Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
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Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
Hi my name is Gord and I'm a two stroke addict. I've been a lurker here for a while, and this is my first time posting up my project. Finding this site and its enthusiastic, knowlegable members changed the course of this project. Thank guys so much, what a resource. As well as helping me not feel so alone in this insane obsession.
This bike is a 1AG, basically the first fully faired rz350 sold in Canada. In Europe it is known as the f1
This is a "reconversion". A previous owner converted my square light fully faired rz into a round light naked bike. He went so far as to give it a 84 33E paint job. A really bad one at that.
This could have gone a few different ways
1. I could could leave it. and use it to scare tourists during summer months.My friends were calling it the ratfighter because it was part rat bike part street fighter.
2. I could carry on and finish the round eye conversion properly
3. restore it back to its original piece of Canadiana.n
Meeting Silverstrom set the direction of this project. Along with his very hard to find parts and his encouragment I chose to go with the Canadiana fully faired street bike. The most expensive option, but the bike was cheap and I have money for this. so its all good.
This is a complete frame off restoration, no bolt will be over looked.
This bike is a 1AG, basically the first fully faired rz350 sold in Canada. In Europe it is known as the f1
This is a "reconversion". A previous owner converted my square light fully faired rz into a round light naked bike. He went so far as to give it a 84 33E paint job. A really bad one at that.
This could have gone a few different ways
1. I could could leave it. and use it to scare tourists during summer months.My friends were calling it the ratfighter because it was part rat bike part street fighter.
2. I could carry on and finish the round eye conversion properly
3. restore it back to its original piece of Canadiana.n
Meeting Silverstrom set the direction of this project. Along with his very hard to find parts and his encouragment I chose to go with the Canadiana fully faired street bike. The most expensive option, but the bike was cheap and I have money for this. so its all good.
This is a complete frame off restoration, no bolt will be over looked.
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1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.
Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
Fantastic! Another F1 back to its glory! Mine is still progressing, from nasty $400 pile of crap 250 to (I hope) beautiful 350. Full story so far is in my site link below and on this forum. The website is less up to date at the moment, will be fixed today I hope, the thread is long a rambly on here tho LOL!
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81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
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Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
Thanks JonW for the insight into your project. I've looked up your website a few times and enjoy it lots.Thats where I got inspiration to tape the alloy trim on my wheels while painting them black. Pain in the neck, but I'm stoked I did.
pinstripers masking tape and a sharp exacto knife. Good as newish.
will post up pics.
cheers
pinstripers masking tape and a sharp exacto knife. Good as newish.
will post up pics.
cheers
1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.
Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
Glad it helped you, and I agree, the wheels are a pain to do, but really satisfying when done :)
Cant wait for all your pics, gonna be great!
Cant wait for all your pics, gonna be great!
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
Like Watches? www.PloProf.com & www.DeskDivers.com
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
At this point I put around 200 km on the bike with no issues. The previous owner had just honed the cylinders and put in new rings. Unfortunately that was about all he did, other than the bad paint job. Riding it as is was not an option as scaring tourists is not my thing. I'm not the hooligan type.
The bike was pretty much worthless in the condition it was and I came close to just scraping it. A friend down island has an 86 rz350 and he pointed out this is the only model with a red frame and a full fairing. Both of which I liked. Only problem was the fairing was long gone and the frame had surface rust at the welds. I decided to tear into it anyways. If nothing else I would learn the inner workings of these old bikes I love.
What happened next was disturbing and brought bile to my mouth, my heart pounded in my ears, and I was nauseated with butterflies in my stomach. Really I should have just moved on. Then I wouldn't be wasting time typing this over and over after losing my drafts. Riding around on a survivor instead of a piece of shit looked better all the time.
Long story short.
Who hones the cylinders and ignores these issues
The bike was pretty much worthless in the condition it was and I came close to just scraping it. A friend down island has an 86 rz350 and he pointed out this is the only model with a red frame and a full fairing. Both of which I liked. Only problem was the fairing was long gone and the frame had surface rust at the welds. I decided to tear into it anyways. If nothing else I would learn the inner workings of these old bikes I love.
What happened next was disturbing and brought bile to my mouth, my heart pounded in my ears, and I was nauseated with butterflies in my stomach. Really I should have just moved on. Then I wouldn't be wasting time typing this over and over after losing my drafts. Riding around on a survivor instead of a piece of shit looked better all the time.
Long story short.
Who hones the cylinders and ignores these issues
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1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.
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Couple more.... This is just the first things to jump out at me. A list as long as my arm.
1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.
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Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
Another case of out of sight out of mind. It always amazes me that some owners just ignore doing anything that approaches preventative maintenance.
Glad you're going to save the old girl Gord. I have plenty here to help you sort it out. If the need arises drop me a line and I'll help where I can.
John
Glad you're going to save the old girl Gord. I have plenty here to help you sort it out. If the need arises drop me a line and I'll help where I can.
John
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Thanks John, as always your work and words are inspirational. Coming to the end of the grunt work and will have lots of technical questions in the future.
1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.
Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
Ooooohfff... of course, making it look good and ignoring the mechanics is 'Bikes101' for most of the idiots who sell to us on ebay and craigslist it seems. We really should start a thread on some of the 'cool shit' the DPOs have left for us. From your pics my fave is the yellow thing on the tail, just mental!
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
Like Watches? www.PloProf.com & www.DeskDivers.com
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
going to be a very satisfying restore.... good on you..
1 x 4mm stroker rz 375cc 1983
1 x 7mm stroker rz 443cc 1984 (under construction)
1 x rz 500
1 x mv agusta 1000
1 x 7mm stroker rz 443cc 1984 (under construction)
1 x rz 500
1 x mv agusta 1000
Re: Restoration of my 85 rz350rn putting her dress back on.
yeah and my F1... overspray and foreign objects... sounds like one of those sites Aaron likes.
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
Like Watches? www.PloProf.com & www.DeskDivers.com
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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Yes, a POS data base should be in a thread. The crazy thing is the guy I got it from might even see this. Sorry M____ if your watching this.
It is pretty funny stuff. If you can imagine mine was insured and being ridden regularly. That was the only thing that really gave it a value. A VIN and insurance.
It is pretty funny stuff. If you can imagine mine was insured and being ridden regularly. That was the only thing that really gave it a value. A VIN and insurance.
1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.
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Please visit the new "Biggest POS" thread
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Once apart I had to get past the surface rust to see if the frame was usable. We live 5 hour round trip from the closest sand blasting rental booth, so I started dremeling and sanding with emery cloth and a sander. Before long my OCD kicked in and the frame was stripped to the bare metal.
1985 Canadian Rz350. Restored with collector plates. Stock VM26, Triumph Calipers, Galfer brake lines. Brand new DG’s, 260 main, 22.5 pilot jet. Economy pre-load adjusters. Ohlins shock. Oem Banshee crank.