Wackyrider's GPZ600 - STAGE 3.999 (almost done)

[wackyrider]

Well, decided to tidy up the bike a bit so started stripping it down. In 2 days my housemate and I have stripped it to bits in the shed.

Plan is to blast and paint the frame,
send bodywork off for spray,
new h'light
new bar-end mirrors from the states
tidy up the wiring,
new clutch cable and head gasket
service (plugs, filters and all fluids)

... and hopefully put it back together within the next couple of weeks and get it to start up again....


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[wackyrider]

Have got the bike stripped to bits already. Have to take some more pics

[wackyrider]

Going to paint the frame in a gloss black, anyone know what paint to look for? Something strong and chip-resistant

[Bear]

2 pack enamel. Paint + hardener. Get some reducer as well, to thin the mixture if need be, for spraying.

[TurboKat]

Good work Jules, be sure to put up progress pics.
Do you still want that tyre mate?

[Large]

Good to see you guys are wearing your hi vis Overalls

[Cruisecontrol]

And drinking your safety fluid...

[streets]

Sweet, black painted frame was always on my to do list, but I kept riding it after I got it on the road!
You going black on the bodywork too?

[wackyrider]

Yeah, thinking of black bodywork with a white or silver stripe (running front to back)on the left hand side.

PS streets, what the f**k is up with the wiring loom??? The back end has wires going nowhere and a confusion of wires taped up together!!! On my todo list is to sort all that out while its apart.

Also need a cheap alternative for more power????


Any ideas??

[zx12argh]

Your wrench looks like a small hairy dog.
Hope you remember where all those bits go :D

[streets]

Had to run a relay back there to make the headlight run on the park position. There isnt notmally a front park light on the GPZ so I had to wire the relay off the back. It was just to keep the roaworthy inspector happy when you bought it. You can just ditch all that and unhook it from the rear brake circuit.

[wackyrider]

Was that the yellow wire runnong front to back?

[wackyrider]

quote:Originally posted by zx12argh

Your wrench looks like a small hairy dog.
Hope you remember where all those bits go :D


guess we'll find out when we're putting it back 2gether! :D:D

[streets]

From memory, yeah yellow wire running front to back. Was wired to the relay, but i ripped that out after the RWC.

[wackyrider]

Some more photo's from last week.


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[wackyrider]

Took the frame to work to get it blasted.

Before


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After

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[wackyrider]

Here's an update on what's been happening with the bike. Not much progress as I've been working on the bike in the evening at work. Which means that I only get 1.5hrs a day and it was just a long weekend.

Anyway got some new parts ....

Air Filter
Fuel Filter
Clutch cable
Rocker Cover Gasket

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/105839920525241.JPG


Bar-end mirrors (my 1st E-bay purchase!!!)

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/105839920524629.JPG

[wackyrider]

Progress on the bike

Started stripping the wheels. There were bloody tons of layers of paint on the damn things... (orange, purple, grey, white)

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/105839920526866.JPG


Blasted wheels

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/105839920531797.JPG


Frame with Primer

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Rim and Swinging arm with Primer

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[Gix11]

Cool. Love these build threads. Keep it coming Julian!

[wackyrider]

Just picked up the panels from paint.

Nice!!!!


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[TurboKat]

You're gunna set a new record for the worlds fastest rebuild at this rate Jules, looking good mate, keep the pics coming. [^]

[KATO ZX7]

Cant wait to see the finished project.
Like Turbs said, keep the pics and the updates flowin on in :D:D

[oldskool]

Nice work Jules 10/10

[HueyonaBlade]

Bloody lovely m8 , whats the colour of the wheels going to be, and are you planning on doing the motor aswell? I think that would be a nice touch, looks as though you have already got a handle on it .

[wackyrider]

Well, the motor is staying as is. Jus a good scrubbing with degreaser and a full service.

As for the wheels and footpeg brackets, they're going to be a metalic bronze, got the paint at home and it looks like liquid sex mate.

Still looking for a h'light at the moment.

Also going to try running a bronze stripe from front to rear of the bike, off centre on the left.

