xtz project

[anton88]

Jenna - like others i am following this with great interest. Looks great so far - wish id had some of your knowledge when i was doing mine.

Your rear end looks awsome - How much extra rear travel do you think youve got now compared to standard ??

[Jenna]

by reworking the damper its gained just under 4" ( from 215mm to 325mm )but thats pushing everything to the max and with the damper on its stop (which isnt a good idea!).. i would guess i have gained 3" of working movement which i have used to get 3" more ground clearence. the Kabaya usd forks are also +4" and they are set at the mo to +3" so all in all the bike sits level (all be it at just under 40" seat height without the engine in ).

[boboneleg]

Nice one Jenna, like the others I am following with interest as well

[Chad]

i canna wait to see this beastie in the flesh top quality work going on there

[Jenna]

its slowly starting to resemble a bike again (thank god, racer has been in bits for nearly 10 years!!)....

spent the afternoon finishing of the spare engine (its only going in the bike while the 850 is done), one ikkle bit of pipework to finish but needs the lathe working to do so it will have to wait for a week or so.



not had much done to it internally other than a check over/service, i polished out the head but it wasnt worth porting just yet, all the valve clearances have been done, bore has been honed and new gasket set all round. its got the 850 electrics (generator/pickup) and the 850 clutch.. All the electrics have been redone with fresh wire, waterproof connectors and heat shrink.
I also fitted the twin pumps (facet posiflow), the way they work is one pump is the main and is fed from the main tank upto the reserve level and the other is fed from both rear tanks and the reserve on the main tank. I also fitted the dry brake so the fuel system or carbs can be quickly removed.

oopps forgot to mention slippy stuff inside is Elf Sport 4, is a 10-60 synth and is the dogs danglies! (advert over)





Renthal (through B&C Express) are sorting out the chain and sprockets, I have opted to up grade the whole system and fit HD530 chain and sprockets instead of the stock 520, hopefully it should pay back in extended life. The yammy engine is nice in that its been in production for ever in various guises and after a bit of hunting around we have managed to find the specs for not only the sprockets in the bigger pitch but also in a greater tooth range. Water and oil pipes have all been swapped from rubber to silicon rubber ready for the new rad/cooler assembly and all the nuts and bolts swapped to ally if they are not under load or A2 Stainless steel if they are, looks nice but also as they are cap head they are much easier to work with and less likely to round off.

I'm also looking at changing the whole ignition system, as it seams daft to fit HD generator (33amp) and regulator/rectifier and not do the remaining coil and cdi units, I have found a company that can supply an HD twin coil and another company that supply a programmable cdi, bad news is that so far nobody has ever fitted the system to this engine in any of its forms so that means loads of dyno time to get it right... however i like the idea of selectable ignition maps on the move

[Jenna]

promised myself that i wouldn't do my usual thing of keep putting it together and then taking it apart to mod something else but thanks to wheeliebin i just had to have a look....umm think it may be wise to drop the suspension down a bit or i may need to wear high heels to ride it!!



just slapped on the main panels quickly to get some idea of the height and size, at the minute the seat is just under 40" off the ground!

[Chad]

promised myself that i wouldn't do my usual thing of keep putting it together and then taking it apart to mod something else but thanks to wheeliebin i just had to have a look....umm think it may be wise to drop the suspension down a bit or i may need to wear high heels to ride it!!



just slapped on the main panels quickly to get some idea of the height and size, at the minute the seat is just under 40" off the ground!

hey that looks spot on for my 37in legs

[Stormforce8]

promised myself that i wouldn't do my usual thing of keep putting it together and then taking it apart to mod something else but thanks to wheeliebin i just had to have a look....umm think it may be wise to drop the suspension down a bit or i may need to wear high heels to ride it!!



just slapped on the main panels quickly to get some idea of the height and size, at the minute the seat is just under 40" off the ground!

WOW - looks fantastic - very purposeful

You might have covered this in an earlier post - but where did you manage to find the rear tanks?

[Lumiya]

hey that looks spot on for my 37in legs

And she's expecting me @ 5'7" to test ride it!!!!!!

[Chad]

And she's expecting me @ 5'7" to test ride it!!!!!!

i'll do it i'll do it (jumping up and down like an excited 5yr old)...no change there then