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RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:22 pm
by HM31A
does anyone know what people put their spare rz500 engines into besides buggies and speedway?
and any good picks out there
cheers
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:37 am
by hybrid
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.
The biggest problem with most frames is the kick starter.
Even the Micoproducts frame that mine is using has the kick starter coming out through the frame.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:58 am
by HM31A
nice pic
whats the deal using R6
cheers
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:47 pm
by wheels999
HM31A wrote:nice pic
whats the deal using R6
cheers
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.
Cheers, Markus.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:39 pm
by hybrid
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.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:19 pm
by HM31A
what about this
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:36 pm
by wheels999
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:37 pm
by wheels999
HM31A wrote:what about this
thats a shocking waste of a perfectly good bike and a beautiful set of pipes... I want those!
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:44 am
by davidj
My dream is to put a inline-4 TZ engine into a R6 frame.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:32 pm
by wheels999
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/
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:12 pm
by davidj
YES!! Thats what I'm talkin about.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:47 pm
by wheels999
davidj wrote:
YES!! Thats what I'm talkin about.
You'll like this... ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LKUkFJ9h1s
TZ750 engine being warmed up in Sidecar
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:31 am
by wheels999
another TZR 3MA based conversion... UK based
http://www.nkracing.co.uk/n9.html
Cheers, Markus.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:44 am
by ash33
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.
Re: RZ500 engine in hybrid frames
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:12 am
by wheels999
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.
Cheers, Markus.