Help to identify seat and fairing.

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Help to identify seat and fairing.

#1 Post by Calle » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:31 pm

Hi.
I have a Harris Yamaha built in 84.
Now its time to renovate the bike.
I got two sets of fairing/seats, but I have crush them both.
So I want to buy a new set, but Im not sure what to look after or where?
I hope someone can recognize the fairing and maybe know where to order.

Calle.

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#2 Post by begbie » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:14 pm

Nice find ! Contact Johnny Corrin on this forum, he makes bodywork and would love this. any more pictures of the whole bike ?

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#3 Post by Calle » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:44 pm

Thanks for the tip begbie.

I took some more pictures today.

The bike was original built for a UK rider, Steve Parrish, who ride it in GP 500 -84.
Harris chassie, modified and tuned rd 500 Engine and some TZ 500 parts.

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#4 Post by jackson.40 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:18 pm

Hi Calle

That is a nice piece of history :cool:

I think this maybe the bike Steve Parrish used in the F1 series in 1985.

If you PM me the engine number i can confirm this.

I spoke with Dave Johnson about this bike and he told me he used Yamaha UK's pre-production bike to check the TZ500 ignition would fit one lunchtime when know one was about!


This is what was planned for the Yamaha Mitsui bike Steve Parrish would ride.The engine was built by Dave Johnson using TZ internals.


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MOTORCYCLE INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 1990

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#5 Post by Kalim » Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:53 pm

Wow very nice ! :shock:
Thanks for the share.

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#6 Post by ns86 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:45 pm

Holy Crap. I saw that article years ago. A real special bike with a history. Great find and nice to see it will be reborn, Congrats!
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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#7 Post by Mick C » Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:06 pm

Well done to get hold of that bike...theres a pic of it in John Robinsons two stroke book.

Amazes me that bikes like that are left to rot in a dark damp place.....good luck with your resto!!!

Thanks for posting the article up Steve :smt023

Cheers
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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#8 Post by RC45 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:30 pm

The seats are from the period OW53 OW54 YZR500 (1981). OW60/69 seat has a slight curve in the side skirts. The fairing could be a period TZ500H/J or OW53,54.

Either way, Johnny has molds for the seat and you should be able to source reasonable TZ500 copy main fairings - but I am willing to bet if the main fairings can be saved Johnny might be interested in making a mold for it if it is proper YZR500 OW53/OW54 kit rather than the "close enough TZ500" one.

Great bike and good luck with the restoration.
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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#9 Post by podman » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:50 am

Great find, how on earth did it end up in Sweden ?!

Good luck with the build mate.

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#10 Post by podman » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:53 am

Good read that Steve, thanks...any chance of posting the 2nd page of the MCI article by Julian Ryder, please?!

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#11 Post by peddrotzr » Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:47 am

Calle wrote:Hi.
I have a Harris Yamaha built in 84.
Now its time to renovate the bike.
I got two sets of fairing/seats, but I have crush them both.
So I want to buy a new set, but Im not sure what to look after or where?
I hope someone can recognize the fairing and maybe know where to order.

Calle.

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Hi Calle,

Very interesting and nice bike you have their.

As mentioned above, I have got molds for the seat unit you have got.

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As for your fairing, sorry but I dont have molds for that however, please send me some more photos to my email address below so I can see if I and repair it and then make molds from it.
I am sure I can salvage it but would need to see a few more photos please.

Many thanks
Best regards
Johnny C.

john@vskcorrinaldi.co.uk

http://www.vskcorrinaldi.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Begbie & RC45 thanks for the commemts :smt001

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#12 Post by jackson.40 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:04 pm

podman wrote
Good read that Steve, thanks...any chance of posting the 2nd page of the MCI article by Julian Ryder, please?!
No problem,added to my original post :cool:

Steve

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#13 Post by Calle » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:39 pm

podman wrote:Great find, how on earth did it end up in Sweden ?!

Good luck with the build mate.

Thanks.

The bike was bought from England by Micke Pallander for the Swedish 500 serie, I guess it was around -86.
I think I bought it 88-89 from the owner after Pallander.
Since I retired from racing It has been storage in the garage.

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#14 Post by Calle » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:46 pm

Jackson 40.

Thank you very much for shearing the interesting artikel!

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Re: Help to identify seat and fairing.

#15 Post by Calle » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:57 pm

Johnny.

Im very glad to see that you have moulds for the seat.
I will take some pictures of the fairings I got and contact you on email later this week.

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