ducatilover's squidtastic pile of crap

[Zedder]

Just use VHT for the brakes, I give 'em lots of clear so it won't get fucked instantly when cleaned. They're going to get pretty dirty.
Have a small compressor here (I mean small) but it's better than nothing

I think I'll stay with the white for the body work, for some reason it just looks nice and sharp.

Yep, the white body work look real good. Hard to say about the belly pan though.

I'm going to start stripping my ZZR soon and work on it over the winter. Nothing radical though just valve grind etc. What's the story on the speed limiter?

[ducatilover]

belly pan looks algood
how bout polishing top clamp? or mayb black?

Have thought about polishing it, the lower clamo is black and it looks good as. Might do it black when I polish the lip on the rear wheel and see how it looks.

I like the bellypan, brings the bike lower to the ground and gives it a bit more shape/bulk.

Man I want my forks gold.. hah - lookin for someone to anodize in dunners. got the forks out and ready to go.

oh well, back to polishing my wheels.. its soo slow

It does make it lower looking, but I can't decide on it, will have to wait 'till I have the alloy to make my headlight mount.

Gold FTW!

Get back to work man!

Yep, the white body work look real good. Hard to say about the belly pan though.

I'm going to start stripping my ZZR soon and work on it over the winter. Nothing radical though just valve grind etc. What's the story on the speed limiter?

Is yours a 400? The K model were limited, if it is I'll PM you how to remove it (it's quite easy)


I like the white brake res cap, might do the splitter, rear res cap and rear master cyl white too, for teh lulz.



Quick play on MS paint adjusting the lines on the belly pan, whaddaya think?

[Zedder]

It's a ZZR400 K.

[ducatilover]

Bugger the PM.
For all ZZR400K owners:

Remove the speedo/dash unit.
Take the front fascia thing off that.
Remove the three screws holding the connectors behind the tach.
Remove the two screws behind the speedo.
the tach/speedo should slide forward now.
You should be able to get the speedo out completely after unplugging the three pin plug to the speedo (this is the speed limiter wiring)
You'll see in the speedo unit there is a sliver "disk" that passes through two little magnets on a circuit board when the needle gets to around 180/185.
Take the screws out of the little circuit board and remove it.

Put it all back together, plug that unit in and cable tie/duct tape it to the speedo mount of wherever, just as long as the unit is plugged in and out of the speedo, you won't have a speed cut.
Simply unplugging the unit limits the bike to 10,000rpm in every gear.

You can chop/splice the wires like I have, but it's tidier for do it this way.

I can send you a the speedo unit (the plastic casing got destroyed in teh crash) from a ZZR600D with 73 or 74,000km on it, it's a 260k unit and they go straight in, same speedo drive and everything

[Zedder]

Thanks for the info Doug, I'll hold off on the speedo for the time being.

The new look pan is cool.

[ducatilover]

You know 260 looks much nicer
Cheers man

[avgas]

Wow really re: speedo thing?
My ZXR400 was much easier. I would just downgear the ZZR to top out at 185 and make it the fastest 0-100 ZZR400 on the planet

[ducatilover]

Wow really re: speedo thing?
My ZXR400 was much easier. I would just downgear the ZZR to top out at 185 and make it the fastest 0-100 ZZR400 on the planet

You can remove the plug in the speedo and tie together two of the wires if you want to go that way, if you get it wrong you blow a fuse, no biggy lol From memory it's a pink and black that go together.

You could also do that... but it'd be cooler if you slap a 600 motor in it like I did

[blackdog]

Less talk you, more studying how to operate a spray gun.

[ducatilover]

Less talk you, more studying how to operate a spray gun.

I'm trying.
Never had a problem laying on acrylic, I think I've layered the enamel on too thick though. Will pick some wet/dry paper up on thursday, need to pull finger and get the rear wheel finished.


Will try find someone who sells fasteners in Masterton on thursday too and get me a big bunch of zinc cap headed bolts gotta have some bling!

I'm getting an eye test to sit my cage licence (I've had 21 cars I think, all on a learners...) so wish me luck...

[Fast Eddie]

I'm trying.
Never had a problem laying on acrylic, I think I've layered the enamel on too thick though. Will pick some wet/dry paper up on thursday, need to pull finger and get the rear wheel finished.


Will try find someone who sells fasteners in Masterton on thursday too and get me a big bunch of zinc cap headed bolts gotta have some bling!

I'm getting an eye test to sit my cage licence (I've had 21 cars I think, all on a learners...) so wish me luck...

lol! I thought you had to have your full car before u could get ur bike lic.

yea noticed the paint run on your tank sort it out!

what u up to on ur rear rim?

[ducatilover]

lol! I thought you had to have your full car before u could get ur bike lic.

yea noticed the paint run on your tank sort it out!

what u up to on ur rear rim?

Nah, got my bike licence before my car one lol

I hate paint runs! Many cigarettes were consumed after seeing that (not that I get OCD with this project or anything...)

Rear rim is still ghey gray, needs to be polished and the spokes done black to match the front.


I'm trying to decide on some little details (details are what make a proper bike IMHO)
Fork lowers, they're silver and I'll be filing all the casting marks off, I'm not sure what colour to do them.
The rear brake brackets and arm, I painted them silver a while ago and am not sure if I like them.
Same with the center of the swinger.
Might paint the rear spring white, it's matte black along with the shock atm, which looks beige.

Should I keep the black parts on teh frame? Was thinking gunmetal or silver.
Headlight mount will be the same as the frame highlights, which will be the same as the swing arm.


I'm off to do some OCD things in the garage now.

[actungbaby]

Dude my indicators stoped working no clicking and when press it right the left goes on

is it the switch or do they still have those flasher units and where whould they be on the vfr 750

agghh sure this bike doesint want wof they worked fine when got it

Oh engine likes to heat my ahem privates is that bonus with vfr ownership i dont know asking you this honest

okay its good in winter i guess

Nothing is never a problem

I like where the frame story s going, please tell!

[Zedder]

Dude my indicators stoped working no clicking and when press it right the left goes on

is it the switch or do they still have those flasher units and where whould they be on the vfr 750

agghh sure this bike doesint want wof they worked fine when got it

Oh engine likes to heat my ahem privates is that bonus with vfr ownership i dont know asking you this honest

okay its good in winter i guess

Gott im Himmel!

[ducatilover]

Check all the plugs, you might have a power wire shorting to ground. Check the bulbs in the dash too.
I can have a look if you are going to Eketahuna at any time lol