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G.P wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 2:27 pm If this didn't have such a ridiculous front wheel and tyre it would be REALLY nice.



It is (or was) a Pantah 600SL

Those are the original wheels I think.

Or - someone's been hideously original and fitted the TL wheels...... (It might even have been a TL originally - I think the frame has been messed about with considerably at the rear)

Wants BST carbons and a set of decent sports tyres.

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 11:20 am https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-OF-A-KIND- ... 3419116069

Oh boy.

I won't spoil it by posting a picture, click the link and take it all in!

That's a crime against motorcycles.

8K!!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZ-75 ... SwMVZezUM1

It's nice, but 8k nice?



It'll be well setup, Swinton Motorcycles, don't normally sell bikes, they tune them, including the BSB and BSS WD40 bikes.

Trying too hard to be cool.

weeksy wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:52 pm Trying too hard to be cool.

Its an MZ, it can't be anything but cool

I bet that spanny doubles the power.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:19 pm 8K!!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZ-75 ... SwMVZezUM1

It's nice, but 8k nice?



It'll be well setup, Swinton Motorcycles, don't normally sell bikes, they tune them, including the BSB and BSS WD40 bikes.

You could build one the same for £4K, and £1K of that is getting it painted.

I know the Chunderace swing arm is probably a massive upgrade, but it just doesn't look right.

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:07 pm I know the Chunderace swing arm is probably a massive upgrade, but it just doesn't look right.

I agree, I think they look shite, you have to move the shock mounting on the frame to fit it, there's nothing wrong with the FZ 750 swingarm, it's perfectly strong enough, you could brace it if you thought it was likely to flex, the huge rear tyre upsets the handling as well, 160 is about as wide as you want to go on an FZ and there's a lot of people think they handle better with an 18" rear wheel. At the front, Thunderace forks are too short and again make it handle a bit odd when combined with the different yoke offset. Thunderace engines also look wrong in FZ frames because the barrels are inclined at 35 degrees rather than the 45 of an FZ.

If I was going to throw money at an FZ, I would fit a Dymag 17" front wheel, get the forks rebuilt with cartridge emulators, big AP Lockheed brakes, at the rear end, early FZR1000 swingarm (only because it bolts straight in and allows you to use a wider 18" wheel), linkages and rear wheel, small disc, underslung caliper. Engine FZ 750 with FZR1000 barrels giving 911cc, FZ750 carbs, either Hindle or Micron exhaust, and a lot of dyno time. Then try and lose as much lard as possible (there's a lot to go) and painted in the 1986 blue and white colours or maybe 1985 black and red.

If you really want to see what can be done with one, look up Yamaha OU45, it's a replica, built by Yamaha, of the bike that Eddie Lawson raced at Daytona (except the replica has a dry clutch)

And I've just spotted that the FZ above has 1987 onwards side panels painted to look like 1985 panels, which is also a bit shit

v8-powered wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:03 pm

Well that certainly is different!

Not sure where you are supposed to sit though????

v8-powered wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:58 am Not sure where you are supposed to sit though????

You sit on it like this...



It's called "Chanel #5" by After Hours Bikes, I've looked for a video of someone riding it, but no joy. If you search youtube for After Hours Bikes, you'll find some videos of people riding similar looking machines. They're sat so low they can hardly see over the fuel tank.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:03 pm I bet that spanny doubles the power.

Even if just by weight loss as its 3ft shorter than the standard one!

Quite like this one



https://classifieds.thebikeshed.cc/details/2406

That's nicely done, not over the top. Could be a factory model if not for the exhaust wrap.