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    FZ750 with a load of work just done by Paul at Pointy Hat - 948 race motor, genuine Yamaha dry clutch, carbon fibre wheels, carbon fibre Ducati fairing, Point Hat alloy tank, Pointy Hat alloy R1 seat unit, Pointy Hat exhaust.

    Might not everyone's cup of tea, but the workmanship that's gone into it is exemplary.

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    SOme nice work there indeed!

    The seat unit etc. are actually fabricated from alu are they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nik S View Post
    Might not everyone's cup of tea, but the workmanship that's gone into it is exemplary.

    Most definitely not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the work that went into it.

    Am intersted in the dry clutch conversion though - got any more info?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helmet View Post
    SOme nice work there indeed!

    The seat unit etc. are actually fabricated from alu are they?
    Yep, copied exactly from the plastic original.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phuk72 View Post
    Most definitely not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the work that went into it.

    Am intersted in the dry clutch conversion though - got any more info?
    Nope, sorry.

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    Looks like it should be in the next Terminator movie

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    Don't like the paint or the seat unit, I don't think I'd have carbon fibre wheels on a road bike but apart from that fantastic, FZs are great, they can be made to fly relatively cheaply and are very stable.

    Dry clutch was part of the Yamaha race kit, but I don't think you'd need it as the FZ clutch is tough as old boots, unlike the conrods.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julian_Boolean View Post
    I don't think I'd have carbon fibre wheels on a road bike
    BST claim their CF wheels are stronger and more durable than stock jobbies.

    Wrat has a set on his ZX10R.

    I admire the work on the Yam,but I don't much like the result,all that effort to look unfinished.

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    I think you can guess my opinion of it without me needing to reply in more detail

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    Quote Originally Posted by Weeksy View Post
    I think you can guess my opinion of it without me needing to reply in more detail
    Think of the polishing man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Weeksy View Post
    I think you can guess my opinion of it without me needing to reply in more detail
    I don't really care either ...

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    What's the point of the dry clutch then?

    To echo something Tomcat said a while back "CF bodywork is in the same class as anodised fairing bolts".

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    Great workmanship but can't say i like the overall look

    BUT, with the original top fairing, seat unit and painted in standard(early model) silver and red it would be perfect

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    The Ducati fairing is so iconic, it really only belongs on a Ducati. Apart from that (and the fact it's not a diesel) it's fairly cool.

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    Bet the compound curves on that tank took some effort though.

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