Mean Z1R
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Mean Z1R
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ChrisW
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Re: Mean Z1R
A really lovely looking thing. Probably very handy, too, although I'd need to drop the pegs down a bit!
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Re: Mean Z1R
I like a lot of the work from AC Sanctuary. They do the restomod thing really well on old UJMs.
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Re: Mean Z1R
Poor old Bellwood gets bad press. 
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Re: Mean Z1R
I like this more which was linked to on the original article...
https://www.bikebound.com/2022/12/09/yamaha-dt400/
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Re: Mean Z1R
Ugh, reminds me of my square old z550 of the same vintage. I gave it away in return for a packets of fags, that was 20 years ago and it was half disintegrated even then. Definitely the worst quality bike I've ever owned.
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Re: Mean Z1R
That's because the Z500/550 were styled like a small Z1R, I don't know about the 550 but you had to thrash the tits out of the 500 just to keep up with 250 two strokes, the Z400J was even slower.
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Re: Mean Z1R
Never did like that fairing & I owned two Z1-R's (I think I still have some parts). Saw one with a ZRX fairing painted in the Stardust Silver & it looked much better.
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Re: Mean Z1R
& the ones with the godawful TK carbs that inhaled the choke flaps...Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:25 pm That's because the Z500/550 were styled like a small Z1R, I don't know about the 550 but you had to thrash the tits out of the 500 just to keep up with 250 two strokes, the Z400J was even slower.
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Re: Mean Z1R
Not sure about the pinstriping and the way it follows every detail of all the square-edged bits. If they'd rounded off the pinstriping in certain key areas like the tank, top fairing and tail section I think it would have looked better. Other than that, it's been done properly and should be very nice to ride.
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