“Dirt Bike” made from Z750LTD Y1

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  • #10787
    Marko
    Participant

    Michael,

    you might be right, I am looking for some similar saddelbags! And also our roads are getting so bad that this bike would be perfect 🙂

    Marko

    #10776
    Michael
    Participant

    Marko,
    just meant the baggage carrier, not the “enduro/cross” setup 😉



    Finally this was boring !
    Wasted days to fix electrics and to find the ignition sparks.
    Checked the starter clutch, everything seamed to be ok, but it is not working correct.
    Sparks are there but motor didn’t fire up !!!
    Checked the carbs again, everything fine.

    I stepped back to my original plan to change an existing LTD Y1 to the Dirtbike. Started last night, 6 hours ago.

    Handled both bikes, removed the exhausts and swapped the front end.

    Here some pictures before I go to bed 🙂

    Cheers, Michael

    #10777
    Michael
    Participant

    “New Dirtbike”:

    Ok, will swap the rear end later today 🙂

    Cheers, Michael

    #10778
    Michael
    Participant

    Hi guys,

    did a test ride this evening 🙂

    Not perfect, but running 🙂

    Electric starter and starter clutch working. Good idle and higher rev performance. Bad midrange.
    I am happy with that so far and will my son do some more improvements 🙂
    E.g. swap carbs and throttle grip.

    Cheers, Michael

    #10735
    Kaptainkwak
    Keymaster

    She is a bit of a beast Michael. I wish I had a lace to ride such a bike. Keep up the good work.

    #10779
    Michael
    Participant

    Hi guys,

    today was the day 🙂
    Had a test run through the fields and forest on very, very small roads / lanes ?
    Would be impossible to use that way with a normal car !
    Some puddles, rootage, etc.

    Twin handled that souvereign, I will need some more exercise to handle that 🙂

    Riding on a graveled road, rear wheel spins up to 4th gear, even carb setting is not perfect for midrange power.

    Had so much fun !!!

    Cheers, Michael

    #10736
    Kaptainkwak
    Keymaster

    Now that looks like you have had a proper fun day. I am impressed with the look of the bike.

    Mice one Michael. I hope it makes it to Belgium

    #10780
    Michael
    Participant

    Hi KK,

    tending to grab the trailer it is very likely that you can have a test ride of this bike in Belgium :-)))

    Cheers, Michael

    #10781
    Michael
    Participant

    Today, 26th of April 2014 my son Nils had his great day !
    He made some testrides with the Dirtbike !
    It is actually the first time he is riding a 750Twin himself.
    He has good feeling for throttle and clutch and had a lot of fun while being reasonable careful 🙂

    Cheers, Michael and Nils

    #10737
    Kaptainkwak
    Keymaster

    Excellent. Nils looks happy and at home on the twin. He is a lucky lad to have you as a Father. Would you like to adopt me as well?

    #10720
    philpassingham
    Participant

    probably same size

    #10742
    dougyt
    Participant

    Can’t be the same size, Nils could touch the floor.

    Great work Michael, looks like you will both be enjoying the bike.

    #10782
    Michael
    Participant

    The bike is starting instantaneous with choke fully pulled (10°C, wet condition), after some seconds reduced choke is fine.
    Some more seconds and some pulls on the throttle grip it runs without choke.
    Idle speed can be set easily even to lowest possible revs 🙂

    I am very happy with this behaviour 🙂
    Carbs are CSR ones (no mixture screws) and I may swap them with LTD ones (mixture screw available).

    Nils is about 165 cm tall, I am 170 cm tall.

    KK, what is your size ?
    Shall we keep the current seat height for you ?

    Cheers, Michael

    #10738
    Kaptainkwak
    Keymaster

    Don’t you Bl**dy start as well 😀

    I too am 170cm so NO the height does not need to be changed.

    #10783
    Michael
    Participant

    My ex-wife is 156 cm and very slim !

    With 170 cm in size you are not a dwarf !!!

    Otherwise I would be a dwarf as well :-)))

    This is a lowered seat of a LTD.
    We may go and change upholstery if I find the time.

    Would be even better to have a higher seat.
    Matches the rest of setup even better 🙂

    Nils can cope with a higher seat as well.

    Cheers, Michael

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