From the looks of it, coming along nicely! Checkout the dry clutch, the sweet aluminum frame courtesy of the tz250, and the r1 (or at least it looks like a r1) - front suspension, forks (ohlins maybe?)... for some reason carbon on tw-stroke bike chambers just looks so right. This guy has some insane fabrication skills.
Putting a rz350 motor in a tz frame was always one of my dreams. I just really, really dislike the look of the RZ frame and tank... it looks 80's - and a bit tired. I do understand that it functions perfectly fine, and stuffing a rz motor in a tz250 frame is a huge undertaking. still- for the fact that its going to look like sexy gp race machine when your done- isnt it worth it? The answer, to me, is yes.
I believe this is the original build thread, did the best I could to hunt down the italian original version. Looks to me like he is just welding up the expansion chambers, and fitting them in this thread though... hmm.
http://www.2t-special.it/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1223
If anyone finds the original please post it in the comments!
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Now, with some proper plastics on it and a paint job, this tz250 / rz350 beast would really look rad. Not that it doesnt look good naked either... |
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Dry clutch --- mmm, reminds me of my 900ss! |