ZXR400 re-build

[Moriwaki man!]

Finally the time has come to get this back on the road, it's been a manic week pulling all the parts off / out , getting things cleaned, painted and polished but finally a bit of progress today :D:
continuing on from the pic's in the for sale thread:

Tomorrow will see the back end finished and over the weekend fixtures, electrics, exhaust and body panels. Looking for engine running Sunday afternoon and book it's MOT on Monday for Tuesday or Wednesday.

This is build #1

Once it's got all it's paperwork and plate sorted I'll spend the next few months swapping out parts aiming towards the final build :biggrin:
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I caught the Green revolution ;)

[gunther]

Planning to put the missus on one of these in the future. They are still poretty expensive here, with very high mileage, so I recon they are good value and reliable.

What are the plans? :eyebrow:

[kamikaze1100]

looking sweet man! did you pull the upside downies off ur zrx4?? i could have sworn it had them on there last time i saw a piccy of it!

[Moriwaki man!]

Planning to put the missus on one of these in the future. They are still poretty expensive here, with very high mileage, so I recon they are good value and reliable.

What are the plans? :eyebrow:

Only major problem is them blowing head gaskets if not kept properly cool. Apart from that you can eek 80BHP out of them :biggrin:

Plans :lol: Try a shed load of parts !

Already has the 33mm FCR's on it, then;

Kwak racing cam's
Kwak racing CDI & pulsar
Kwak racing Zost - but more likely keep the BEET Ti system I have ;)
Port n polish
try Sansei racing zost, DIC racing zorst and assorted cans :biggrin:
SP spec' including solo seat :biggrin:
6 pot callipers from ZRX
and a heap of other stuff too........


looking sweet man! did you pull the upside downies off ur zrx4?? i could have sworn it had them on there last time i saw a piccy of it!

Yip ! ZRX is destined for other USD's when cash flow permit's which will lead to radial callipers and petal disc's :biggrin:

I do have the other ZXR USD's in the background to overhaul and they can go back on too.

All in hand ;)

[kamikaze1100]

which brings me to my next question, those blue fork top adjusters on the zxr.... would they fit my 11` and how much are they??

[Moriwaki man!]

which brings me to my next question, those blue fork top adjusters on the zxr.... would they fit my 11` and how much are they??

:)

Available in Silver, Blue or Titan: 3,675 + fees

Rain stopped for nearly an hour yesterday so had time for these:

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Nearly finished for build #1 :D:

[kamikaze1100]

:drool: it`s like an green army of kwaks:cool:

[Young Burchy]

1st pics I love!!!!

but.... get a new side stand or do something with it please!!! ;) "Army of green kwaks"!!! :clap:

What age is it Drew, don't see many around, there's a lovely L5 for sale just down from us, I pass if often, it's a minter, like yours, gotta love 400's! :D: :D:

[Moriwaki man!]

Cheers :D:

have been undecided on the sidestand :hmm:

Paint it Silver , paint it the Blue Black like the frame and swinger or something else........

So decided to put it on the bike as is and see if it makes it any easier to decide.

Helped a bit as looks good Silver when down but would look good done the Black when up as the Torque arm on the other side is Black.

I'll do something with it in a couple of weeks time.

It was a 1990 H2 when I got it and now has J2 bodywork and front forks. I've also got the J2 engine on the veranda to go in at some point which has a closer ratio box in it and different pistons.

The H2 motor also has the BTL clutch in it and when I open it up want to see if it'll transplant into the other ZRX motor I have - it's going to get stripped down to the box and built back up along with another ZXR engine using the F3 racing parts.

I've seen that BEET put the ZZR box's into racing ZRX4's so might have a bash at that - missed a ZZR engine the other day for 1,200 Yen :\

Get the bike back on Friday so more pic's to come :D:

[Moriwaki man!]

Finally stopped up yesterday to take a pic' or two before the sun set.

Solid as a rock on the road and once I get used to being all scrunged up again is going to be fun up the mountain :biggrin:

Zorst tested at 98.4db(pass) @ 5,000RPM with the killer in the can :cool:

[kamikaze1100]

:drool: looks stunning man! 4`s aint really my bag but i could get used to one of them parked up next to the rex!!
Has the guy you got it off seen it yet?
you don`t feckin` hang around do ya (rebuilding that is!)

