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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1066 Post by two-stroke-brit » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:00 pm

JonW wrote:Im always amazed at how fast winter sets in for you guys, really quite scary as one minute its all sunny the next its -50 and you can no longer ride a bike or lick road signs. :(

Steve, you should have rolled the bike into the house perhaps? :smt021
^^^^plenty of room in the lounge i suspect :smt042
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1067 Post by Off Road » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:10 am

I have light sensitive eyes, and the majority of the time I Have to wear sunglasses, or else I can't see the road.
I could install a tinted shield on my helmet, but if I end up riding after dark, then I can't see the road.
Carrying both face shields with me every time I go for a ride, would solve the problem for a while,
but it would be a hassle, and likely end up with me have 2 scratched face shields..

A few helmet manufacturers (Scorpion, Zeus) make helmets with flip down tinted visors.
In the Up position the tinted visor sits between the inner and outer shells of the helmet.
When you flip it down, tinted visor covers your eyes like a pair of sunglasses, and leaves a gap between the inner and outer shell.

Aria seems to think this gap might compromise the effectiveness of the helmet, so they don't offer this feature.
Instead, they offer a different shield, with an external flip down visor.

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I read a number reviews on the product, and the majority of them were positive.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to road test it for another 6 months.

I played with it a bit in the shop, and it's easy to raise, lower, lock, unlock. Seems to work pretty good.
Only problem that I see is that the bottom of the face shield is not tinted.
I think I'm going to fix that.

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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1068 Post by Off Road » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:18 am

Some times, it's not What you know, but Who you know.

For instance, I know that ALL the motorcycle shops in Canada, get their "aftermarket parts",
(chains, sprockets, levers gauges, batteries, tires, brakes, pistons, carbs. helmets, apparel, etc, etc, etc),
from the same 10 or 15 distributors/importers.
And the majority of the parts are supplied by just 4 or 5 distributors.

So, if you go into ANY bike shop in the country and order up,
an Aria helmet, a set of BT45's, a Barnett clutch, EBC brake pads, fork seals, chain, sprockets, battery, a carb rebuild kit and some new levers,
then every shop would be getting all those parts from the same 2 or 3 distributors.
For instance. there's only a couple of authorized distributors for Koso EGT gauges,
and only 1 authorized distributor for Arai products.

Every bike shop in Canada gets their Aria helmets from the same distributor,
He sets the Suggested List Price ($110.00 for the shield), and then provides the Dealers with a discount.
He has a maximum discount on the products, so the Absolute Minimum that Any bike shop will pay for an Aria shield, is X amount of dollars.

However, just knowing this information, does not get me all my parts at a cost of X + 10%.
Fortunately, Knowing the right people does. :smt003

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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1069 Post by JonW » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:15 am

heehee, cool. I'll send you my shopping list for one of these for my Arai, is that cool Steve :)
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1070 Post by gammaguy21 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:47 am

Off Road wrote:I have light sensitive eyes, and the majority of the time I Have to wear sunglasses, or else I can't see the road.
I could install a tinted shield on my helmet, but if I end up riding after dark, then I can't see the road.
Carrying both face shields with me every time I go for a ride, would solve the problem for a while,
but it would be a hassle, and likely end up with me have 2 scratched face shields..

A few helmet manufacturers (Scorpion, Zeus) make helmets with flip down tinted visors.
In the Up position the tinted visor sits between the inner and outer shells of the helmet.
When you flip it down, tinted visor covers your eyes like a pair of sunglasses, and leaves a gap between the inner and outer shell.

Aria seems to think this gap might compromise the effectiveness of the helmet, so they don't offer this feature.
Instead, they offer a different shield, with an external flip down visor.

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I read a number reviews on the product, and the majority of them were positive.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to road test it for another 6 months.

I played with it a bit in the shop, and it's easy to raise, lower, lock, unlock. Seems to work pretty good.
Only problem that I see is that the bottom of the face shield is not tinted.
I think I'm going to fix that.

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That's a cool setup! I have a bell revolver with the tinted visor between the shells, but I have been thinking about going back to Arai for my next helmet.
Thanks for the post.

