LOL. Great bike to look at. A few months of ownership will make it clear why they went broke.
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Got vintage?
- Thread starter Schneller
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LOL. Great bike to look at. A few months of ownership will make it clear why they went broke.
My favorite ride so far, 1984 Shadow VT 750. Sweetest roar, goes like jack-the-bear.
Interestingly, BMW came out with this model R90/6 (an update of the venerable R75/5) in order to compete with the Honda CB750.
Good bike. CB750 as well. After 40yrs. do we have a winner?
GateKeeper
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Agreed....and some like me,,,,,own vintage, cause I can't afford a new bike....LOL
Vintage 1985 Yamaha FZ750 as it sits right now...
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rzresurection
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Agreed....and some like me,,,,,own vintage, cause I can't afford a new bike....LOL
Vintage 1985 Yamaha FZ750 as it sits right now...
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Oh GK, saw one of these ('85 FZ750) on Kijiji this summer. I was soooo tempted. $1500. Was pretty reasonable. Keep us posted on your build - I'm assuming that you want to put it back together. Lol hopefully yours won't take 7-8 yrs like mine did.
GateKeeper
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Ohh I hope not to take years,,,,should have it done for this season....
And if you want to follow along and or see the build as it goes have a look over here
http://yamaha-fz750.blogspot.ca/
the build stalled a few times, but it's back on track, somewhat, if only my garage was heated.....LOL
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And if you want to follow along and or see the build as it goes have a look over here
http://yamaha-fz750.blogspot.ca/
the build stalled a few times, but it's back on track, somewhat, if only my garage was heated.....LOL
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^ You can see from the time stamps on the photos in my thread how long it took me to get from a bare frame to a running(ish) bike (not counting that it has no bodywork and I'm waiting for a rear shock), and that was working weekends and after hours AND it included putting the engine together. Get on it! 
(I will grant that I'm a little bit familiar with FZR engines and can disassemble and reassemble them in my sleep)
edit: Might as well throw a current-status pic in this thread. This is my street-ridden FZR400. My objective here is to make it look and feel as close to a new bike as I can make it, and to make it as reliable as I can for the next few years.
P.S. This month's Cycle Canada has a really cool Honda CB1100 resto-mod in it ...
(I will grant that I'm a little bit familiar with FZR engines and can disassemble and reassemble them in my sleep)
edit: Might as well throw a current-status pic in this thread. This is my street-ridden FZR400. My objective here is to make it look and feel as close to a new bike as I can make it, and to make it as reliable as I can for the next few years.
P.S. This month's Cycle Canada has a really cool Honda CB1100 resto-mod in it ...
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Both great classics. Just different. The R90, I've been riding for 15 years, the cb750 for just 1, so one feels like a wife and the other is exciting like a girlfriend, albeit a 40 year old girlfriend.
I really like the R90, hopefully I might build one next year... here are a few more pics of my 1975 CB750 project as we did a bunch of work on it in the last two weeks. (will be at the bike show in some form)
pics of modifying the frame, setting chassis geometry, making shock mount, etc.
How it was on Thursday (made a rear caliper bracket, clip ons, brake lines, etc since then)
A few pics of the many bits and bobs I had to machine last week to make everything fit:
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It's very mild it's just an 836, cam, ported and polished head.. More about just making reliable power... I've got other bikes I can ride if I really want to go fast, lol.. The motor in it right now is just a stocker while we build the final motor for it.
CX the Honda Guzzi, I love those bikes and have seen a couple café conversions which look good. I'd be disappointed to see an example that looks as clean as that get cut up but to each there own. I should have bought one when they were about $800 used, because they aren't now. But I didn't have the $800 then either.......
Dresden
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I think I might have the cleanest original (non-restored) one out there. No hack job planned; just headlight, mirrors and a few small cosmetics. It will be a long distance and daily rider; I'm on the fence with swapping out the seat.
Best part about the bike (from a cleanliness standpoint)? Shaft driven! No messy chain to keep lubed.
Check out the wheels to give you an idea of it's condition!
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Well... my bike went from this:
1986 Yamaha FZ600 by feliks.ca, on Flickr
to this:
Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr
Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr
I was burning oil, had a stripped head bolt hole in the crankcase and I wanted to get it all fixed up before the snow melted so I'd be ready for riding season! So far so good...my first time ever taking an engine apart, but I've had some great help from my trusty manual and some friends via forums and texts along the way when I get stuck!
Need to get my parts on order at the Yama dealership...gaskets & rings....doesn't need anything major other than an overhaul and good cleaning!
1986 Yamaha FZ600 by feliks.ca, on Flickr
to this:
Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr
Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr
I was burning oil, had a stripped head bolt hole in the crankcase and I wanted to get it all fixed up before the snow melted so I'd be ready for riding season! So far so good...my first time ever taking an engine apart, but I've had some great help from my trusty manual and some friends via forums and texts along the way when I get stuck!
Need to get my parts on order at the Yama dealership...gaskets & rings....doesn't need anything major other than an overhaul and good cleaning!
rzresurection
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I saw this bike at the bike show today. Very nice!
rzresurection
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I really like the R90, hopefully I might build one next year... here are a few more pics of my 1975 CB750 project as we did a bunch of work on it in the last two weeks. (will be at the bike show in some form)
pics of modifying the frame, setting chassis geometry, making shock mount, etc.
How it was on Thursday (made a rear caliper bracket, clip ons, brake lines, etc since then)
A few pics of the many bits and bobs I had to machine last week to make everything fit:
Sorry, last post didn't copy the pic.
Hopefully, this post will.
I saw it at the bike show today. Looks great in person.
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