RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#106 Post by tacky1 » Sat May 04, 2019 11:14 pm

Very, very nice job. Looks class. Well done. Sounds great 👍
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#107 Post by ns86 » Sun May 05, 2019 12:36 pm

Most excellent result, Congrat's. Now lets get out and ride! First ride leaving here in under 2 hours! ENJOY!
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#108 Post by lost1750GTV » Sun May 05, 2019 2:59 pm

sounds really nice, looks really good, you should be REALLY happy.
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#109 Post by Kalim » Sun May 05, 2019 5:49 pm

She looks very very nice !
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#110 Post by TwoStrokeNut » Mon May 06, 2019 1:33 pm

Awesome work! She's a beauty!
Project bike links: NS400R - TRIPLE THREAT // RZ500 - MOSQUITO CONTROL BIKE // RZ350 - REVIVAL
'72 H1-500/'75 H1-500/'85 RZ350/'85 NS400R/'01 DR650/'07 FJR1300/'18 Tiger 1200
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#111 Post by busa1300 » Mon May 06, 2019 9:19 pm

Thanks guys.
When I first dug into this project, I knew it was one of the more complex projects that I have talked myself into. :smt017
Everyone's threads and photos helped me keep moving on to get my own bike done.

Thanks again :smt023




Now I need to get my Zeel dialed in beyond the standard stock curves, and go into the unknown to find more HP
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#112 Post by Spag » Thu May 09, 2019 12:29 pm

Absolute beauty, congratulations!
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#113 Post by busa1300 » Wed May 15, 2019 10:41 pm

Thanks :smt023
It's almost done....
Zeel has been installed and works as designed, but have yet to dig very deep into finding more power with it.
Break in time is more or less over and now it's time to tune.
Might change pilot jets to 22.5 from the 25's I have in now, but the 230 mains seem to be about right.

Made arrangements for dyno time next month.... :smt020
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#114 Post by busa1300 » Thu May 30, 2019 11:17 pm

Testing and tuning, hoping to find any issues now before I get to the dyno.

No rain this afternoon....
Time for a bit of a workout....

https://youtu.be/hlHVgWaEgn8

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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#115 Post by JonW » Fri May 31, 2019 3:22 am

Looked like a very nice workout indeed!
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#116 Post by lost1750GTV » Fri May 31, 2019 3:51 pm

sounds good from here.
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#117 Post by TwoStrokeNut » Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm

Looks like you gave the speedo a good full-sweep workout too!
Project bike links: NS400R - TRIPLE THREAT // RZ500 - MOSQUITO CONTROL BIKE // RZ350 - REVIVAL
'72 H1-500/'75 H1-500/'85 RZ350/'85 NS400R/'01 DR650/'07 FJR1300/'18 Tiger 1200
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#118 Post by busa1300 » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:17 pm

:smt023
Feels good up top, but the lower range feels just a bit weak....although I have never run a RZV before for a comparison.
Waiting for some more exhaust gaskets, and I will dig into the carbs the same time I pull the pipes to reseal them better....and re torque as much as I can reach
It's close enough to leave alone.....but close enough is really not close enough for me. :smt017
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82 Katana
84 RZ350
84 RZV500R
86 GSXR1100
86 1100 sportster
88 FZR1000
89 RGV250 VJ21 SP
90 RGV250 VJ22 SP
91 TZR250 3XV2 SP
96 RGV250 VJ23 SP
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#119 Post by silverstrom » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:30 pm

busa1300 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:17 pm :smt023

It's close enough to leave alone.....but close enough is really not close enough for me. :smt017
We've all chased that last little bit of power we know is there. Just use caution as the best performance tends to be right at the ragged edge of failure. Sometimes close enough is close enough.

Great video. Nice to see the bike working well. You've done a terrific job.
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Re: RZV500R....An attempt at turning back the clock

#120 Post by busa1300 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:23 pm

:smt023
I won't push this one as hard as I do my 250's
But the 250's are designed for more power from the start.

Which leads me to my next Yamaha project.....
Hope to see it in person in about 10-12 weeks

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73 TM/TS400
78 GS1000E
80 KD80
82 Katana
84 RZ350
84 RZV500R
86 GSXR1100
86 1100 sportster
88 FZR1000
89 RGV250 VJ21 SP
90 RGV250 VJ22 SP
91 TZR250 3XV2 SP
96 RGV250 VJ23 SP
99 RS250
02 Hayabusa
16 KTM 390 Duke
17 KTM 1290 SDGT
21 Aprilia RSV4 1100
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