TBR Z50JZ Custom Bikes

[ChinaV]

They say the devils in the details TB and it looks like every piece of that bike is both custom and shiny...beautiful.

Cheers!
ChinaV

[TB-Racing]

They say the devils in the details TB and it looks like every piece of that bike is both custom and shiny...beautiful. Cheers! ChinaV

The little hi-po bike is a work in progress and your correct, every part has been modified and changed - improved from the original design. The Z50 "Monkey Bike" is a blast to ride (25+RWHP) and quite funny scaring the bigger bikes like HD's at stop light take off.....

ps: building another Z50 custom bike (8" wheels) and will continue the build during the winter with our son....

TBR, one thing: is there some specific reason for installing oil cooler so low?

No specific reason for the low oil cooler mounting, the Takegawa heads have a mounting bracket for low engine mounting. The oil cooler can be mounted in different positions (top of engine, underneath the headlight on the forks, etc.) but personally I prefer the mounting as pictured.

[Zorge]

I did not have much choice. I had to install it sideways.

[TB-Racing]

G'Day,

New custom airbrush for the Takegawa alloy tank with flush mount Honda NSR fuel cap, the Italian Diva (MTS) has a little angry brother.....

Custom airbrush by: http://www.kaysterart.com

[Zorge]

Say, TB, would it be sacrilege for you, if one of your bike had some, for example, Kitaco, Daytona, MSR parts?

[TB-Racing]

Say, TB, would it be sacrilege for you, if one of your bike had some, for example, Kitaco, Daytona, MSR parts?

Since you ask, see post #1 / #5 in this thread, the bike has currently KITACO 30mm Front Fork Set Type X - Silver-Gold (fully adjustable) and a DAYTONA low seat installed but some parts might get changed again down the road, the never-ending Z50 "Monkey" bikes story that goes around my family for quite a few decades already... grew up with Honda Z's and learned motorbike riding on them and really wish I still had the two Honda CZ100 my parents owned in the 60's....

[Zorge]

Yes, I've seen that before, but by refreshing topic you reminded of my first impression. I thought: "This guy opened Takegawa catalog and ordered all the parts from pages 26 to 63."

A few years ago, I also fell in love with this horizontal engines, regardless of the form-factor of a bike that uses them.