ThunderAce

**kro** · 2nd August 2006, 19:13

Just curious, has anyone here owned one of these?. I sort of saw them as the bridge between the old school FZR thou's, and the R1. I rode one to Tauranga and back, and absolutley LOVED the damn thing, it had some serious stonk, and went round corners pretty tidily. I would love to find one.

**Colapop** · 2nd August 2006, 19:17

Apparently as rare as hens teeth....

**kro** · 2nd August 2006, 19:18

I haven't seen one on the road for donkeys. The name was a bit gimmicky, the ThunderCat was even worse, but this bike bought me much pleasure.

**TonyB** · 2nd August 2006, 19:25

There was one for sale down here not so long ago. They use the FZR1000 engine with the internals reworked to give more midrange. Not sure, but I think they had a 6 speed box rather than the FZR1000's 5 speed. I guess they became a bit of an orphan cause Yamaha made it obselete (in Sports bike terms) with the R1

**Mental Trousers** · 2nd August 2006, 19:47

They used the same frame, engine etc as the previous YZF's but with different fairings. They were restyled so the marketing department could tug off by using a cool name and look. Very good bikes though.

**bladez** · 2nd August 2006, 19:53

there were 2 on trade me not long ago yes good for the long haul or out for a little spin

**Qkchk:Me** · 2nd August 2006, 19:58

I remember the advertising slogan, "A Fistful of Dynamite!"

**skelstar** · 2nd August 2006, 20:00

I believe they are a Canadian market bike?

mdb has one.

**Eyetie** · 2nd August 2006, 21:15

Had one of these before the R1, great bike however found once I had bought it they had a tendency to chew through oil, there is a site in the UK dedictated to them http://www.thunderace.partbikes.co.uk/ace/index.php and thats where I found out about the oil. If your still wanting one I was in New Plymouth about a week ago and there is one for sale at New Plymouth Motorcycles, looked pretty tidy.

**Lou Girardin** · 3rd August 2006, 08:24

I think the owners hang onto their Thunderarses. A comtemporary to the RF, but not many seemed to come this way.

**marty** · 3rd August 2006, 09:13

how about this>>>>
http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/De...rcycletradernz

**dawnrazor** · 3rd August 2006, 09:32

I remember a lot of them in the UK and thundercats as well, they got left for dead by the R1 and R6 when they came out, then effectively went on to become the original fazer 600 and 1000, which are now DEAD due to eu engine emission. So a solid enough bike that will commute and tour well, but probably not for the track.

**Mental Trousers** · 3rd August 2006, 09:59

Originally Posted by mlcrisis

Had one of these before the R1, great bike however found once I had bought it they had a tendency to chew through oil.....

No kidding there. Mine is currently using 1 litre of oil per track day!!!! Yeah, it's time to get something done about that eh.

**The Pastor** · 3rd August 2006, 11:48

Originally Posted by marty

how about this>>>>
http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/De...rcycletradernz

"this bike has already been sold"

**SPman** · 3rd August 2006, 12:05

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

No kidding there. Mine is currently using 1 litre of oil per track day!!!! Yeah, it's time to get something done about that eh.

Umm........thats why I sold it..............

(actually wish I hadn't, now, but......)

Performance bikes did a set up session on a T/ace and found it could be hustled around the track as quickly as an (original) R1, if set up right. Another very underrated road bike.Know a couple of people who have them and they call them their "do anything" bikes.

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