New member rf900 says g'day! (damorf)

**KrazyGixxerBoy** · 10th November 2009, 20:42

Welcome to the site mate!

**damorf** · 11th November 2009, 00:31

just joined old skool suzuki, and rf owners club forums too.

yet to surf hard through there but.

as advised by riffer, i looked at an article on an rf1074.

for anyone else's info, the crank (478627-001 477919-001) on the gsxr1100wp is the same part number all the way through to the ww in 98 (all the water cooled models).

checked this on bike bandit.

conrods (part 478627-001) are obviously the same too, for the 1074cc capacity.

what i am not sure of yet, is what capacity you would get if you just used the crank and rods with rf barrels and pistons as opposed to the lot from the gixxer.

is this possible? i am not sure yet on crank end bearing sizes for example.

which method is easier?

cheaper is what is probably going to happen....

**naphazoline** · 11th November 2009, 18:24

Welcome to KB Damorf.

**Mom** · 11th November 2009, 18:25

Originally Posted by damorf

i just joined obviously - first forum ever.
struggling to find my way around here.
happy to chat with anyone.
how do i search effectively?
how do i direct questions to members?
how do i make pix small enough for signature, avatar etc?
difference between thread and post?
how long is a piece of string?
cheers hey.

Name change already? Welcome to KB! You will fit no worries

**riffer** · 11th November 2009, 18:31

Originally Posted by damorf

what i am not sure of yet, is what capacity you would get if you just used the crank and rods with rf barrels and pistons as opposed to the lot from the gixxer.

is this possible? i am not sure yet on crank end bearing sizes for example.

which method is easier?

Easier is to copy what others have already (successfully) done.

I reckon it would be about 1000cc.

**damorf** · 13th November 2009, 15:40

Originally Posted by riffer

Easier is to copy what others have already (successfully) done.

I reckon it would be about 1000cc.

good guess riffer.

found a quote somewhere which states 1005cc when using 1100 crank and rods w/ 900 barrels & pistons.

my problem seems to be tracking down 1100 bits full stop, at the moment.

**riffer** · 13th November 2009, 16:05

Originally Posted by damorf

my problem seems to be tracking down 1100 bits full stop, at the moment.

Not surprised. The 1100s are getting on now, and they've been thrashed usually.

GP Motorcycle wreckers in Tauranga have a couple of 1100 motors they've advertised on trademe.co.nz recently (last three months) - it might be worth trying them or maybe Victoria Motorcycle Wreckers. Expect to pay $1100 for an average motor though, and you'll probably need to spent some $$$ on it.

At the end of the day though you will probably start asking yourself if you really want to spend half the price of a new gixxer on getting an RF to perform at 90% of what it will do when they're 75% of the way there right now...

**StoneY** · 13th November 2009, 19:36

Yep, bastards wanted 675$ea a mirror....cheaper from states but still 200NZ ea after exch.

Welcome to KB mate
Heres my gal

**damorf** · 14th November 2009, 01:05

well gents,

global financial crisis my arse!

i got one quote for 2500 for entire 1100 donk, and 2800 for another.

phuck that.

also quoted 2 grand for hayabusa front end.

it will be an effort to sort the wheat from the chaff......

i did manage to get some 94 750 cams on the way for 195 bucks posted.

i might email some kiwi wreckers though - can't do any worse than that.

cheapest running rf over here is 3500 plus, same for 750.

1100 maybe 4500 plus.

thanks for your help hey.