Recent content by CafeCruzer

Getting ready to fiberglass

Threw on the old tank and the headlight to check the lines. I think this is starting to come together...

Rotated the eccentrics around (allowing for a similar chain tension) and I gained 33mm! The clearance under the pan now measures out at 115mm which is well past the 104mm and even allows a little more wiggle room. I looks like I can leave the pan intact.

Sherm, Dude, you are mindreader! I was eyeballing the eccentrics as I sat there staring at the mock-up like a mental patient... I am keeping the hoop intact. The doming is a good idea. I have been debating whether to cut the pan out completely and mount it on top, or just carve out the area...

Mocked up the bike to check a few things. Even with the ZR750 mono shock I'm sticking with the specs that call for 104mm of rear travel. I measured 82mm with the current set up. So, I will be relocating the rear pan up 2cm to allow for clearance. Thanks to all for your tips on that one...

Thanks all for the comments and advice! Im actually kinda stoked to mock it up and check now... 8)

Sage advice jpmobious... I was looking at this fella's bike and he seems to have the same elevations: http://thebikeshed.cc/forums/topic/gpz750-unitrak-based-street-tracker-work-in-progress/ Alas, I will still be taking your advice and mocking it up! As-far-as graphics, I was going to go...

Re: 85 GPz750 Build I bought this GPz tank on 3bay. Slight surface rust inside which i can remove. No dents just dings and pretty decent paint. The bottom one is a shot of the '88 GPz550 paint scheme that I am contemplating (problem is, the decal set is like $170 and I only want the tank decal ):

Re: 85 GPz750 Build Picked up a rearset and pegs from craigs... Ninja 250 stuff will work great after I fab up some new parts to mount them

Re: 85 GPz750 Build Did some work on the frame. Hit it with the wire brush on the grinder and then took the rest of the paint off with aircraft stripper. After a wash down with phosphoric acid she was ready for some self etching primer to stop surface rust. Then i bent some tube, welded in the...

Re: 85 GPz750 Build I stripped the old tank and put it in an electrolysis bath but I couldn't get the rust to come out...

Re: 85 GPz750 Build Last week I de-tabbed the frame and lopped off the tail.

Re: 85 GPz750 Build i ordered a bunch of LED's, resistors and diodes to fab up my TRON style lights. I'll post details as the parts come.

Re: 85 GPz750 Build I degreased the engine and threw on some new paint before I found the broken shifter bearing

Re: 85 GPz750 Build Breaking it down