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    City of Karjaa, Finland
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    1986 VFR750F
    1992 CBR600F
    1990 FJ1200
    1990 XT350
    1992 KDX200
    2001 GSF600S
    Scale 1/24 RC30

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  1. keny

    Anything goes!

  2. Found it issue why other brake pad is angled bad. The plate in bottom of brake caliper has Ben modified badly This is how it should look Better Now brake pads are angeled good Also got the stripped tread for the plate that hold the pins fixed Now I just need to find the plate I should have, it order a new one.....
  3. So I have been looking into your posting of making your bike both here on vfrd as the other forum, so you eventually got 88-89 VFR750F triples. I'm curious to know how much apart from each other the fork legs are in them, and what's the difference to a F2 cbr, even I can measure that from my F2. The idea of later put a other front en on is not in the trash can even I like the stock 16" wheel feel
  4. Thanks, sadly yes there is only one size, and it's quite big, smaller than I Germany through. Some enduro competition riders make smaller size plates somewhere but they get tickets for it usually.
  5. It's details that matter, specially if you like to have a motorcycle pass a classic inspection (to be proved it's in excellent orginal condition), a inspection my CBR600F2 have today. So last minute thing is to change license plate bolts to ones that have a white cap Much nicer
  6. Well a small progress on XT, did install the new front tire as brake disc cover Well I think I have figured out why former owner could not continue the race he entered, the front tire had a bib mousse inner tube that is basically a solid inner tube that give a similar thing as a normal tube whit 0.8-1 bar pressure. The rear has a normal tube so probably the rear bib mousse did melt of the heat ... Anyway wounder where he found this front Michelin tire, model is C68, never heard of a model named that The dot stamp says week 45 83! Taking off the seat to take away the last of duck tape, that is used all over the bike, found a issue that needs to be sorted Also the air filter was not oiled.... Better go thro the bike good to be safe
  7. So today got a few boxes again. First the passenger seat cowl arrived, not perfect but ok, will be painted anyway. Then from a other place ordered a few bits that are from a 88-89 model, a gear shift level as min is missing the rubber, but even length is same design is sure different! A pair of front turn signals that I hope to retrofit to the front fairing Along was also a set of clipons in case I change the fork at some point, forgot to take a picture of them through
  8. Forgot to mention I did get a set road tires along that was on the bike as former owner bought it, but they were just to throw in the trash can, DOT stamp say 0196 as 4401 (front/rear) so hard as a rock!
  9. I sure like the TT350 as well, sure cool bike This XT350 actually has a place in my heart if you can say so, because at age on 16 in 1988, near a friends summer home there was one standing at a other summer homes driveway and as I often visited that friend we did stop and dorl on the motorcycle that was a XT350 in exactly same colors! Yamaha used same colors for 3 years in a row fron 1988-90
  10. Well it's strange sometimes, you make a good plan to reduce number of motorcycle s you have in your garage, then a few days later a Japanese bumblebee arrive to your garage 🙈 😂 1990 Yamaha XT350 As many bikes I have buoght, the price is low and the bike needs some work. This bike has a interesting story, former owner buoght it to enter a multi day enduro competition in the classics class as friends from his youth tempted him to come along. He buoght a low mileage bike that was in running order, did take off all extra (mirror's, turn signals..) mounted studded tires and started practice for the race. Eventually entered the race, a winter race, but had a flat in first special test and had a DNF because had not a spare tube or tools to do it along, had planned to ride race on the one tire as there more for fun than competition. I have mixed thoughts of this man, he seems very organized as he did tape all bolts to the part he did take off so easy to know where they belong, still to get the grips changed he cut the other bar weight bolt as it didn't come loose, and worse, he did ride whit the rear studded tire even it was to big diameter and the ends of studded hitting the swingarm!!!! good a good one came along. Mechanical it needs just a few things (aside swing arm change), the decompression oil seal is leaking in cylinder head, carbs need cleaning, don't run Idle but does run whit chocke and sounds good. Has some cosmic bads, fuel tank especially as paint has gone off, probably rubbing against something on way to practice. He seems to like duck tape also, lots of tape here as there even for no reason... lots of cleaning as torn off. And needs propper size tires that I did pick up on way home, now a NHS front mx tire, rear a 140/80-18 FIM enduro tire, OEM size 110/80-18! But the more I look close on bike the more I'm convinced the milage on odometer is all the bike has covered. I happen to have the brochure of this bike to!
  11. My garage getting more and more organized, and it's time to start to work on the other bike's aside the VFR. The FJ needs fork seal change as new diagrams in the carburetors, I have the parts needed. Then the suspension linkage needs also needs some love as it sounds dry. Would love a standard screen instead of the spoiler one that just makes turbolance. The CBR600 would like a carburetor clean even you could ride it as it is. I do have been thinking of maybe reducing the bike account..... Mainly as I don't need 4 bikes ( 5 if you count my KDX200 dirt bike that isn't road legal), yes I like bikes and could have a few sport bikes just to look at but mainly like to have bikes I can ride also. But first all need to be in good riding stat to get best price. Mainly thinking of selling 2 and keep 2 and for the money of the 2sold buy a bike for gravel roads as well, a adventure like bike......
  12. Trying to erase the black paint from stock rear wheel, by eraiser that you spray on as wash away In picture fluid is doing the magic After power washer done it's job, needs a second round and better clothing to not get wet.... Happen I scored a reasonable price passenger seat cover cowl, not perfect but will do Should get it in a few weeks
  13. Have not made a pair yet even I have some ideas. Give me a pm to let me know where your located as want for them.
  14. Got the kit for rear brake caliper as well Also some other stuff arrived A much nicer rear wheel axle A OEM front mudflap bracket And a seat, that needs cleaning but much better condition than the one that came whit bike, and color fits current bike color as well, as I plan to run bike as stock looking now first season. Got it for 20€! Saturday did buy a pad that erase stickers as I want the current silver stickers off, a very effective tool for that! Now the polish can begun
  15. Rear brake caliper pistons out finally, need seriously cleaning, but will probably then be good to use again. Also got this in the mail today A rebuild kit for front brake calipers! A rebuild kit for the rear is on the way. I just couldn't resist this as even the label says 41€ (69€ in a local motorcycle stores webshop) I got this for 20€ (+2,5€ postage) that I think is a steal, I recall how much better the front brakes became on my 87 back in time after I did rebuild the front brake calipers whit new rebuild kit.
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