[Moriwaki man!]

:drool: looks stunning man! 4`s aint really my bag but i could get used to one of them parked up next to the rex!!

:D:

Has the guy you got it off seen it yet?

Not yet , but need to write to him to get a letter of sale from him so I can make the track bike road legal too. Will include these snap's in the envelope

you don`t feckin` hang around do ya (rebuilding that is!)

Ah, but I got the bike about a year ago so all the parts were in the cupboard waiting for me to get on with it :o:



Each day has brought a new "snag" , not suprising when the bike had stood for so long and generally they are 20yr old parts that are failing.

After installing the new spark plug well O rings it started to fail on #1 cylinder, some wiggling about and it would catch again so new set of plugs in and sorted.Also think only having a litre of fuel in it didn't help.

Yesterday after about 30 miles the rocker cover gasket is now weeping so that's on order. But it's stuff like that you expect to fail as they've dried out with sitting (Yes even rubber O rings dry out) then get heated again and under pressure fail.

At 6,500 rev's it was sitting at a ton on the ZRX that's about 70, box is slippery smooth and clutch very light.

MM!

[kamikaze1100]

from what i`ve seen of mountain roads over your way on you tube the zxr should be a complete scream i recon!!

[gunther]

holy crap man! that's one awesome mini bike! :biggrin:

:cool:

[stefano5366]

Yesss, Mori is ready for the track :cool::cool:

[kamikaze1100]

the twin headlight zxr`s stomp all! i luved my 750 h1 when i partex`ed her in i went out for a 150 blast right before i picked up my new gsxr600 srad when i got to the showroom at midnight she was a bit warm:biggrin:!

[Moriwaki man!]

Fitted some more carbon and a few "sponsorship" decals ;)

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/P1180425.jpg

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_P1180428.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=P1180428.jpg)http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_P1180434.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=P1180434.jpg)http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_P1180435.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=P1180435.jpg)

Existing carbon

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Next can soon :biggrin:

MM!

[Purge]

Looking very neat! :cool:

If my neck wasn't knackered, I'd get another 750H2, lovely bikes.

[Moriwaki man!]

Get a brace ;)

Although, by all accounts the 750's weren't as "planted" on the road as the 400's , I'm having fun throwing it into bends at all weird angles :D: , determined to get it to shake it's head in disgust :biggrin:

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_BEETSystemZXR400.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=BEETSystemZXR400.flv)

[kamikaze1100]

cranked the speakers up........ she sounds fooking mad like angry mad!:crazy::D:

[Young Burchy]

That really wants to rev, get a nice fly by vid going next my man!!

As for headshakes, find a nice tight bend, 2nd gear, flat out, lean off, but make sure there is a good bump right in the middle of the bend, then she'll start flapping. :crazy: :crazy:

:cool:

[Logi1200s]

Looks good:cool: Had a notion for one myself but as been said earlier, they're expensive for what you get up here:\

[gpz900ra2]

Very well done Drew, like the way this 400 revs.:hand:
Good video, what camera and support are you using?

[Moriwaki man!]

Very well done Drew, like the way this 400 revs.:hand:
Good video, what camera and support are you using?

If your on about the latest vid's in the album then:

Camera = Panasonic DMC-FZ7
Support = Camera strap tied across mirror posts and shoulder strap supporting lower side.

:biggrin:

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_P1180494_converted.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=P1180494_converted.flv)

At 1min 40 sec I catch up with a Masaratti from the 80's - can't remember what the name on it was :o:

[kamikaze1100]

just checked out your very instructional vid on removing said zxr fuel cap!!:mut:

[Moriwaki man!]

There is a small security screw under the filler cap which was missing from mine but apparently it doesn't stop the procedure for too long :eek:

[kamikaze1100]

she`s sounding sweet man!!

[Moriwaki man!]

she`s sounding sweet man!!

:thumb: Wait to you hear it with out the db in :D:

Upped the mains to 132.5 and SJ to 48 - made a huge difference ! Just waiting for some 200 main air to arrive and see what they do.

[kamikaze1100]

:thumb: Wait to you hear it with out the db in :D:

Upped the mains to 132.5 and SJ to 48 - made a huge difference ! Just waiting for some 200 main air to arrive and see what they do.

