Winter project

Here's a chance to show off your zxr400, so get them digital cameras out and show us some piccies.Rebuilding your bike or modding it then let everyone in on it.

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rmkd177
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Re: Winter project

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ross46 wrote: you could lay a straight bit of wood and it would have almost no gaps,

What a plank ? :pmsl
Thank god the editor of PB doesnt have your dated,obsolete taste in style, as they have just approached me yet again about another article on my latest bike build. Ichiro Yoda also sent a nice email with some flattering comments.
When you have finished designing your rear brake disc you may want to create a more marketable or unique style in bodywork to make your own bikes more individual ? Anyway let me just read through this 'epic' post on 'brake bodging' so i can learn a 'trick' or two on safe bike maintainance.
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Re: Winter project

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We have a new cargo shocking :pmsl not quite brake bodging, just greasing the pistons but designed for new riders, not for experienced riders/ mechanics such as yourself, and the plank would allow the angle to be easily calculated
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Everyone has the own tastes but i think Rmkd build some of the best looking and best set up bikes they speak for them selfs. But you can't please everyone there's always haters
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Re: Winter project

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Not a hater, just not my taste, and not exactly outdated when most if not all motogp, wsb and 1000cc superbikes don't have the upward angled seat unit
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Re: Winter project

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When on a rear paddock stand, this angle of the seat unit looks very similar to that of the RMKD bike.
Fooled by the perspective?
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Re: Winter project

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daftylad wrote:When on a rear paddock stand, this angle of the seat unit looks very similar to that of the RMKD bike.
Fooled by the perspective?
Is this yours? Looks fookin great, since you are all arguing about angles :pmsl I personally love the can and tail unit sitting parallel.

The great ZXR angle and aesthetics debate, whatever next, and why has no one asked "if my bum looks big in this???"
Does the low seat height reflect the low intelligence? Easier to get an asshole onto.
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Re: Winter project

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ross46 wrote:Not a hater, just not my taste, and not exactly outdated when most if not all motogp, wsb and 1000cc superbikes don't have the upward angled seat unit
I think your plank of wood might slide off here! KTM RC8R :excited :pmsl
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Re: Winter project

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it must have been the perspective, it looked like the god awful streetfighter tails like this
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or one of the high seat angle ones like this
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also rodger, the university i work at has a first rate engineering department, and has just agreed a £100m building in collaboration with jaguar land-rover...if i want some custom brake disks making...i think i can get some made?
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Re: Winter project

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If i were you banner...i would spend a a little time and money on jizer and clean that embarrassingly 'god awful' engine of yours and maybe get the recently released ' a novices guide to clutch adjustment' :pmsl
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Re: Winter project

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rmkd177 wrote:' a novices guide to clutch adjustment'
:smt017 - unless your talking about needing to shorten the length of visible cable on the clutch side of the wire? which does need doing, but having less cryptic messages would be better...

the bike cost £250...i wasnt expecting a lot, yes it needs a clean, but what with 4 bikes on the go, 70 hours a week at work, and having to donate stem cells last week to a lady with leukemia ive been a little pre-occupied...

also, lets stop hijacking this guys build thread maybe?
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