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This winter's project

Started by chrism40, March 03, 2017, 01:30:11 PM

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chrism40

I started on this bike back in October. I made a lot of progress, but now I am in a lull waiting for the painter to schedule time and other parts parts to show up. It may sacrilege, but I powder coated the frame black. The bodywork will be yellow with black trim and black decals. I have two stock bikes, so I thought I would try something different. I have spent most of the time prepping the body work. I experimented with some repair techniques and I think most came out pretty good. I came across a good lower fairing and pulled a mold off one side and repaired two fairings with it. Hopefully it will be back together by May.
84 FJ600 Red/silver,84 FJ1100 Red/Silver, 86 FJ1200 Red/white
86 FJ1200 Yellow, 86 FJ1200 Roller project                                  89 FJ1200 Gray/white #1, 89 FJ1200 Gray/White #2,                 89 Gray/White #3, 90 FJ1200 Blue/White, 87 FJ1200 Basket case, 78 Honda CB750K, 78 Vespa P200

chrism40

Slow progress. Finished by May is not going to happen. I am having some problems getting parts back from vendors and painters. I did finally get the front wheel back. It took a long time, but the repair looked good. Then the wheels were sent off for powder coating. More down time. Wheels are back, the brake parts installed. I did a test run up and tuned the new carbs this weekend. The frame is ready. I just need to get the body work painted. The yellow on the wheels is going to match the bodywork. Hopefully it will be finished by July.
84 FJ600 Red/silver,84 FJ1100 Red/Silver, 86 FJ1200 Red/white
86 FJ1200 Yellow, 86 FJ1200 Roller project                                  89 FJ1200 Gray/white #1, 89 FJ1200 Gray/White #2,                 89 Gray/White #3, 90 FJ1200 Blue/White, 87 FJ1200 Basket case, 78 Honda CB750K, 78 Vespa P200

Alexis Wenzel

Nice project man! This is going to look awesome!
:D
Cheers!

XIS

chrism40

 Finally finished! It is only 1 1/2 years behind schedule, but here it is.
84 FJ600 Red/silver,84 FJ1100 Red/Silver, 86 FJ1200 Red/white
86 FJ1200 Yellow, 86 FJ1200 Roller project                                  89 FJ1200 Gray/white #1, 89 FJ1200 Gray/White #2,                 89 Gray/White #3, 90 FJ1200 Blue/White, 87 FJ1200 Basket case, 78 Honda CB750K, 78 Vespa P200

big r

Wow that looks awesome. Nice job

racerrad8

Randy - RPM

giantkiller

Yah don't like yellow. But that is an exception. I kinda like yellow now. :crazy:
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

TexasDave

Quote from: giantkiller on August 27, 2018, 12:48:21 PM
Yah don't like yellow. But that is an exception. I kinda like yellow now. :crazy:
Me too.   :good2:
A pistol is like a parachute, if you need one and don't have one you will never need one again.

FJmonkey

Bumblebee on steroids, looks good.
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

aj52

Looking good.
Just waiting for.winter to pass here in RSA for painting my project that I started November last year.
Mine also going to be yellow and black.
Frame,swingarm and rims are black powdercoated,with yellow rim strips.

Hannes
Current:                              
1991 FJ 1200 ABS
1991 FJ 1200

TexasDave

I think a yellow FJ with the retro Yamaha racing speed block design on the tank would look very nice.
A pistol is like a parachute, if you need one and don't have one you will never need one again.

chrism40

Quote from: TexasDave on August 27, 2018, 06:41:42 PM
I think a yellow FJ with the retro Yamaha racing speed block design on the tank would look very nice.

That was my first idea, but I could not come up with any decals that satisfied me. I bought several samples and they just would not work for me.
84 FJ600 Red/silver,84 FJ1100 Red/Silver, 86 FJ1200 Red/white
86 FJ1200 Yellow, 86 FJ1200 Roller project                                  89 FJ1200 Gray/white #1, 89 FJ1200 Gray/White #2,                 89 Gray/White #3, 90 FJ1200 Blue/White, 87 FJ1200 Basket case, 78 Honda CB750K, 78 Vespa P200

aviationfred

Your hard work has paid off. Absolutely stunning  :drinks: :good: :hi:



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

Tuned forks

Reminds me of the old RZ 350 paint schemes.  Looks good!

1990 FJ1200-the reacher
1990 FZR 1000-crotch rocket