My old girl has her clothes back on

[T.W.R]

:Punk: After a long drawn out period of time My ZXR has finally got fairings again :woohoo:
Originally trying to trackdown fairing panels is what made me stumble across KB, but the search continued for a bloody long time, OEM panels being worth equivalent of the bike's value, no-one locally producing aftermarket panels for an early H1 ZXR, and off shore resources beyond budget.

Continuing the search found an odd bit here & there but nothing in the form of a complete unit (top & both L/H & R/H sides) until a month or so back I found a set on Trademe at a cheap price :niceone: the seller wasn't sure what model ZXR the panels were off :whistle: but i did so nabbed them quick.

So after a few mid week evenings tinkering, fibre glassing, prepping, painting etc. finally yesterday arvo they got fitted on to the bike :2thumbsup

Still got a few bits 'n' pieces to play around with but for a 18yr old that's nudging 100000km & the majority being pretty hard kms, she's still going strong & has enough tit to humble many of the new kids on the block :Punk:

1) panels as brought off TM
2) In place on bike
As many have seen the old girl (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53153&d=1170929699)

[miSTa]

Nah, it's not the same...take them off...




Seriously, looking good. You going to leave them all black are you?

[T.W.R]

Nah, it's not the same...take them off...




Seriously, looking good. You going to leave them all black are you?


:shutup: with all the hold ups actually being able to make time to work on the panels I was in two minds about putting them on.

Yeah as an on going project she's going to end up all black ( Black pearl ) with a few subtle red highlights

[oldrider]

So, the Emperor has no clothes but T.W.R's ZXR has! Well done that man, your patience has paid off. :yes: Cheers John.

[MyGSXF]

She's so puuurrdy.. :love:


But whadda ya been pissin round at.. :shifty: it's taken ya a bloody long time to get them sorted & put on!!! :Pokey:

[T.W.R]

So, the Emperor has no clothes but T.W.R's ZXR has! Well done that man, your patience has paid off. Cheers John.

Cheers John :yes: The old tart will never be the minter she was prior to the incident that claimed the original panels :cry: but eventually I'll have her somewhere close to it :niceone:
If I can get the cosmetics close to matching the running gear I'll be happy :yes:

Presently I can't see myself getting rid of her for a long time if ever :Punk:


She's so puuurrdy..


But whadda ya been pissin round at.. :shifty: it's taken ya a bloody long time to get them sorted & put on!!!

:Playnice: distractions :innocent: clocked up a few thousand kms in the last month you know going here & there :rolleyes:

[paturoa]

Would it be practical to get some moulds made from the new uns?

[Smokin]

Well done buddy, It's looking great.
They curtainly are a spunky piece of kit and it looks so much faster now.

[T.W.R]

Would it be practical to get some moulds made from the new uns?

At the time I considered it but my original panels were beyond repair & too far gone to be able to be worked with to make moulds from :yes: And other H1s & H2s in the area are few & far between.

The panels on it now are ex-race panels and when I got them weren't anywhere near good enough to mould from I want to minimise the amount of times they're removed from the bike now and also making it a worthwhile venture to make moulds is really practical, the old girls are fairly rare beasts


Well done buddy, It's looking great.
They curtainly are a spunky piece of kit and it looks so much faster now.

Cheers Gordy :yes:

Ha you want to know something stupid :shit: When I got her back on the road initially I gave her a full tit blast on my local play road and she was actually 10kmh faster indicated than when I'd done the same thing with full bodywork on :wacko: go figure ? had me stumped the panels aren't that heavy & she was far less aerodynamic

[scumdog]

About time ya twat - it use to embarrass the shit out of me to be seen riding/parked near that tatty pile of scarred plastic you call a bike.:dodge:

SOME of us have a smidgen of pride in our bikes appearance.:nya:

[miSTa]

the old girls are fairly rare beasts

Under rated I think too. In the (brief) time I had my H1 I found it pretty damn comfortable and even done a trip to Glenorchy on her no worries (apart from the oil pressure switch shitting itself 10km out of Tekapo and dumping all the engine oil over the back tyre :shit:) and thinking about now more than enough performance.

Good on you for keeping her on the road B.

[T.W.R]

About time ya ywat - it use to embarrass the shit out of me to be seen riding/parked near that tatty pile of scarred plastic you call a bike.:dodge:

SOME of us have a smidgen of pride in our bikes appearance.:nya:

:Playnice: Don't worry old fella, everything your trying to emulate with that executive's zimmer frame you ride I've been there & done that with bikes I've had in the past :nya:

It only became a scared bike because of a dim-witted German tourist :ar15:


Under rated I think too. In the (brief) time I had my H1 I found it pretty damn comfortable and even done a trip to Glenorchy on her no worries (apart from the oil pressure switch shitting itself 10km out of Tekapo and dumping all the engine oil over the back tyre :shit:) and thinking about now more than enough performance.

Good on you for keeping her on the road B.

Yep they're surprisingly good on the long haul :yes: though that only happens once the pace is up a bit but she's good to put in a 600km+ day no worries, but around town she's a bit like riding a church pew .
Ouch! about the oil pressure switch moment :sick:

[98tls]

Damn i thought you were talking about another KB member......:innocent: looks great bill.

[T.W.R]

Damn i thought you were talking about another KB member......:innocent: looks great bill.

Wwweeeellll :innocent:

Will be pretty good when its finished :yes:

Something like these is the plan :niceone:

[miSTa]

The second image looks good...though there's something odd about that muffler...

You realise though, and I forgot to mention it before, the faster ones are lime greeen. :yes:

[raster]

Where you get your decals from???

Looking good by the way, almost as good as mine :dodge:

Don't scratch it like I did mine in the first month, not that anyone else can see the scratch but I know it's there :mad:

happy riding.

N

[T.W.R]

The second image looks good...though there's something odd about that muffler...

You realise though, and I forgot to mention it before, the faster ones are lime greeen. :yes:

That muffler is one of those Micron twin port jobbies. I wont be going that extreme probably just another Zorsts SS pipe :yes:

Ha lols I've run my old girl against a standard green edition and left it behind from 180 onwards :Punk:


Where you get your decals from???



No decals as of yet but when I get some done I'll be seeing a mate who owns a automotive signs & graphics business :yes:

[mikey62]

Puter froze

[mikey62]

Damm thing !

[mikey62]

Where you get your decals from???

If you find some, let me know where ya got them from.

Cheers

[raster]

It's been a hard day, just realised that is not your bike:doh:, thort it looked too good:dodge:

[raster]

Damm thing !

Maybe you should get a real ExPert to get it working properly for you.:lol: