RZ500 engine in hybrid frames

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RZ500 engine in hybrid frames

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does anyone know what people put their spare rz500 engines into besides buggies and speedway?
and any good picks out there
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A few people have put theirs in TZR 3MA frames, but this requires mods to the inside of the frame - something I was not comfortable doing.

Somene is also putting one in an RS250 frame I believe.
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nice pic
whats the deal using R6
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HM31A wrote:nice pic
whats the deal using R6
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There is one in Melbourne... here are some pics;

http://www.motoblog.it/galleria/special ... ri-500cc/2

Love the look of those hydroformed pipes.


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The bellys look a bit thin to be making much power.

But yeah, the R6 frame would be nice and wide for it. Still might have the kick starter location problem though.
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what about this
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HM31A wrote:what about this
thats a shocking waste of a perfectly good bike and a beautiful set of pipes... I want those!
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My dream is to put a inline-4 TZ engine into a R6 frame.
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davidj wrote:My dream is to put a inline-4 TZ engine into a R6 frame.
hehe.... TZ750 or late model Krauser sidecar engines (TZ inline 4 copy with more development)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamherons ... 371961909/
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wheels999 wrote:
davidj wrote:My dream is to put a inline-4 TZ engine into a R6 frame.
hehe.... TZ750 or late model Krauser sidecar engines (TZ inline 4 copy with more development)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamherons ... 371961909/
YES!! Thats what I'm talkin about. :twisted:
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davidj wrote:
wheels999 wrote:
davidj wrote:My dream is to put a inline-4 TZ engine into a R6 frame.
hehe.... TZ750 or late model Krauser sidecar engines (TZ inline 4 copy with more development)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamherons ... 371961909/
YES!! Thats what I'm talkin about. :twisted:
You'll like this... ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LKUkFJ9h1s

TZ750 engine being warmed up in Sidecar
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another TZR 3MA based conversion... UK based

http://www.nkracing.co.uk/n9.html

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Lozza suggested a FZR250 as the doner chassis to me about a year ago, it's nice and wide as it houses a inline 4 4t and the 91' model onwards has fairings a lot like a 3ma/3xv. When a cheap FZR shows up I'll be doing this conversion.
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ash33 wrote:Lozza suggested a FZR250 as the doner chassis to me about a year ago, it's nice and wide as it houses a inline 4 4t and the 91' model onwards has fairings a lot like a 3ma/3xv. When a cheap FZR shows up I'll be doing this conversion.
Yep, nearly bought an FZR400 for the same reason about a year ago.

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