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FJ1300 with a European Twist

Started by aviationfred, November 25, 2015, 09:14:27 PM

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FJmonkey

Damn! My ploy did not work. Maybe the clear will work for my '89...
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

aviationfred

CanDman's '89 Snowy is what gave me the idea to go all white.



I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

giantkiller

Yah Fred white looks awesome.... Craap now I'm going to want to do a 4th fj. In white....
Must resist :wacko1:
86 fj1350r
86 fj1380t turbo drag toy (soon)
87 fj1200 865 miles crashed for parts
89 fj1200 touring 2up
87 fzr1000 crashed
87 fzr750r Human Race teams world endurance champion
93 fzr600 Vance n hines ltd for sale
Custom chopper I built
Mini chopper I built for my daughter just like the big 1

fj1289

Quote from: aviationfred on February 12, 2016, 09:05:53 PM
CanDman's '89 Snowy is what gave me the idea to go all white.





That only works with a polished nitrous bottle mounted on the back though!   :rofl:

aviationfred

The last piece of bodywork is now being worked. Tomorrow all of the newly painted and striped bodywork should be finished and put on the bike.


I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

aviationfred

This project has now wrapped up. The only thing left is to install the smoked tail light and smoked rear signals. I am still waiting on a bracket.

Here is the European Twist completed.


The OEM bodywork will be going into storage for safe keeping.


Fred

I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

copper

Looks good but you need to paint the hugger

aviationfred

To jump back a few weeks when I installed the engine. The braided oil lines for the RPM oil cooler each had a spot where the lines rubbed each other. I solved that problem with some heat shrink, fiberglass electrical tape and the original oil cooler line clamp.


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

fj1289

Looks good Fred!  Did you go with a satin white?

aviationfred

Quote from: fj1289 on February 22, 2016, 03:10:30 PM
  Did you go with a satin white?


Yes, I went with Satin White paint. I am having reservations on how long the white will look good.  :scratch_one-s_head:


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

fj1289

A couple tricks I've learned from the flat black bike - windex is a very good cleaner, and a little WD40 on a rag makes for a very nice "detail polish" - especially if the paint gets a little "chalky"


giantkiller

Fred. You are evil. Now I'm going to have to battle to keep from getting another one. White looks ffnn fantastic.
86 fj1350r
86 fj1380t turbo drag toy (soon)
87 fj1200 865 miles crashed for parts
89 fj1200 touring 2up
87 fzr1000 crashed
87 fzr750r Human Race teams world endurance champion
93 fzr600 Vance n hines ltd for sale
Custom chopper I built
Mini chopper I built for my daughter just like the big 1

aviationfred

We all know that most parts for our FJ's are interchangeable. Some parts are not....and mostly, no matter what you do. They will not swap.

I was relaying to Randy a part of my engine build, I was informed that I had unknowingly made a possible grave mistake during assembly.

While installing the pistons and wrist pins. One of the Wiseco spring clips got away from me and I could not find it. No problem, I thought. I have 8 spares from the old pistons. I used one of the Yamaha spring clips and marched on.

The OEM Yamaha wrist pin clips CAN NOT be used in Wiseco pistons :bomb:

There is a .002" difference. That is an extremely small difference, but enough, that over time can allow the wrist pin slide past the clip and make contact with the cylinder wall.

So now after 500 miles on the engine..... I should be changing out the break-in oil for mineral oil and ride it like I stole it. Now.....I have to tear the engine back down and remove the one Yamaha piston spring clip. By the way, I did find the Wiseco spring clip, after the engine was completely assembled.  :dash2: :mad: :ireful: :dash1: :cray: :shok:


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

fj1289

Quote from: aviationfred on February 29, 2016, 08:30:39 AM
We all know that most parts for our FJ's are interchangeable. Some parts are not....and mostly, no matter what you do. They will not swap.

I was relaying to Randy a part of my engine build, I was informed that I had unknowingly made a possible grave mistake during assembly.

While installing the pistons and wrist pins. One of the Wiseco spring clips got away from me and I could not find it. No problem, I thought. I have 8 spares from the old pistons. I used one of the Yamaha spring clips and marched on.

The OEM Yamaha wrist pin clips CAN NOT be used in Wiseco pistons :bomb:

There is a .002" difference. That is an extremely small difference, but enough, that over time can allow the wrist pin slide past the clip and make contact with the cylinder wall.

So now after 500 miles on the engine..... I should be changing out the break-in oil for mineral oil and ride it like I stole it. Now.....I have to tear the engine back down and remove the one Yamaha piston spring clip. By the way, I did find the Wiseco spring clip, after the engine was completely assembled.  :dash2: :mad: :ireful: :dash1: :cray: :shok:


Fred

ouch!  Thanks for passing on the lesson learned - glad you found out now rather than a few thousand miles down the road with damage!

aviationfred

Randy sent me a few photos of what the possibility could be if I don't go back in and change the clip.

I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor