RZ350 Ypvs Hybrid South Africa

[GDA1]

After finishing my CR500AF , I needed to compliment it with a Hybrid. I managed to find a RZ350 almost complete but with a few nasty surprises in the motor.

This is where I am at: new OEM solo tailpiece, VJ22 suspension front and back, R1 clocks, R6 foot pegs. Here are some images of progress and my CR500AF.












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[JonW]

nice project!

[GDA1]

One of my power valves shafts were worn , I decided to turn my own bushes to make up the slack on the tolerances out of some oil lite bronze, all good now.






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[Questo vecchio rz]

Sweet open class motocrosser. The AF models are just to cool !
A year or so ago, a guy on the freeway was towing a Kawasaki KX500(AF) , I was looking at it & knew something was diffrent, but couldnt figure it out? I just slowed down admiring how trick it looked, then I finally realized what it was when I saw the "Service Honda" decals on the truck, Pretty neat toys, I'd sure like either one, but I know I'd bust myself up, beyond repair.
The RZ Hybrid is gonna look quite sharp, you can already see.

[GDA1]

Sweet open class motocrosser. The AF models are just to cool !
A year or so ago, a guy on the freeway was towing a Kawasaki KX500(AF) , I was looking at it & knew something was diffrent, but couldnt figure it out? I just slowed down admiring how trick it looked, then I finally realized what it was when I saw the "Service Honda" decals on the truck, Pretty neat toys, I'd sure like either one, but I know I'd bust myself up, beyond repair.
The RZ Hybrid is gonna look quite sharp, you can already see.

thanks Questo vecchio rz, I built the CR500AF over a period of 1.5 years, I have learnt that the finer details take all the time, there is a saying that 80% of your project takes 20% of the total time and the 20% that's left takes 80% of all the time, very true.

anyway here is the link of the CR500AF build: http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.p ... c=180708.0

RZ350YPVS hybrid will follow a similar suit, for now just gathering and ensuring all is good before cosmetics are attempted.

[GDA1]

Got my parts back from engineer, swing arm bushes hardened and aluminum parts hard anodized, VJ22 swing arm getting ready for installation.




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[RGVSteve]

Just wondering why you used bushings instead of bearings in the swingarm.

Steve

[RGVSteve]

Just wondering why you used bushings instead of bearings in the swingarm?

Steve

[RuZty]

Just wondering why you used bushings instead of bearings in the swingarm?

Steve

Good to see you on here, thought you'd retired and sailed into the sunset. I hope all is well.
Maybe he made new inner races to fit the RZ pivot shaft?

[GDA1]

Just wondering why you used bushings instead of bearings in the swingarm?

Steve

Probably just my terminology, I turned two collars that fit into the stock needle bearing, in order to fit the RZ350 swing arm shaft.






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[yamasukiman]

GDA1 where about in South Africa are you?

[GDA1]

GDA1 where about in South Africa are you?

Johannesburg close to Melville [emoji106]


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[RGVSteve]

Ruzty,

Doing well, I read on both boards I had closed up shop, I'm still here.

[RGVSteve]

GDA1,

You could have used the stock RZ350 bearing pivot tube as well, if you don't mind looking at an alternative I'll e-mail you some pictures of how I've done the VJ22/23 swingarms for the RZ's,
pretty much the same as you've done using the adapter plates, only real difference is in setting up the bearings for the swingarm.

Steve

[GDA1]

GDA1,

You could have used the stock RZ350 bearing pivot tube as well, if you don't mind looking at an alternative I'll e-mail you some pictures of how I've done the VJ22/23 swingarms for the RZ's,
pretty much the same as you've done using the adapter plates, only real difference is in setting up the bearings for the swingarm.

Steve

Thanks Steve, I will appreciate that : gavinvdr@icloud.com [emoji106]


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