Fzr 1000

[niclpnut]

I have been hunting around for a mid 90's sports bike project for a while now. Numerous beat up old gixxers and ninjas on good old Craigslist but nothing that really jumped out at me.

I really wanted something streetable and also enjoyable on a track day or three.

Well I found a listing that had been up for quite a while, but the feller didn't have any contact info listed so I figured the bike was sold or whatnot. I decided to put up a listing of my own asking the poster to Email ME.

Next day I got an email and a call, and arranged to look it over . The gentleman seemed rather confused about having had NO interest in the bike....(he didn't know he forgot to put contact info on the listing lol )

After a 4 hour drive I found this in his garage:



93 FZR 1000. Overall pretty good shape. little over 16k clicks on the clock. Needs some tlc and regular maintenance: Valve adjustment, carbs cleaned/synced/tuned ( has a kit installed with pods but is running way way way too rich), oil change, fork seals ( maybe updated racetech springs / cartridge emulators OR see about swapping out the forks with a different fork all together).

The plastics are pretty good shape. Hairline crack by the headlight, and a piece broken off at the left mirror mount.

The 1st owner had decided at some point to drop the triples...don't ask me why. Needless to say, it resulted in a rather FLAT collector on the underside of the header...


Very happy for what I paid and it gives me something else to tinker with over the cold season.

Nic

[80GS1000]

Nice bike! Take lots of pics and keep us posted on your project. Trackday photos next spring are especially appreciated.

[jwhelan65]

Very cool, the mid 90's stuff has actually been in demand as of late...

[steve murdoch]

Congrats, Nic.
My projects never look that good when i start them. lol.
You are not kidding when you say he dropped the forks in the tree.
Vertically challenged?

[niclpnut]

The guy wanted to be even more of a squidand have a "dropped" bike...

Thanks for the input.

Think I did good obn this one. The early 90's fzrs have a good following and the bikes themselves are strong.

Nic

[niclpnut]

I really did the red white and blue paint. Reminiscent of the 80's Hondas. Po said he wanted to repaint black, but it's probably going to stay in the current configuration.

Nic

[GregT]

The later 1000's like yours are well sorted from the factory and should not need many updates.

Sort the carburation and feed it tyres....on a regular basis.
Once you can ride that to it's limits on a track, then consider some upgrades - or a later bike.

[850 Combat]

Nice. I remember riding one when it was new. It was an eye opener. Hottest sport bike going for a while in its day.

[Bevo]

Good choice, I also rode one when it was new back then and found the power boring almost electric when compared to my same year GSXR11. Saying that it was as fast but smooth with no big hit of excitement, turn the throttle and it goes....fast!

That type of power would be perfect for a track bike!

I did some track laps on the 750 race version and it was just a treat, your going to love it!

[BlackStar]

Nice, Good to see somebody rescue these old bikes.

[GSScoobie]

133 RWHP, 508 pounds wet and a 10 second quarter mile.
Should be a fun bike after you get it sorted out!

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_fzr1000r_93.htm

[niclpnut]

Yep, should be fun. Excited to get it on a track as well.

One thing I'll definitely need is a rear wheel stand. question is the rear wheel stand stable enough for me to then jack the front end up with a 2x4 to do front end work?

Wasn't sure what the proper method was or if there is a front end stand that would allow me to remove the front wheel/forks.

Any brands or suggestions are welcome.

Nic

[80GS1000]

Yep, should be fun. Excited to get it on a track as well.

One thing I'll definitely need is a rear wheel stand. question is the rear wheel stand stable enough for me to then jack the front end up with a 2x4 to do front end work?

Wasn't sure what the proper method was or if there is a front end stand that would allow me to remove the front wheel/forks.

Any brands or suggestions are welcome.

Nic

Pitbull makes excellent front and rear stands. I have a set and am quite happy with them. Excellent construction and durability.

http://www.pit-bull.com/

As far as rear stands go, they make both spooled and non-spooled models. The spooled is the most stable.

They also have front stands which pick the bike up from the steering stem in the lower triple, allowing you to remove the front wheel and forks if necessary.

[niclpnut]

Thanks,

I'd like to go with the spool lift, however I dont think the fzr has mount holes on the swing arm ( I could be wrong as I havent looked closely) So I'd have to weld some stock on the underside of the arm, drill and tap to accept the spools. Not that big of a deal really.

Nic

[gsgeezer]

Enjoy your new toy! What track are you taking it to?

http://www.kansasspeedway.com/?homepage=true

(I'm glad yer not gonna "murder it out" (paint it black).