150 quid super barge.

[lilredmachine]

Given a recent run of luck, mainly related to finding good bikes at bugger all cash, such as this 16,500 mile ZZR1100 for 500 queenheads:

https://i.postimg.cc/KcLbYCDf/IMG-20200322-135703884-HDR.jpg

Notice the standard post respray 'KAWASAK' moniker on the tank. The 'I' always falls off.

It was topped off with my recent perloining of a 49k mile GSX1100F, which featured a remus 4-1 system, full Krauser luggage and acres of mould having lived under a cover outside with someone who was obviously allergic to water. Hence it appears to never have been washed.

Known issues are the SPS don't work [like most of them TBH], it has a blown fork seal, stopped starting on the button and the ignition is a screwdriver jobby after some scrotes tried to nick it a year ago. However it has MOT till september, runs great and is rideable.

I handed over the asking price and then went to see it. Why would I hand over the asking and then go to see it? This motherfucker only set me back 150 quid. 150 greenqueens. That's less than a decent pre-covid night out, and this big girl likes to party all-the-time.

https://i.postimg.cc/yddSCcgJ/IMG-20200502-134451709-HDR.jpg

I bump started it in front of the bloke, however when I got to the ferry terminal I had a spare few minutes so I pulled the sidestand switch wires out and wound them together so it started on the button.

Getting it back home [cracking ride, brakes are covered in oil so it didn't stop, but the standard one doesn't anyway] I had the face off straight away. The SPS [suzuki power screen] had to work. According to the bloke selling it it hadn't worked for about 12 years [he'd owned it ten and his old man sold it to him cheap, it didn't work then] so regardless of what stopped the screen working in the first place the mechanism was proper seized. like 4hrs of painstakingly removing the motor, gear drive, working lube into tight spaces[ ], tweaking the screen, rinse, repeat 4 hrs seized.

https://i.postimg.cc/8CmDTYQc/IMG-20200503-123731190-HDR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/c4tvddDJ/IMG-20200503-123740074-HDR.jpg

Motor looks in great nick, hardly used, so I just cleaned the comm and brushes and shoved it back in.

https://i.postimg.cc/GtdnVJSY/IMG-20200503-124042106.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QNf89C4b/IMG-20200503-131645124-HDR.jpg

With a set of molegrips clamped on the drive spigot I was able to lift and lower the screen 1mm at a time until I'd covered the whole travel.

https://i.postimg.cc/QxRwzZY5/IMG-20200503-131637364-HDR.jpg

Once it had travelled the whole range of moevement smoothly with little resistance I reassembled the gear drive and motor, pulled the motor connector and manually jumped it with wires off the battery.

https://youtu.be/lq-j4HTTRLA

Poggers.

The original failure was on the part of the relay that controls the screen. the wiring pings fine, as does the handlebar switch. The mechanism now works perfectly, we are left with the relay, that rattles when you shake it. I have ordered another so hopefully that will get us a screen moving on the button.

https://i.postimg.cc/SQfq0Rb4/IMG-20200503-161016033.jpg

Next things are to get the fork seal sorted, a new ignition, then look into getting some modern rubber under this beast.
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[stinkwheel]

Fukkin bargain. You'd sell the luggage for more than that.
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[pepperami]

Impressed
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[MarJay]

£150 for something with a feature called a Suzuki Power Screen? You sir, are Jammy.

I like it. I probably wouldn't have it myself, but I see the appeal. Maybe in ten years time this is exactly the type of bike I'll lust after.
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Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Pete.]

Both bargains. The zzr was once the fastest bike on the road s in gorgeous nick and the Suzuki oil boiler has one of the most stonkingly tunable engines. Drag racers used to love them.

Both classics, both getting rare now. Keep them.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[lilredmachine]

Got around to degunking it a fair bit.

https://i.postimg.cc/h48vxrBk/IMG-20200504-131815327-HDR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fRmyMnK0/IMG-20200504-131832266-HDR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/jdXGzWCq/IMG-20200504-131803102-HDR.jpg

Paint, where it hasn't been rubbed off by boots/legs/cover over the years is still in good nick, even with an ever so quick polish.

https://i.postimg.cc/q7XnRdjF/IMG-20200504-131752343-HDR.jpg

Can was also horrible, to the point the metal had discoloured as well as pitted. 15 minutes with autosol and a scourer got it back to 'fuck it I'll smoke that about' status.

https://i.postimg.cc/90fb70qn/IMG-20200504-131708681-HDR.jpg

It really needs going over to replace all the bolts and fastenings as they are horrible. something I will be doing one by one when it is back together.

Don't worry Pete, it won't be going anywhere at the moment. I'm looking forward to having somewhere to put me shopping and taking it for a ride at ridiculous speeds too much.
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[MarJay]

You should totally tell people you got an SPS for £150. Allow people to believe it's a 916 SPS for a requisite amount of time, then go "Nah, it's a Suzuki Power Screen."


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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[lilredmachine]

[wr6133]

The zed for £500 had me jealous, if those are new Chinese fairings they are almost worth that. The Seized Power Screen for £150, bloody hell.... where did you find that?

[lilredmachine]

[Groovin]

Amazing what a bit of elbow grease does, isn't it.

[lilredmachine]

Little update on this, the front brakes are rebuilt with fresh pads, and I have big news on the power screen...


https://youtu.be/vsScn6ZjbHc

On the button baby!

This is in excellent service as my hack about everyday at the moment. Went out on it last Sunday and scared the bejesus out of meself hammering about on me 16 inch muscle car tyres and rear calipers for front brakes.
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