

Thanks Cqyqte, I found that site and it has been helpful.
Yeah Terry, I'd need heavy insurance to ride "Goldie" around with our colonial cousins.

Did you know they even ride on the wrong side of the road?

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Hush · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2011, 12:15:59 PM »

Well it's all back together, runs like a sewing machine, not the most powerful bike I have had in the shed but a good little 250 for a learner rider.
Hopefully my boy will flick it on Trademe and get me some more room back in my garage!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #25 on:** February 03, 2011, 05:47:18 AM »

Hey Hushy, I think you haven't ridden that "Fizzer" if you reckon it's a good learners bike, a good one will pisss all over your 650 mate! Steve K0 has a CBR250RR (The fizzer's nemesis) and @ 18,000 RPM in top gear it'll do well over 160 KPH!

Hush · « **Reply #26 on:** February 05, 2011, 07:26:46 PM »

Well it aint got the grunt of the other little pocket rocket we fixed up, that Honda CBR400RR was like ligthening on crack...ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippppppppp.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #27 on:** February 10, 2011, 05:01:08 PM »

Well that's true mate, but the 400 is almost twice the capacity of the 250, so not unexpected? For instance, my Triumph Rocket III has enormous torque compared to my CB750's, but when you consider that there's a CB750 engine hiding in each of the Triumph's 3 cylinders, it's not surprising? Cheers, Terry.

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