new member from vancouver
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- sesshomaru
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new member from vancouver
Hello, just another two stroke nutter here, and I'm sure a few of you know who I am from USA2strokers or 2SW but if you don't...
My name is Jesse, I'm 21 years old and I own a number of two strokes. You're probably pretty surprised since not many guys my age would find these bikes too appealing, but I do and wouldn't trade any of them for those newfangled inline 4 plastic covered turds. You can have all the power in the world, but if you don't like anything about the bike or don't enjoy riding it...what's the point?
I recently obtained an RZ350 for free with cookie's help. Long story short, I went to a former employer to ask if I could use his name on a resume for a reference and he eventually saw my Daytona in the parking lot... He was caught off guard and was completely surprised to see that I had bought a motorcycle and even more surprised to learn that I'm a complete nut for two strokes. A short conversation later he said he had an RZ that had been sitting for 12 years that I could have...too old and no time to fix it he said, so it had to go.
What really blew my mind was the shape it was in, the fact that he was the original owner and he bought it new!
Of course, nothing in life comes for free, because that RZ has frustrated me more than any other bike I've worked on to this day. First was a coolant leak into the combustion chamber, now I suspect crank seals, so those are on their way. Hopefully I can fix it before summer disappears!
You probably want to see pictures...one is a 1979 Daytona special, the other is a 1980 RD400G and the last is my 1985 RZ350R.
There are two more...an RD250/DS7 and a DT400B but the first one is all apart and needs a complete overhaul and the second needs a motor which I've had no luck finding. The DT400 was my first big bike and the first bike that I restored. Unfortunately I sold it and a friend gave me the one I have now.
My name is Jesse, I'm 21 years old and I own a number of two strokes. You're probably pretty surprised since not many guys my age would find these bikes too appealing, but I do and wouldn't trade any of them for those newfangled inline 4 plastic covered turds. You can have all the power in the world, but if you don't like anything about the bike or don't enjoy riding it...what's the point?
I recently obtained an RZ350 for free with cookie's help. Long story short, I went to a former employer to ask if I could use his name on a resume for a reference and he eventually saw my Daytona in the parking lot... He was caught off guard and was completely surprised to see that I had bought a motorcycle and even more surprised to learn that I'm a complete nut for two strokes. A short conversation later he said he had an RZ that had been sitting for 12 years that I could have...too old and no time to fix it he said, so it had to go.
What really blew my mind was the shape it was in, the fact that he was the original owner and he bought it new!
Of course, nothing in life comes for free, because that RZ has frustrated me more than any other bike I've worked on to this day. First was a coolant leak into the combustion chamber, now I suspect crank seals, so those are on their way. Hopefully I can fix it before summer disappears!
You probably want to see pictures...one is a 1979 Daytona special, the other is a 1980 RD400G and the last is my 1985 RZ350R.
There are two more...an RD250/DS7 and a DT400B but the first one is all apart and needs a complete overhaul and the second needs a motor which I've had no luck finding. The DT400 was my first big bike and the first bike that I restored. Unfortunately I sold it and a friend gave me the one I have now.
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- sesshomaru
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Thanks guys. It's been sitting in underground parking the whole time, so there's no fading on the paint. However, and this is a big however, things aren't all peachy with this bike...why?
Well:
It's a true shame, but it goes to show that you are not completely safe storing the tank full of gas as the water can sink to the bottom and do this. Instead I use a cup full of two stroke or motor oil and shake the tank every year or so and check on it every couple of months. I'm really paranoid with my Daytona since that's in the living room being stored.
Damage like this in such a nice bike might make any grown man cry. By the time I found this I was so fed up with the bike and it's BS that I didn't really care. I sanded the area thoroughly and patched with mesh and JB weld. Leaked at first but it seems to be holding up for now.
Waiting for crank seals has given me a bit of a break from the madness and for once I honestly wanted to work on it again, so I took off the calipers and cleaned the rotors/pads as I was locating a leak. Thought it was caliper seals but it turned out my fork seals are leaking so those will be replaced when I get the cash.
Well:
It's a true shame, but it goes to show that you are not completely safe storing the tank full of gas as the water can sink to the bottom and do this. Instead I use a cup full of two stroke or motor oil and shake the tank every year or so and check on it every couple of months. I'm really paranoid with my Daytona since that's in the living room being stored.
