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Steve H

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Skorpion Project
« on: June 02, 2013, 08:18:17 PM »
Pictures of the latest project can be found HERE
A non-runner at the moment, I want to here the engine running before spending time on the chassis. I'm not 100% on what I am going to do with it but the current thoughts are
  • FZR400 forks, the skorpion forks are quite pitted and I already have the FZR ones assembled
  • TZR250 wheels (Courtesy of Steffan)
  • SDR200 Seat unit
  • SZR oil tank (no space under SDR200 seat unit)
  • K+N's (air box missing)
  • Carbon can (standard one is unbelievably heavy !)
  • Rewire

It came with a programmable CDI which no doubt will give me hours of fun.
« Last Edit: June 02, 2013, 08:19:50 PM by Steve H »

SRXweb

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2013, 08:23:27 PM »
Very seductive project.

Where did you find the SDR 200 Seat ?

Steve H

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2013, 08:26:50 PM »
Very seductive project.

Where did you find the SDR 200 Seat ?

It was on Ebay some time ago, I was planning on fitting it to my twinshock SRX but the frame rails are too wide where the shock absorbers  bolt on

andy230

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2013, 12:51:28 PM »
Very nice steve!  I shall be following...

Re the seat, are you absolutely set on the SDR unit?

I have a fibreglass race single seat (for skorpion, so it fits under the tank) blank.  I want to keep it, as I'll use it one day, but you could take a mould of it if you wanted??

Just a thought...

Cheers, keep us updated,

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Steve H

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2013, 02:02:17 PM »
Very nice steve!  I shall be following...

Re the seat, are you absolutely set on the SDR unit?

I have a fibreglass race single seat (for skorpion, so it fits under the tank) blank.  I want to keep it, as I'll use it one day, but you could take a mould of it if you wanted??

Just a thought...

Cheers, keep us updated,



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Interesting, I was planning to mold something to go in the gap, if I am doing that then I might as well do the whole thing. First things first and I need to check the engine doesnt have any hidden secrets and go from there.
Out of interest does your skorpion run an air box ?. If not what filters and jets are you using ?

andy230

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2013, 02:32:44 PM »
Steve,

re. the race seat.  The back (ie single race seat part, with "hump" -well, flat tail a la 90's race seat) is a bit ugly to be honest.  It alwayls looks to me to be quite fat and lardy compared to the rather more narrow and shapely zzr1100 dualseat which I have on mine.

However, I was thinking you could take a mould and use the front part if you wish...?  It blends nicely with the tank (which always looks quite "high" to me otherwise.  You know, it has a funny horizontal "cut out"...

The race seat is made for the skorp, and the front blends nicely with the tank and frame.  Good for reference I suppose...

Let me know if you wanted to borrow it.  Its not going anywhere in the forseeable future... I could always post it to you, but it would be a PITA, but I suppose not horrifically expansive as its relatively light.


Out of interest does your skorpion run an air box ?. If not what filters and jets are you using ?

No airbox.  Conical filters (K&N-alikes) onto the carbs.  Dynojet kit in the carbs. (I think that comprises a jet for one carb and a drill for the jet in the other carb!). Standard valves and cam I think.  renegade end can.  Hi comp piston of standard size.  Flowed and ported head by slipstream.  Old pics of filters on  this site I think.  It is still running that set up.

I alsways found the standard airbox enormous and ugly.  You'll have to make a bracket to hold the battery tho if you ditch the airbox...  No great shakes for a man of your talent I am sure. 

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Steffan

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2013, 03:21:31 PM »
and if you have any spares kicking about; don't forget to get in touch.

Steff

Steve H

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Re: Skorpion Project
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2013, 07:57:27 AM »
I spent an hour last night trying to work out why the MuZ wouldnt turn over. It turns out that the left and right hand handlebars controls can be plugged into the harness the wrong way round.  The horn being constantly on and the fact the the dipswitch operated a relay should have been a clue !. Not something I have encountered with Japanese wiring harnesses.
Some consistency on wire colors would be nice. (Perhaps this should be in rants)