My Project - RZ5???

[smurph]

Really nice work thee Adrian!!! I am so jealous.

Steve

[YPVS KIWI]

Fantasic job - If Yamaha were to build the RZ500 today this is what I imagine it would look like... ... set me thinking of what to do with my second RZ

[rzmad]

adr1an! You sure you havn't struck some deal with yamaha to test their new 2011 prototype RD500?

Brilliant job, can you youtube some videos of it idling by any chance?

You know you are the envy of this forum now don't you?

[hybrid]

Looks great Adrian, well done!

[Geovmax]

Excellent job!! I feel the same as everyone else and would love to build one up as well.
Yamaha should be building up something along the same lines (we would all want one).
The bike looks almost perfect, Gold wheels and a black strip down the tank and rear seat cover would finish it for me!!
Sorry for nit picking!!

[Grumpy]

I have to agree on the subject of gold wheels. I think that will finish her off beautifully Adrian. (though this is only a personal view, she looks stunning as she is )

[salty]

Nooo!! not gold wheels. polished rims or yellow rim tape or as is cuz shes sexy

[Andrew]

Half the rim black, the other half yello

[adr1an]

Thanks for all the comments guys, much appreciated and worth a beer if you're ever in Sydney. you're included Hybrid!!

I think that I'll go gold wheels. They look good on KR's as I remember them and cause I always like gold wheels, particularly that pale Campagnolo gold colour.

[hybrid]

Yeah if I ever get my car finished and can work on the 500 again we can do a ride on the yellow beasties!

[0094]

Hi Adrian, fantastic effort. I really love your RZ500 it is really unique and inspiring, I say inspiring because I was just about to sell another RZ500 but I am going to keep it and take the plung and build a special, that's how much I like your bike. Can't wait to see the next bike you build, awsome job.
Best regards, James Hunter

[studricho]

Wow, it's the first time I've seen this thread and I'm amazed.

Makes me what to buy a RZ500 now and do the same. It's funny how I'm getting attached to the RZ's while I'm restoring my mates bike.

[BASH]

Very nice!


Gr. Bash

[trix]

Hi Adrian
Looks amazing.
Just checking; I've got a 2CO seat and rear fairing/light etc now and am starting to fit them up like yours. Do you just take the covering off the seat and trim the front of the seat to make the profile fit the RZ tank or did you have to add material on?

Also, how did your underseat oiltank work out? Did you make it from ally plate? Do you have any pics of the finished tank?

[adr1an]

Hi Trix,

I had to remodel the front of the seat to mate with the RZ tank. The R6 tank is curved where it meets the seat and the RZ is dead flat. I cut the plastic seat pan to suit as best as possible and an upolsterer fitted new padding with cushioning at the front to both mate with the tank and to allow fitting if the seat. The R6 seat has a tongue at the front where it locates, so in fitting the seat you push the seat down and forward into the tank to locate the tongue, so cushioning is needed. You can get the jist of it from my earlier posts. It's not perfect but suits the lines ok. Hers's what I sent the upolsterer.



You can see what I did with the oil tank from my earlier posts. Best thing is to make a base tray to fit the tank into and then just make up a foam dummy that you can shape to fit. My tank has a 2 litre capacity, I think the original has 2.2 litres.