hobo Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 i had a great ride up on the Blue Ridge Parkway with a group from the FZ1 forum guys. Awesome roads and perfect weather (September). I threw in a couple of pics of my custom paint FJ09 with bags and then with fiberglass seat cowl I made, plus a pic with my Evel Knievel streettracker. I can hardly wait for spring and more trips up to 'the gap' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member alejandro Posted December 30, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Fantastic paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsrrider Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 nice job on the cowl!.....and the whole bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 The story on the numbers on the helmet and bike goes like this! A REALLY good friend saw how I painted the bike and then went out and bought an Arai Colin Edwards Laguna Seca replica helmet and sent it to me. Colin's number was '5' and so I added the '5' to the bike to compliment the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeetea Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That looks fantastic paint job. Very nice. ...and Colin Edwards is a fantastically 'bloody good bloke' I like him (even if he is from the colonies). What's the tail piece? I'll like that too. Honda SS50, Kawasaki Z200, Honda 400/4, Yamaha TDM900, Yamaha XT660Z Tenere, KTM 990 Adventure, BMW R1200GS, Mr Stevens, and my favourite of all: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer...a bit like FJ-09 only properly named :¬P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Ditto, I kinda liked Barry Sheene even if he was a 'limy'. I took the seat base off another rear seat, pillion, and used clay to model the new cowl. I hand carved the clay to mimic the raised 'hump' in the gas tank. Then laid Fiberglass to make the shell. Removed the clay and added several more layers of fiberglass. Sanded and painted to match the rest of it. I put a soft bag on the original seat and can now switch between bag/cowl in seconds. It works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfart Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That bike would sell like hotcakes if Yamaha came out with that paint job. Truly awesome look, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empire00 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I can't even tell you how much I love the paint on this bike. Sweet ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Loving that retro paint job...it adds an extra 50hp ? 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeetea Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Ditto, I kinda liked Barry Sheene even if he was a 'limy'. I took the seat base off another rear seat, pillion, and used clay to model the new cowl. I hand carved the clay to mimic the raised 'hump' in the gas tank. Then laid Fiberglass to make the shell. Removed the clay and added several more layers of fiberglass. Sanded and painted to match the rest of it. I put a soft bag on the original seat and can now switch between bag/cowl in seconds. It works really well. brilliant! Ha ha Barry Sheene..wow brings back memories...I used to ride my moped (50cc) to Brands Hatch to watch him race...130 mile round trip at 25mph. That was, what 1977! Honda SS50, Kawasaki Z200, Honda 400/4, Yamaha TDM900, Yamaha XT660Z Tenere, KTM 990 Adventure, BMW R1200GS, Mr Stevens, and my favourite of all: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer...a bit like FJ-09 only properly named :¬P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That looks so amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Wow, that's some dedication. I'm sure it was worth the ride to see Sheene in person. I have some great memories of seeing some amazing racers in the 70' also. I was in London a few weeks ago and tried to find some Sheene memorabilia. I was sure I would at least find some t-shirts, but nothing. Kid at the bike shop didn't even know who BS was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted December 31, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted December 31, 2016 Nice, original bike! I think I see raised handlebars. Did you change anything else to change the handling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeetea Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Wow, that's some dedication. I'm sure it was worth the ride to see Sheene in person. I have some great memories of seeing some amazing racers in the 70' also. I was in London a few weeks ago and tried to find some Sheene memorabilia. I was sure I would at least find some t-shirts, but nothing. Kid at the bike shop didn't even know who BS was.Good for you!...I think the most endearing (off track) thing was the hole drilled in the front of his full face helmet so he could have a fag cigarette when kitted up just before he raced Honda SS50, Kawasaki Z200, Honda 400/4, Yamaha TDM900, Yamaha XT660Z Tenere, KTM 990 Adventure, BMW R1200GS, Mr Stevens, and my favourite of all: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer...a bit like FJ-09 only properly named :¬P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFJohns Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 +1 on that amazing paint job! It's just plain perfect--the colors, the proportions, the design & layout--all just right. In ten years when Yamaha gets ready to upgrade our favorite bike, they'll offer one just like this to commemorate the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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