When the bike is complete I'll need to think of a name though!!!

Any ideas would be more than welcome

[oldskool]

How about KAWASAKI best name for her me thinks.
Mines called S for Suzuki. lol

[rod185651]

Nice work mate, can't wait to see the next stage.
cheers Rod

[fimpBIKES]

get it back together, looks great!

[kevkatana]

Shit hot Jules. Doing a great job. Hope you can get that back wheel in when your finished;)

[wackyrider]

So, a bit more progress on the bike.

Finished painting the wheels and frame, but I'm just going to leave them hang at work for a few days to dry out totally before getting them home.



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The photo's don't do justice to the wheels. They're not orange, it's a metallic bronze...

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[wackyrider]

All I need now is Banditrod to get back to me regarding the h/light and Turbokat to drop off the back tyre.....

Oh yes and get the thing back together!!!!

[sickboy]

coming along nicely wacky,what type of paint did you use on your wheels?2pk? Cheers.

[zx12argh]

Yeah is that paint or powder?

[Fight_fan]

Thats gonna look real tidy when its done mate! Nice work!

[wackyrider]

The photos are off my phone at night in a dark w/shop.

Frame is 2pk blk and wheels are a metallic bronze, clear over base.

PS. Cheers to TK, got a call from work saying that u dropped off my tire.

[streets]

Looking sweet, it's nice to see a similar colour scheme, just 10 times better.
I'm glad that all the backyard engineering is being done justice with a proper paintjob. Your a legend Julian.

[Jockney Rebel]

thats a pukka job yer doin there jules ..bring it on ....

[wackyrider]

Been a SLOW week for the bike. Done fuck all

My housemate and I hit a centre strip on the weekend in his car and cracked the sump on his car. Which means that we were out of transport and had to get it sorted asap.

After a late night in the shed on monday, we had the sump removed and took it to work to get it welded. Managed to get the car back together since but had no time for the bike.

Working O/T on sat, but hope to be able to get the tyres fitted to the rims, cos can't do much till they're on. Plus working sunday at my part-time as well.....

[Rumbo]

Take a sickie Monday.
Just a thought.:D

[wackyrider]

Been off the net for a while, but the bike is progressing anyways.

Got the tyres fitted, so got a rolling chassis a few days ago. Also did the rocker cover gasket.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/69614707379182.jpg


So then I was really keen to try a quick mock-up to get a preview of the finished product. Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!

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Time for the motor to go back in...

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[wackyrider]

Got the tyres fitted at Peter Stevens in the city. Got them done just last saturday. Yesterday realised that the back tyre has no pressure. Realised that its not sitting on the beads properly. Bloody bastards.....

Have to stay taking the back rim back again to fix their screw up!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BANDITROD]

very nice jules should look great when its all done that is if the fucker getting your headlight;) hurry's the show up a bit

[renegade]

fuck, its starting to look pretty hot.

[oldskool]

Nice work Jules lookin good ,drop me a line if you want those brakes.

[KATO ZX7]

I like watching this project :D
Your doing a great job and the bike looks sweet as.

As for P.S., well i now have a fantastic contact at the Dandy store but ive had a bad opinion of them for years, so id expect that.

[oldskool]

They are pritty crap!

[Gix11]

Excited about this one Jules. Streets did an awesome build which I really liked considering what he started with, but you are really turning it into something special. Keep up the good work mate.

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by KATO ZX7


I like watching this project :D
Your doing a great job and the bike looks sweet as.



Can't wait for stage four

[wackyrider]

Cheers for all the feedback guys. [:I]

Started the engine a couple of days ago. Sounds mean as hell with no muffler on :D:D

Also got the brakes sorted.

All that's left is the wiring at the back and should be ready for the street.

Will do a few test runs in the local area to make sure all is well. Don't want something to come loose, like a swinging arm.......... [xx(][xx(][xx(]

[Razorback]

Wow thats really coming together nicely.

I never cease to be amazed at the sheer fucken talent of the people on this site. There should be some sort of prize for the collective genius of the people we get there. There is no doubt fighters have made some weird crossover between mechanics and art.

