Thumper Club Forum
Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: guest1577 on November 26, 2012, 11:17:56 PM
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Evening all. Just signed up as I just agreed to buy a mate's early SRX6 That has been in the back of his garage with an undisclosed electrical issue for a few years.
Its a little tired and scruffy in a few places (so it should at least match its new owner :) ) but basically a sound bike. Hopefully the electrical gremlin should be straightforward to fix and I'll have a good starting point for a sweet little cafe racer project.
I've grown up riding big 4 cylinder bikes (mainly Kawasaki's as youve probably guessed by the nametag) with the odd quirky option like a guzzi v11 thrown in but the only experience i've had with a single was an ill fated relationship with a dramatically flawed brand new ccm r30.
Well thats it, I'll bung up some pics of the little yam on sunday when I collect her.
Cheers
Dave
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Aye Dave,
Welcome to the old club chairs, sometimes lewd and libellous commentary, with innuendo ( see what I mean?) and a general healthy dose of cynicism and camaraderie. ;)
If we can help or offer direction, we'll try.
Have a look at SteveH's site for a whole load of specific information and use the 'Search' on the top left of this site.
LINK: SRX600 (http://www.srx600.net/)
Good health, Bill.
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Cheers Bill, that one was in my favourites already (in fact, it directed me here!).
First priority will be to get it running and sorted, then I'll strip it down and get the frame and swingarm powdercoated and a respray is on the cards. I'm thinking of one of the ricambi-weiss seat units and some rear set footpegs too.
Any recommendations rear set wise?
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electrical gremlin should be straightforward to fix
oh yeah?... your mate told you that did he... just before you gave hime the dosh no doubt?.. ;D
Well, lets hope so... you're in the right place for support, should you need a nice colour circuit diagram i have it on file, and can email it to you (4 a4 pages you need to stick together once printed)... and i think there's someone here who has the service manual on cd (i did have a copy, but in my usual fashion it's disappeared... i'm sure there's someone near me quietly building an srx with all the bits i can't find in my garage)
anyway, welcome to the coven known as 'The Thumper Club' you don't by any chance live in the East or South East?... or are you in the West where the strange and secretive members of TC only come out at night to dabble in the black arts of old camping stoves, tilley lamps and land rovers.... be warned. ;)
pip pip
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I did have that thought about the electrics, but fortunately a mate is a bit of a dab hand with the sparky bits and will hopefully sort it for me. I know I'd have no idea, its bloody witchcraft that stuff isnt it?
I'm over in the flatlands of east anglia, live in Norwich and work out towards Snetterton. Which is handy when I want to give the race bike a bit of a run out. :)
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I'm thinking of one of the ricambi-weiss seat units and some rear set footpegs too.
Any recommendations rear set wise?
Those seat units are good, I had one on my racer.
I think I have a set of plates for the SRX chassis (also for the racer). Not sure what the pattern was, they were on there when I bought it. Possibly Raask.
Not comfy mind!
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Hi Dave!
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Thats pretty much exactly what I was thinking of andy. Will give you a shout when I've got it running if they are for sale. Are those 3he fzr 6 wheels and front end?
Hi Kayla, thought you may be on here ;)
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The wheels forks, yokes & brakes are 3TJ FZR400RR.
Not sure if I can find those plates, but they may be under the bench. Drop me a line if/ when you need,
cheers
a
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I'm over in the flatlands of east anglia, live in Norwich and work out towards Snetterton. Which is handy when I want to give the race bike a bit of a run out. :)
Thank god for that!... and i live in Dereham... scary eh lol... have a trip over here sometime... might have some bits you need
You can see the seat conversion i use... might be of interest
cheers
Steve
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Welcome to the family.
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Hi ZXRRDave
Welcome aboard. Excellent little club, loads of information freely given, idle banter a plenty, country wide meet-ups, rallies etc. etc.
You've got a few dark months to get it road worthy and then who knows.........Good Luck with it.
Regards
Boyd
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Cheers for the welcome lads and lasses, its most appreciated.
As for the dark winter months, much as I'd like to get the srx tip top in time for spring the first priority is my ZXR race bike which has to be finished by the 18th march......
Seems like a long time, but it really isnt.
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Welcome.
Andy
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... Welcome...
And now for your initiation...
Who's your favourite Weather girl??
Land Rovers. Yes or no??
Petrol orGAS stoves??
Well? Well? ??? ;D :o
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....talking of weather girls. Here in the East Midlands the BBC have the aptly named Sarah Blizzard; a fine and dandy sight for the more decerning gentleman.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5NRe-aWkL9s/T6kV00PXRvI/AAAAAAAADbA/3y8PCiZ-AUU/s1600/sb20120508b.jpg)
Toodle-pip
Boyd
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She looks hungover.
How discerning are you? 8)
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How dare you Sir? The good name of the fair Ms Blizzard will not be besmirched by a cad such as yourself! Have your gentleman contact my gentleman to arrange a mutually acceptable time for me to cuff your ear with my kid glove :o; and thence to the dualling ground - spud gun or pea shooter - you decide.
The Honourable Boyd Brooks Esq. (Mrs)
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Ah...but here in the real East we have the most wonderful Alex Dolan... proper thinking mans crumpet!
Ignore (Mrs) Boyd she often goes off on one.... dummy out the pram, handbags at dawn... that sort of thing.... probably that time of the month.
pip pip
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Boydy is just starting to realize what he is going to miss.
With them Qatar women having to cover all in abayas and niqabs he won't see much on the weather reports.
except sun, sun, sun. 8)
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welcome aboard Dave :) will be following the progress of the build.
please dont get talked into changing the running gear looks fine as it is
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And "do you have pictures of your sister(s)" is also a part of the initiation ?
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Just when you think some intelligence exists on these pages reality sets in, welcome to the madhouse.
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Just when you think some intelligence exists on these pages reality sets in,
Don't go phoning a nurse.
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Why phone one, I'm married to one!
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Does Alex Dolan sing ?
If yes I love the photo of her disk :
http://www.billboard.com/album/alex-dolan/move/686986#/album/alex-dolan/move/686986 (http://www.billboard.com/album/alex-dolan/move/686986#/album/alex-dolan/move/686986)
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Sorry to dissapoint... this is the real Alex Dolan.. http://alexdolan.tv/
and if you google Alex Dolan.. weather girl.. you'll find out what a hell of a woman she is.... highly principled
trained as a scientist...taught science in school..... secretly filmed crap school..... got booted out once it was televised... even though she was 100% in the right... joined Look East.... not before she helped investigate aircraft crash casualities... by crashing a boeing!
Read all about it..
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After all, I am not disappointed.
I love the "english style" of the real Alex Dolan.
She could represent Guiness in an ad.