Bucket project progress

[Moooools]

Thanks to everyone who suggested Cycleworks to me. They did an amazing job mounting the engine and fitting the mufflers.
Even managed to use original mounts for mufflers, clear the clutch lever on the engine and make the stock gear shift rod line up. Very impressive.

Making some good progress now, need to make a loom and do the fuel lines, get another slick, fit the fairing and paint.

Anyway here are some pics of the work from Cycleworks.

[TZ350]

That's a very neat looking package. I think that combo will make a very good Bucket.........I am impressed

[John_H]

That's a very neat looking package. I think that combo will make a very good Bucket.........I am impressed

Saw them wheeling this outside today!

[Bren_chch]

ahhhh thats very cool!

[saxet]

I was just talking to Damon, he was quite interested in how its gonna go.
Looks promising so far and it'll be good to see it on track.

[F5 Dave]

More grease required on the carpet. Get a man on it.

[Moooools]

After a long couple of days with a mate making a loom from scratch, cleaning out the carbs, making a clutch cable mount for the engine and sorting the wee issue with the head I posted in another thread; it runs!

Still a bit smoky and in need of some jetting, but it is nice to see (and hear!) it go.

Anyway here is a video of it in action:

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[Moooools]

Thought I would post some update pics on this thread rather than my current one.

Now has a new top end. Nearly running properly apart from some carb issues.
I got sick of carbs so decided to fit the fairing. The TZR is tall at the front, and so the belly pan of the RS125 fairing needed some 'performance modifications'.:blink:

The front of the belly pan will need to be cut away as the wheel touches when the forks are compressed.

It doesn't look half bad though. A bit of strategic paint will help it out. Starting to look like a race bike.:D

What do you think?

[Moooools]

More Pics.............

[Kendog]

That is looking really good, can't wait to see it in action.

[fi5hy]

nice bench!!! good wood work. As for the bike nice job too

[Buckets4Me]

nice bench!!! good wood work. As for the bike nice job too

I think it need paint next
dont worry about the engine you dont want to scratch the paint



the bike looks good

[Moooools]

Yeah. I don't know about the engine. Seems a bit irrelevent. I could always just push it round.:yes:

But the engine was really pissing me off and it is more of a weekend job. So while I had a bit of time I decided to fit the fairing.

The bike will get wrecked eventually, but for the purposes of my CV for FSAE at auckland uni in a few years I thought it would be better to go for the race bike look.

[Arronduke]

Looks great... your garage has a TV.... wheres the beer fridge?

Whats the colour going to be?

[Moooools]

Yeah the we are into our cycling. So the TV is for when we are training indoors.

Colours?.... Wellington College of course. If I can be stuffed it will be: Tri-colour white-black-yellow wheels, White and yellow body work with black details. Cut some vinyls out on the laser cutter at school, stylized school crest perhaps. Something to take up the side of the fairing.

[bucketracer]

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A good looking job, very interesting to see someone else s project coming together......

[Moooools]

Yeah I was just looking at your project.
Looking very cool.
I wish I had the tools and knowledge to tune up a two stroke.

[Buckets4Me]

Yeah I was just looking at your project.
Looking very cool.
I wish I had the tools and knowledge to tune up a two stroke.

Graham bell go read it's a start
there are links on TZ's thread to lots a good books to read online

[Moooools]

Perhaps nex years project.:D

[Moooools]

The project is moving along.
The leaky carbs are still there, but are not so worrying. I was out at cycleworks the other day and Damon said that the floats might be poorly designed and going too low, getting on an awkward angle with the float needle.

The bad idle has been sorted by using some instant gasket to seal the inlet manifolds.

The engineers at honda decided it would be a good laugh to hold the cam sproket on with M7 bolts. And the kind person who owned the engine before me decided to ruin the threads. Luckily Coastal Fasteners had M7 screws in stock, but only cap heads in about 25mm. So I cut them down and they work a treat.

The head cover retaining bolts had also been wrecked and oil poured out of the head every time I rode it. That has been sorted by tapping the treads out from M6 and using M8 bolt. Nice and strong now.

I have done most of the crash protection. On either side I have one below the seat, one on the side fairing mount, on on the bar end and some polymorph plastic on the levers. I just need to do the rear axel, forks and exhausts.
They are a bit long at the moment I think but easy enough to cut down.

All that is left to do is finish up the crash protection, tidy up the loom, make a catch bottle and wire the sump plug.
I can figure out most of that, except for wiring the sump plug, How do you do that?

Can't wait to get on the track.

Here is a video and some pics:
(I know I look a bit gay in my shorts. But the tank was pulling them up. I swear.:shutup:)

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[Yow Ling]

While it really none of my business, couldnt you at least put a lid in before riding down public road. Shit does happen , I rode my bucket to the gate a couple of years ago then spent 4 days in hospital, even worse was it was Greymouth street race weekend.

[Moooools]

Yeah. I was just being lazy because I wasn't sure if it was going to start. And the helmet becomes a nuisance to push back up that hill with.

If I am doing anything more than that I will always wear all of my gear. It feels so wrong riding without it.

Point taken.:yes:

[Kendog]

I can figure out most of that, except for wiring the sump plug, How do you do that?
Easiest way is to remove the sump plug, put it in a vice a drill a hole in the head. Then replace the plug and use lock wire tied to the nearest part of the bike that you can.
Here is a picture of a magnetic sump plug with the hole to show you what I mean (also a good option to buy)
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_61&products_id=178

[koba]

Nice to see!

It looks like you will have a pretty cool bucket when you are done.

I hate to sound like a cynical dickhead but that crash protection looks woefully inadequate. Just thought it best to speak up because it my save you time/effort/tears.

Nylon on/under the pegs, bar ends and axles are the priorities, the bits you have on there at the moment (I realise it isn't finished yet!) will probably do more harm than good.

As I say, I'm not trying to be a dick, just offering a bit of advice. (I've crashed a bit)

I do hope you get it sorted and running soon, it would be great to see another good bucket around.

[Moooools]

Yeah I was a bit unsure about that.
They are slightly stronger than they look. (can stand on them.)
But still I don't know whether they are good enough.
I will cut them down to the bare minimum length as well. Should reduce a bit of torque on them.