And now I started sounding gay and weird Im gonna go have another toke.

Top job wacky

[wackyrider]

Well, bike all together.... or it was 2 days ago.

Sorted out the wiring and put all the bodywork on, turned the ignition and........






battery's gone flat!!! F**K. :(:( While I was sorting out the wiring, drained the battery.
No worries, decided to give it a push start, but it started running rough like hell. Tried a few times wondering if it could be some crap in the fuel, but to no avail. [xx(]

Let it be for the night and yesterdayt after work took the tank off agin to have a look. (Which means I had to take off the undertail and rear cowl to get to the tank (Bloody streetfighters!!!! hehehe[:o)]).

Realised that a fuel line had gotten loose when we were fitting the tank, so nicked a hose clamp from my housemates car and put it all back together.

Got a set off jump leads and wired them up to an old battery in the shed and....

She fired straight up my good girl.

All is left now is to go home and put the tail back on. :D

Oh yeah, and some someone on the site to send me my new h/light!!! :D:D

[zx12argh]

I dont believe you unless I see photos!

[wackyrider]

ASAP.

Don't have internet at home at the moment. So will upload when I get some snaps

[BANDITROD]

it wont be long now mate but i need your address before it can go anywhere just pm it to me mate :D

[wackyrider]

PM sent mate

Just had my first test ride.

Few little things to check, but all in all great!!!!!

[BANDITROD]

very good mate how did you go with plugs and all the other info you were after

[wackyrider]

Managed to sort everything out Rod. Just wanted to make sure that the plugs it was running were the proper ones.

Cheers

[wackyrider]

Pics aren't very good as they were taken from my phone while I was at work.

But you get the idea... :D:D

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[kookaburra]

very nice wacky
second shot makes it look motard ish

[streets]

Awesome, so good to see that the bike went to someone who cares/will finish the bike.

[Gix11]

Ah mate, get a good camera off somebody as they don't do it justice! I want to see that bike gleam!

[wackyrider]

You will asap mate. Got a good camera at home. Only pob is that I'm trying to set up internet at home. But since I'm on a temp visa, I can't do any contracts!!!

I'm still on a working holiday visa. I just couldn; stay without a bike!!! For all I know, they'll kick my ass out of the country end of Nov when this visa runs out. (Hope I get accepted for student visa)

I just couldn't stay without a bike any longer. After a year on the road living out of a van... 50,000kms - Melbourne to Melbourne Bloody awesome country!!!!

[Lucas]

quote:Originally posted by wackyrider

I'm still on a working holiday visa. I just couldn; stay without a bike!!! For all I know, they'll kick my ass out of the country end of Nov when this visa runs out. (Hope I get accepted for student visa)



Hook up with some chick, shotgun wedding, citizenship[:p]


Does that actually work tho???

[wackyrider]

Mate, I've been told that so many times, it ain't funny.

Loadz of people seem to do it, just hook up and get married. But you need to prove that you've been together for 1 tear at least. And show joined bank accounts and all that crap. Well, I had to check it out at least as a last option!!!!:D:D:D:D

[wackyrider]

Finally got a couple of decent photo's this arvo.

Just took a few snaps outside home



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[flyingfatman]

looks hot as
plus we got the same lid and the same visor

[Gix11]

That came up great Jules. Nice work mate. Hopefully I'll see it at the end of the year some time.

[w195]

Nice job mate! That is nice:D

[atomic]

looks fantastic love the colour on the rims top job mate

[wackyrider]

Finally got my headlight from Rod (Custom Sportsbike Parts - Banditrod). Took a while but was worth the wait. Also managed to give the bike a quick wash, so I thought it deserved a few photo's...



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[Iceman]

Top work Jules. Headlight looks good.

[BANDITROD]

that h/light topped it off nicely mate good work;)

[rod185651]

The headlight sets of the bike perfectly.

[wackyrider]

Yeah, cheers guys.

Thought it would go with the lines of the bike

[Gix11]

You have a great eye mate, that headlight is perfect, couldn't be better!