Started at last! Will he finally get a project finished?
![Hundred Pound Hound!](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/5243/275719/5ad753d5aefc6/Hundred-Pound-Hound.jpg)
OK, I’ve not done much for the last year on my £100 Hound Project VFR apart from get you lovely people to vote on a colour scheme but I’m about to change my mind.
The change has come thanks to the fact that I really need a relatively practical bike to use day-to-day. The idea of getting it painted up in these classic VF colours is great, but I want to get this bike sorted ASAP. Needs must and all that…
To recap, a mate bought this VFR750 F-R about eight years back. It stood for two years until I bought it in 2016. The rear tyre was flat, no battery and the thing had failed an MOT thanks to a knackered shock. It had 40k on the dials and dull paintwork. It was unloved but I paid just 100 notes for it.
Under the surface I knew that around £760 had been spent on it over the preceding five years, including that vital reg-rectifier replace me and Motad stainless down pipes. I’d also managed to get a replacement shock for the original – a superb YSS Z-Series from Wemoto, as well as a battery, and a chain an sprockets and some LS adjustable levers from Performance Parts Ltd I managed to get some Hyperpro fork springs from them too which I’m going to use with some soon-to-come Liqui Moly heavyweight fork oil.
So I’ve got some parts, I’ve got some idea now as to what to do and I want to get the thing stripped to see what’s under those dull fairings. Much as I love the Kar Lee-inspired bodywork, I’m just thinking of a tidy up in black with some silver graphics to be honest.
With my garage being full of crap, I got the bike to CMM friends IDP Moto in Silver stone to rip the fairings off it and sneakily leave it with them while I sought some parts. After I made the tea, Daryll made the notes while me and IDP’s Craig Prior stripped the thing down…
この記事は Classic Motorcycle Mechanics の May 2018 版に掲載されています。
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この記事は Classic Motorcycle Mechanics の May 2018 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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Mountain tension!
Award-winning motorcycle engineer!
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Fazer set to STUN!
What do you get when you mix CRK’s lovely café racer kit to Yamaha’s budget middleweight and the recently-retired Martin Fox? Well, one helluva foxy Fazer!
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Project Suzuki 1984 RG250 part 4 BRUNO BARES ALL!
This month, while we wait for backorder engine parts, we strip the chassis back to the bare frame, assess what is needed and plan the reassembly…
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Project Kawasaki Z900 Stocker part 2 Ralph has a blast!
For the best finish on his Z900’s motor Ralph wants the best, so he visits Stephen Smethurst Casting Renovation to find out how it’s done properly.
![Project Suzuki TS400 Part 8 Loom with a view!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/725565/61287a0244003/crp_Project-Suzuki-TS400-Part-8Loom-with-a-view.jpg)
Project Suzuki TS400 Part 8 Loom with a view!
We’re getting down into the nitty-gritty this time with component testing and loom building. What could go wrong?
![Project Yamaha TX750 Part 12 A question of balance…](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/725565/612874d758e99/crp_Project-Yamaha-TX750-Part-12A-question-of-balance.jpg)
Project Yamaha TX750 Part 12 A question of balance…
Only The Beach Boys had good vibrations… so what’s Mark been up to, to sort out the bad ones coming from his TX750?
![Splitting links](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/725565/612881a974776/crp_Splitting-links.jpg)
Splitting links
Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk so he knows what works.
STAVROS: PRINCE OF PRANKSTERS!
It’s probably fair to say that Stephen JamesParrish’s persona and overall levity throughout his life have muddied the waters as to just how good a bike racer he was back in the day.
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Metal magic!
Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox co uk so he knows what works.. .