Building RZ350

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Re: Building RZ350

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Sledge wrote:....... as i have not ridden any 2 stroke bikes with or with out power bands and have not ridden bigger bikes as i have not got my open bike licence.
Wow!!! That's a big call.

2T's generally grab your attention anyway but that's a well specified Rocket Ship you are putting together there.
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you can run an athena 421 on the mikuni 26s, Roger got good power from them, but to open it up you need bigger carbs really. I have PJ34s, but for full power you probably want 38s, but space will be an issue...
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I'd say the smaller carbs will be great to ease you into the bike as it will flatten/smooth out the powercurve nicely by giving you more bottom end, more midrange and a less peaky top end.

If you feel the need to upgrade to PWK 30-somthings later on its only a couple hundred dollars.

I was very suprised that your still running the OEM RZ350 reeds.
Generally most people ditch the 80's reeds and replace them with Vforce -3 reed cages straight away.
the following 4T propaganda was brought to you by your local 2T lobby group...

"whats that youve got there?... a 450? "
yeah...
"what cereal packet did that come out of? "
huh?...
"I just wanted to know, because theres nothing worse than finding a piece of shit in the bottom of your corn flakes. "
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Re: Building RZ350

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Sledge wrote:Hi,

I am a 23 year old female rebuilding an 85 rz 350,
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the frame looks black but when in the sun has a pink glow (i am a girl after all)
Sledge be prepared for some dubious offers of 'help' from semi retired not yet middle aged men going through their 3rd midlife crisis :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Haha
the following 4T propaganda was brought to you by your local 2T lobby group...

"whats that youve got there?... a 450? "
yeah...
"what cereal packet did that come out of? "
huh?...
"I just wanted to know, because theres nothing worse than finding a piece of shit in the bottom of your corn flakes. "
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Lozza is that a round about way of you offering help? ;) :D

Jeram, VF3s was a must for me matched to a Wicked X-over manifold, lifted the carbs high enough to clear the clutch arm as an added bonus.
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Well, here I am with the 250 still running 25 year old, original Yamaha reeds. Don't I feel like the fool. I was putting the lower performance down to the extra 30 kilos I have stacked on since I used to use the bike as a regular commuter.

I still like the idea of having never taken the manifolds, or carbies off. I think I have only changed the plugs twice and the PV controller once.

It does need a new PC cable on one side though, and maybe a de-coke.

Or I could just ride it.
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Each to his own Fred, but in my view a 421 needs VF3s and big carbs... your 250 might need nothing, I wouldnt know.
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I wasn't having a go Jon, I was have never though about it that's all. I'll let Jeram take it for lap and get his opinion when the front wheel is back in it..

The 421 will have V force 3 reeds, but it just never occurred to me to replace the reeds in the 250.
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JonW wrote:Lozza is that a round about way of you offering help? ;) :D
Won't ever play cards against you Jon. (note I did steer well clear of a double entendre there) :P
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wait..... yep , I got it... HA!
the following 4T propaganda was brought to you by your local 2T lobby group...

"whats that youve got there?... a 450? "
yeah...
"what cereal packet did that come out of? "
huh?...
"I just wanted to know, because theres nothing worse than finding a piece of shit in the bottom of your corn flakes. "
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fred99999au wrote:I wasn't having a go Jon, I was have never though about it that's all. I'll let Jeram take it for lap and get his opinion when the front wheel is back in it..

The 421 will have V force 3 reeds, but it just never occurred to me to replace the reeds in the 250.
No worries, didnt think you were, I was just making sure anyone reading this later understood that I was talking about a 421 and not a 250. Tho upgrading to VF3 (perhaps the new 4s?) would probably be good on a 250, but i dont know anyone who has done it.
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2TInstitute wrote:
JonW wrote:Lozza is that a round about way of you offering help? ;) :D
Won't ever play cards against you Jon. (note I did steer well clear of a double entendre there) :P
Too funny, love the banter you get on the forums, makes my week :D
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Re: Building RZ350

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Well i have been gone a while not sure if many people remember my little one but she is now mostly complete thanx to a couple friends and a lot of patience!

Here are a couple pics. download/file.php?mode=view&id=496

Just getting the seat covered to get road worthy.

Not complete yet. Need to get a proper fairing kit. Will be a bikini type and a few minor things!

Hopefully brings a smile to some faces.
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glad to hear youre almost done, she looks like a beast!

Whats the bike in the background? CBR6?
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