My Blinged-Out RZ Project

[JonW]

Im with Charlie, thats a a lovely looking bit of kit Pete.

[Smoker]

Trying to mount 2 wire connectors close to the edge of this panel. Not enough room to put a retainer bar on top. Will need to fabricate brackets to hold from the bottom.

1mm thick titanium sheet arriving tomorrow.

[Smoker]

Been thinking about making some (temporary) changes. Putting the dry clutch on hold, for now, and working on a wet clutch.

If I can get the bike finished and running, I can have the dry clutch as an upgrade. With a wet clutch, the engine should be bulletproof. Just don't want to deal with more potential problems right now.

Found a billet clutch cover I've never seen on an RZ. Made for a drag Banshee. Too wide for the RZ because it has room for a clutch lock-out. My idea is to have a new (shorter) ring fabricated. Doesn't look like a very difficult piece to CNC mill, but we'll find out. New cover has no oil pump, so is great for the pre-mix plan. Also has a red window to match the Stator cover, and I could anodize the water pump cover gold, and use TiN titanium hardware.

[85RZwade]

I understand it's not necessarily the focus of your process, but I'm stoked to see you use the word "finished"

[Smoker]

I understand it's not necessarily the focus of your process, but I'm stoked to see you use the word "finished"

At some point, I'm going to run out of parts to modify.

[Smoker]

Got a piece of 1mm thick scrap titanium delivered in 1 day from Amazon.

Made the 2 mounting brackets by hand with a hacksaw & file.

Still need to finish them up, but waiting on the hardware.







Will try to fit a countersunk bolt in the small gap.

[JonW]

Nice work Pete. Just goes to show what some hand tools and a bit of time can do.

Maybe you'll need to bend those tabs a little to get the bolt in and the connector on. Have to see when its fitted i guess. At least the head will also stop them rattling free of the mount.

[Smoker]

Maybe you'll need to bend those tabs a little to get the bolt in and the connector on.

Original plan was to put a couple of bends on the bracket. First, I'll try using a washer between the bracket and panel for clearance.

No way will the connecters come loose. They are extremely tight on the brackets.

[Smoker]

Looks like the titanium terminal clips are going to work.

Need at least 1mm of clearance under the clips. Used 1.5mm thick washers.



Clips will mount here, when I receive the correct hardware.



Looks kind of sloppy in the pic, but it'll look better once the wiring goes in.

[Smoker]

Got titanium screws. Countersunk bracket holes so the screws sit slightly proud.



Terminals slide on snugly and screw heads easily fit into the recess.

[Smoker]

Started looking at the wiring on the front of the bike.

Realized I'm missing one of the wire connectors/loom for the Speedo/Tach. Spent 2 days looking for it, then contacted the manufacturer to get a replacement.

Missing Loom goes here:



Info in the Gauge Manual:



Received this message:

Hello Peter,

We dont make a loom to fit the 4 way plug on the back of the tacho (if thats what you mean), this is usually for an external shift light to plug in. Can you explain what you need this for?

Regards

John.

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[bitzz]

I can't tell what size that plug is, but it looks like something you would see on a computer power supply

[Yamavarna]

Where are you getting those nice blue wire loom holders?

[Smoker]

I can't tell what size that plug is, but it looks like something you would see on a computer power supply

You're right.

Part of why I couldn't find the plug when I was searching.

I was able to get the Molex part numbers, and have a couple on order.

[Smoker]

Where are you getting those nice blue wire loom holders?

Since I'm working on the wiring... A couple of days ago I was looking to buy some more of these P-Clips.

Used to be available from Pro-Bolt. They come with rubber insulation (not shown in my pics).

Now, No Longer Available.

Fortunately, I think I have enough to finish this bike.