Project FZR

All things relating to Project FZR, and all I learn from it.

Not done

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Well.

Eighteen months is a long time, particularly when that time includes COVID-19, a change in jobs and a whole lot of change in the bike space, including the realisation that Project FZR is indeed not done.

Or at least the main Project FZR.

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Done

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The moment almost didn’t happen. Hooking up the battery should have been the simplest task in the whole project. One red wire to the plus, one black wire to the negative, right? Yeah but what about that third wire there? Well it’s got some red on it, so it must hook up to the plus, … Read more

Ignorance is the parent of fear

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That quote, for those who don’t recognise it, is from Moby Dick, the story of a cranky old man chasing a dream that was ultimately too big for him. Meanwhile in Blackwood, it has been 148 days since the FZR was taken off the road, and tomorrow in all likelihood another cranky old man will … Read more

Blitzkrieg

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I’ve mentioned before that this project has been akin to a war – long periods of inactivity followed by short periods of intense excitement. The last week has seen a flurry of activity not seen in the past three months since the project started. First was the completion of the valve clearances, with all being … Read more

Valve clearance headaches

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Last time I proudly stated that… The end result is a motor that is damned near ready to be installed… Me, in my previous post. All I needed to do was to adjust valve clearances – how hard could that be? Right? Well, it turns out that it isn’t all that hard, just really fiddly, … Read more