Brad The Bike Boy: Anyone want a hot 750 2V motor?

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Anyone want a hot 750 2V motor?

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Minnie's 750 motor is on Ebay. It just a bit surplus to my long term plans, with the intention being to put the 400 motor from the SS into Minnie to allow a little 400 playing before ultimately flogging her off.

750 2V motor

I've also listed the 900 crankcases I have, which have been sitting around mocking me for the best part of 10 years I'd say. Probably longer, now that I think about it. I bought them to build a 944 or the like for the 851, but we all know how that turned out.

900 crankcases

I've been toying with the idea of selling the 851 too. It has sat for over 9 years now, and I don't see a time when I can justify spending the time I need to to get it back on the road. Given it's an '89 model it can be ridden on a club permit this year, and that was luring me to get back on it. But it needs a full service and tyres and probably more once I get into it. Given I never walk into the factory without a customer's bike there to work on, any time I spend on the 851 is time not charged out. It might be more a mental issue than a monetary one, but it's still an issue.

And then there's all the 851 parts I have.

I'm sure I'd regret it, but sometimes ridding yourself of the weight of best intentions left unfilled can be amazingly refreshing.

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The 851

The 400SS

I bought this 400SS (genuine 93 model Australian delivery! Woo hoo huh.) after seeing it in Ebay for what was possibly an good price. As ever, good was too good to be true. Badly repaired and rusted out fuel tank, badly repainted side panels, lots of km (83,000 of the bastards), etc. You know, the usual. Purchased in October 2012, as of now (Jan 2014) I've nearly finished a major service. The cam timing is done with some of the Madasl adjustable pullies that have been drilled in 4 different settings for easy dyno testing. And I have some 900 headers to try a 40mm dual exhaust set up on it (ala M400). Not a great deal of progress for 15 months, so it's taking on a long term feel. There's an F1 endurance style seat base (more taper at the rear) and front fairing sitting around, which will require frame mods to fit. It's a bit of a mental sticking point as this time. But hey, it's not like I can devalue it much more.

The Mighty KR1S 250

How it looked the rainy night someone came to take it away. Painted all black when I bought it, at some point later I realised i could rub the black off and have much of the original colour scheme underneath. Although the main fairing was originally from a red KR1 I think, and definitely badly repaired more than once, so it stayed black. And the tail panel shown was bought to replace the one I smashed the only time I crashed it and the last time I rode it at a Sandown track day. A sensational little bike, holed pistons and frequently failing stator windings aside. The first bike I rode on a race track and the first bike I had my knee down on. And a great commuter too I found. It's sometimes nice to have a bike that won't wheelie past the city speed limit in first gear.