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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1071 Post by Off Road » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:51 am

Last August I bought some new gear.
Off Road wrote: Image


The gloves are sooo soft, and comfortable.
The gauntlet part is easy to adjust so that it fits tight against the jacket.
The Kevlar on the palm, is somewhat rough, and provides additional grip on the rubber bar grips, to keep your hands from sliding off.
The pre-curved fingers, and the nice soft leather, naturally put my hands in the right position,
and provide excellent feedback from the brake lever.
A noticeable improvement over the old gloves.
When I bought the gloves, the extra large XL size, felt a bit tight. The 2XL fit much better, so that's what I got.
Now that the gloves have stretched, the 2XL is bit big.
They're not sloppy loose, and they are still the Nicest gloves I've ever owned,
but they're not perfect, like when I first first got them.
I should have bought the XL, and when they stretched, they'd be perfect.


A while back, I learned that there was only ONE importer/distributor, that was carrying the Teknic gear.
And he stopped carrying the product line over a year ago.

None of the Canadian bike shops can order Teknic products from any of their standard suppliers.
About the only way to buy Teknic gear, is if a shop still has some Old Stock on a shelf.

There's 1 shop in Calgary that has an XL pair of Teknic Apex gloves on the shelf.
It's entirely possible that this is the only pair for sale in the entire country.

However, they only spare cash that I had, was set aside as a Paint Fund for the bike.
And you guys all know how anxious I am to spend large, and get some shiny paint on my bike.


Anyway, to make a long story short, I now have a really nice pair of backup gloves.
And I have a really, really nice pair of new gloves.
And I still have $12 left in my Paint fund.

I can live with that. :smt003


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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1072 Post by JonW » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:55 am

2 new cans of stain black with $12... easy does :)
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82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
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84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1073 Post by Off Road » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:04 am

So, some good news.
In another 10 days, around the end of the month, Winter will be about half over. :smt026

Off Road wrote:
Damn, I miss Summer.

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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1074 Post by hondaror » Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:31 am

Yes. and the days are slowly getting longer, for daylight.
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1075 Post by JonW » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:04 am

only another 5 months of snow and youre all set :D
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81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
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85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1076 Post by hondaror » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:46 pm

We are NOT anticipating that!!!
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1077 Post by Off Road » Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:48 am

I know a guy, who knows a guy, who is selling his bike, and his wife's bike.
But it's a package deal, you have to take both of them. It's all or nothing.
My guy really wanted 1 of the bikes.


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And he really didn't want the other 1.

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That's where I came in.

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It's an 87. Needs a battery and a new set of tires, but the paint and bodywork are in really good condition.
Engine is out of an 85 donor bike, so it has 31K cylinders, but the PO is still using the 87 power jet carbs on it.

The bike also comes with a few of the left over parts from the 85 donor bike.

Wheels, forks, tree's, swing-arm.

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Shock, headlight, airbox, oil & coolant bottles, clip-ons, and all the brakes & master cylinders.

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All the electronics. CDI, PV controller, Reg.rec, wiring harness, turn signals, carburetors, a manual,
and a set of 85 gauges with 5,967 km on them.

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Footpegs, rad & rad cover, headlight/fairing bracket, tail-light, grab-rail, 1 set of Progressive fork springs, and 2 sets of oem mirrors.

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Tali-light bracket, all the fenders, and a Red Seat. :smt017

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A complete set of 85 body work.
The paint's not bad. it's not really great, but it's not bad.
All the body panels are really good. Not a single broken mounting tab on any of them.

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And in the last box, I have the original motor out of the 87 RZ, with the stator and all the covers.
It needs a rebuild, but it's complete.

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It's damn near a bike in a box, or in this case 6 boxes.
As far as I can tell, there are only 5 parts missing.
The frame, the tank, the windshield, and the 2 exhaust pipes.


So, I'm now the proud owner of an 87 RZ, but there's a problem.
I don't want it. I can't use it. And I couldn't afford it if I did.

However, I could use a few of the parts from the donor bike.

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Rory, call me. :smt003
Seriously, we should talk.

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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1078 Post by Hooligan » Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:11 am

I'm trying to do a deal with Rory for an engine. I've got stuff to trade. I don't care how I get it, just want a complete spare motor.

I also need a set of inner fork tubes.
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1079 Post by hondaror » Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:42 pm

We have talked. I think we have a deal!
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Re: Low Budget Purple Project

#1080 Post by Redline Junkie » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:47 pm

Is the fairing set for sale?
1985 RZ350F being restored now!
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