Damage like this in such a nice bike might make any grown man cry. By the time I found this I was so fed up with the bike and it's BS that I didn't really care. I sanded the area thoroughly and patched with mesh and JB weld. Leaked at first but it seems to be holding up for now.
Waiting for crank seals has given me a bit of a break from the madness and for once I honestly wanted to work on it again, so I took off the calipers and cleaned the rotors/pads as I was locating a leak. Thought it was caliper seals but it turned out my fork seals are leaking so those will be replaced when I get the cash.
Nice bikes and free is a always a good price
Shame about the tank, but it is fixable, i think considering the bike was free that spending a little to get the tank redone wouldnt blow the budget...
Shame about the tank, but it is fixable, i think considering the bike was free that spending a little to get the tank redone wouldnt blow the budget...
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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Welcome as recognize your user name from some of the other 2 stroke forums. I think you'll find this forum extremely helpful, a mature kind friendly forum tone, with lots of knowledgable active forum members! It's good to hear of young blood interested in these old relics.
84 RZ350-Toomeys,SCR milled head, stk 26 carbs,300 M, 35 P, stock regrooved needles AS 2.5 turns out,stk air box,Banshee reeds Zeel non-progr CDI,TSRL Program YPVS,alum rad,R6 shock,GV emulators w/RT springs,fork brace,Shindy steering damper.
My tank looked exactly like that. I stripped the paint in that area and cleaned out the tank and used solder to repair it. I used a product called Oxisolv to get the rust out of the inside of the tank, it was only in that spot. That was about 8 years ago and no problems since. I managed to keep the heat away from the visible paint too so it was a spray bomb touch up. I view lining a tank as an absolute last resort, unless the rest is rusty just fix the leak.
If you don't mind what don't you like about a liner?RuZty wrote:My tank looked exactly like that. I stripped the paint in that area and cleaned out the tank and used solder to repair it. I used a product called Oxisolv to get the rust out of the inside of the tank, it was only in that spot. That was about 8 years ago and no problems since. I managed to keep the heat away from the visible paint too so it was a spray bomb touch up. I view lining a tank as an absolute last resort, unless the rest is rusty just fix the leak.
Iron on the Bayou.
84 RZ-350
Bore 64.5MM, Wiseco. Ported by Wicked (Recreational). Wicked's Billet Head, Zeel Iggy, V-Force 3 Reeds, Y-Boot K&N Filter, Stock Carbs. Spec 2 Pipes (F-1's). R6 Cooling Fan.
84 RZ-350
Bore 64.5MM, Wiseco. Ported by Wicked (Recreational). Wicked's Billet Head, Zeel Iggy, V-Force 3 Reeds, Y-Boot K&N Filter, Stock Carbs. Spec 2 Pipes (F-1's). R6 Cooling Fan.
I'm sure the right one done properly is fine, and sometimes there might be no other solution, but if I don't put sticky polymer goop in my tank then I won't end up with bits of sticky polymer goop in my carbs. If I botch up soldering a pinhole I can do it again, how do you repair a botched liner? I guess it's a case of fear of the unknown, if I did one and was successful I'd probably feel different. I have used POR15 for other stuff and it works great, I just have an issue with putting stuff in a tank besides gas that might come back out.iron wrote:If you don't mind what don't you like about a liner?
I understand what you are saying. On the other hand there are a few good liners out there. Yes, one must take their time and do it correctly for it to last. So if a person rushes the liner forget it.
Iron on the Bayou.
84 RZ-350
Bore 64.5MM, Wiseco. Ported by Wicked (Recreational). Wicked's Billet Head, Zeel Iggy, V-Force 3 Reeds, Y-Boot K&N Filter, Stock Carbs. Spec 2 Pipes (F-1's). R6 Cooling Fan.
84 RZ-350
Bore 64.5MM, Wiseco. Ported by Wicked (Recreational). Wicked's Billet Head, Zeel Iggy, V-Force 3 Reeds, Y-Boot K&N Filter, Stock Carbs. Spec 2 Pipes (F-1's). R6 Cooling Fan.