Mate, that’s just beautiful. Been waiting to see this one for months. The sound when you first push the choke back in and it settles into that lumpy idle took me back to the first time I started my brand new one outside the bike shop. Of all the bikes I’ve owned since then, nothing compares.
Wow!! It looks and sounds great!! You're bringing back a lot of great memories and getting me motivated for my next restoration. Your workmanship is outstanding and I still remember every nut and bolt from all the bikes my friends and I rode back in the 80s. This is like going back in time. Most importantly, you build from the ground up and start with such a good foundation - it's like this bike is new again. It's going to last another 40 years and I'm sure if it's in your hands, it will still look and run like new.
Great job! So much attention and patience. Someone who has never worked on a motorcycle could, looking at you, succeed with a little effort. Ever since I first saw the FZ 20 plus years ago, it won me over. Now I have two of them and they give me more pleasure than the much more modern and newer ones. The motorcycle is really special. For that time, to make such a machine, very powerful. All the best in your future work and life. Cheers!
I had a blue and white FZ 750 V4 sport's beautiful motorcycle but unfortunately the bike was stolen never to be seen again. I would love to purchase another one .
Thank you Ken. I've tried to be as thorough as possible like you. I am happy with the result. Not much left to do on it. Maybe a new front tyre and a bushing or grommet here and there.
As original part at Yamaha but expensive. I saw www.precisionshims.com.au/ also sells them but I have no idea of the pricing. I did grind my shims down. Most clearances where too tight so then you can grind them down. In general it is only a couple of hundreths of a mm.
@@theoriginalmungaman I did it by hand. Using a surface plate and fine wet sanding paper with WD40. I don't remember exact grid but I think starting from 400 up to 1000 of 1500. I also tried a wetting stone (not sure if it is called like that) but as far as I remember the first method worked best. It is a slow process and only remove a couple of hundredths. I know at school years ago we used magnetic table on a grinder and it worked well but those where much bigger car shims. These from the FZ are very small and light.
Mate, that’s just beautiful. Been waiting to see this one for months. The sound when you first push the choke back in and it settles into that lumpy idle took me back to the first time I started my brand new one outside the bike shop. Of all the bikes I’ve owned since then, nothing compares.
Thank you! I'm glad it brought back those old memories for you.
Wow!! It looks and sounds great!! You're bringing back a lot of great memories and getting me motivated for my next restoration. Your workmanship is outstanding and I still remember every nut and bolt from all the bikes my friends and I rode back in the 80s. This is like going back in time. Most importantly, you build from the ground up and start with such a good foundation - it's like this bike is new again. It's going to last another 40 years and I'm sure if it's in your hands, it will still look and run like new.
Thanks for your comment.
Great job! So much attention and patience. Someone who has never worked on a motorcycle could, looking at you, succeed with a little effort. Ever since I first saw the FZ 20 plus years ago, it won me over. Now I have two of them and they give me more pleasure than the much more modern and newer ones. The motorcycle is really special. For that time, to make such a machine, very powerful. All the best in your future work and life. Cheers!
Thanks!
Absolutely Gorgeous!!!👏👏👏👏Would Love to see it sitting beside brother 1986 FAZER!
Thank you!
I had a blue and white FZ 750 V4 sport's beautiful motorcycle but unfortunately the bike was stolen never to be seen again. I would love to purchase another one .
you are amazing sir 👍👍👍, and beautiful motorcycle👍
Awesome job man!!
Thanks!
Great work
Thanks!
Echt fantastisch. Mooi werk en resultaat. Oude kleurstelling toegepast (Canada had zoiets dacht ik)
Dank je. Ik zag deze kleuren op een foto maar nog nooit in het echt gezien. Wel die grijze kleurstelling. Bedankt voor je comment!
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Absolutely stunning. What a beautiful restoration you have done on this great machine. Congratulations. What's left to do on it?
Thank you Ken. I've tried to be as thorough as possible like you. I am happy with the result. Not much left to do on it. Maybe a new front tyre and a bushing or grommet here and there.
Where can I get valve shims for fz750? Do any other Yamaha engines use the same shims
As original part at Yamaha but expensive. I saw www.precisionshims.com.au/ also sells them but I have no idea of the pricing. I did grind my shims down. Most clearances where too tight so then you can grind them down. In general it is only a couple of hundreths of a mm.
@@jh-tech5546 So how did you grind them? I’m a machinist and have surface grinders but not sure the magnetic table will hold them.
@@theoriginalmungaman I did it by hand. Using a surface plate and fine wet sanding paper with WD40. I don't remember exact grid but I think starting from 400 up to 1000 of 1500. I also tried a wetting stone (not sure if it is called like that) but as far as I remember the first method worked best. It is a slow process and only remove a couple of hundredths. I know at school years ago we used magnetic table on a grinder and it worked well but those where much bigger car shims. These from the FZ are very small and light.