:confused:why have you got a db killer in it for?? (jessy!;))

[Moriwaki man!]

:confused:why have you got a db killer in it for?? (jessy!;))

I like to keep my eardrums un-perforated ;)

Hate plugs, get too paranoid with the silence :eek:

[kamikaze1100]

I like to keep my eardrums un-perforated ;)

Hate plugs, get too paranoid with the silence :eek:

JESSY!!;)
get the killer oot!

[Moriwaki man!]

Going to use the ZRX today :p:

[kamikaze1100]

i`m hoping to get out for a decent run on mine tomorrow as well as the weather looks like it`s gunna b o.k.!!:biggrin: might head up to dartmoor for a blat:bike:

[gunther]

saw a similar one here for 1950 euro, import from japan with flatsides. Not sure those are good for winter use though...
Not nearly as good looking as yours though :drool:

[Moriwaki man!]

saw a similar one here for 1950 euro, import from japan with flatsides. Not sure those are good for winter use though...
Not nearly as good looking as yours though :drool:

No problem for winter as they have a choke :thumb: but also original bike will have an airbox too so no rejetting through the year :D:

:mori:

[gunther]

sweet. Time to start saving up my...errr, the missus's new ride :biggrin:

[Moriwaki man!]

Fitted the Sancei Racing system on today, Stainless headers with an alloy link and can.

What a sound it makes with the link pipe disconnected :biggrin:

The Look:
http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_P1180825.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=P1180825.jpg)

The Sound:
http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_P1180828_converted.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=P1180828_converted.flv)


Ears stopped bleeding about an hour ago ;)

[Young Burchy]

Sounds quite fruity, very quiet on the over run :) bike's looking sweet! 50mph in top seems to be about 1500rpm less then the 400ZRX, very revvy and with more speed :D: :D: :D:

[Moriwaki man!]

Camera microphone doesn't do it justice !

Could feel the reverb' coming off passing cars flap my jeans :lol:

Well quicker than the ZRX on all accounts , nice thing is it doesn't need wound up to go, the freakin speedo goes quicker than the rev' needle :D:

Great fun to drive but still just breaking myself in ;)

MM!

[kamikaze1100]

what happend to the kfactory??? that looked the nuts!:drool:

[Moriwaki man!]

what happend to the kfactory??? that looked the nuts!:drool:

Oh, it's going nowhere ! :D:

The Sansei is dibbed so was doing a trial run ;)

[kamikaze1100]

:thumb: they are sweet for sure:drool: and that`s just the pics coz i aint seen one in the flesh! i will have at some point one of those ti bullet cans they do, but it`ll have to wait till i`m bored ov the yoshi (may b a while:lol:)

[Moriwaki man!]

Organise a K-Factory meet - that'll whet your fetish :drool:

There's a few on the board.

The bullet can is one of my fav's on the big rex - one of the very 1st pic's I posted up on the site :D:

Bastid's now make a full system for the 400 :eek:

Ferrck, I need to sell it ;)

[kamikaze1100]

http://www.k-factory.com/products/bullet_images/bullet.jpg:drool:

[kapahulu]

I wish the 400 was available in the U.S. It would help me forget about my old CB400F.

[Moriwaki man!]

I wish the 400 was available in the U.S. It would help me forget about my old CB400F.

Howdy kapahulu,

See you chose a class "thread" for your 1st post :thumb: :biggrin:

I'm sure there are one or two "track" ZRX4's in the states but don't know if they are still running.

Welcome to the OC , hope to see some pic's of your bike soon :D:

ATB,

MM!:)

[Moriwaki man!]

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/th_Wallpaper201109c.jpg (http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119/unobtanium6/ZXR400H2J1F3/?action=view&current=Wallpaper201109c.jpg)

:shades:

[kamikaze1100]

like an angry missile waitin` for trouble!!;)

[Young Burchy]

like an angry missile waitin` for trouble!!;)

well...pocket rocket ;) ;) ;)

Stunning! :biggrin:

[Moriwaki man!]

Out with new camera yesterday - loads to learn, so no hope there then :doh:

Found one nice function on it though :) and made a new wallpaper for the PC too.

[kamikaze1100]

lovin' this angle she looks aggro as fook!

http://www.zrxocboard.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=8890&d=1268488862:drool: