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tri dee
11-14-2007, 01:04 PM
Love it or hate it here it is :eek: as its going on the street long & low was the only to go :cool: theres plenty more fabricating to do including stretching the false tank which i'll probably make out of stainless sheet & its gonna be the hardest job - i want it the exact same shape as the original only longer. Although its radical when its finished you'll still be able to see thats its a Zee with a twist which is important to the final look. The grafted in cradle unbolts so I could push the lump in nice & tight. I'd appreciate your comments including the bad ones & thanks to the guys who are helping out by shipping parts for me - i'll keep updating you as i go along :crazy:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/samuellister/srxv001.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/samuellister/srxv003.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/samuellister/srxv004.jpg

thefox
11-14-2007, 01:09 PM
What are you planning on using it for? I would think that trail riding could be tuff with all that rake.

350xrider911
11-14-2007, 01:11 PM
did u stretch the frame on that or is it still the same lenght

tri dee
11-14-2007, 01:45 PM
its purely for the street hence the 2" rake, i've stretched the frame by 6" aswell. all the body panels will be Zee so the original seat needs to tie into the tank & look original. Trust me it will look sweet when finished

ATC-Eric
11-14-2007, 02:32 PM
Man I like it :cool:

I wish I had the option to swerve a Tri-Z on the streets over here, that is without buying that $5000 machine here in St. Louis.

350Xhilaration
11-14-2007, 04:40 PM
Looks like it's going to be wild looking when done. Nice job so far. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Billy Golightly
11-14-2007, 05:36 PM
I love it, especially that ladder design bracing in the backbone going up to the steering neck. Should be bad ass when its done.

Black86tri-z
11-14-2007, 07:14 PM
what is the engine out of

03 ORANGE SHEE
11-14-2007, 07:37 PM
i have the same swingarm bolt!:lol:

pickleweasel_00
11-14-2007, 09:44 PM
the part under the tank looks like those old bell helicopters :D looks good so far

wizzard
11-15-2007, 08:45 AM
COOl ! the first 3 wheeler chopper

jeffatc250r
11-15-2007, 01:15 PM
Awesome! Bet youll get a lot of looks when out rippin up the street!

tri dee
11-15-2007, 03:01 PM
nice to know you guys like it, i'm staying faithful to the Tri-Z as best i can which should show later in the build. The engine is out of an SRX6 which is the same as the XT600e without the electric boot, the twin carbs fit with no probs so i'm now onto the next job looking for something to convert into an oil resevoir & battery holder. Its time to start raiding friends garages for suitable donors :D

Bryan Raffa
11-19-2007, 10:26 PM
you Know this thing is gonna RIP! I was out on my tt600 today and thought of your project, you gonna want that rake on there! LOL
Im excited about this one..

tri dee
11-20-2007, 02:58 PM
Yep I love the 600 singles & previously spent alot of time on TTR's XR's, great bikes! We all ride or rode big 6's for years as there was nothing else about with the thumper grunt before the 4's appeared, showing me age now....
I'm collecting bearings & stuff at the moment ready for the first dry build, the remote oil tank is nearly finished & i've rebuilt the forks. I'll need a shorter rear damper to lower the back end so a day rooting around at the breakers is on the cards soon :D

Bryan Raffa
11-20-2007, 10:36 PM
check out this 500.. I bet that 600 would be Crazy with some mod's:naughty:

http://www.gas-it-n-go.com/page/page/4932314.htm

4cylinders
11-20-2007, 11:07 PM
hey, too bad you don't have a Bob's where you live.

runaway
11-21-2007, 03:47 AM
hello
great job its always cool when you can make something out of something else. just a thought why dont you put some of that stuff like the battery and those thing in the false tank?

tri dee
12-30-2007, 12:36 PM
any spare time i've had has been spent preping & spraying, here's where she's at after 2 days of rebuilding. I'm using the Nos bottle as a remote res for the sump oil & you can now see the forward controls. It should be finished soon so i'll try & keep updating with new pics, happy new year to all the other scientists

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/samuellister/Kurt007.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/samuellister/Kurt006.jpg

oldskool83
12-30-2007, 01:02 PM
looks nice man...just a thought, ive had some TT600's and a YZ490 kicker works great on them.

tri dee
12-30-2007, 01:42 PM
hi oldskool, the TT & Yz kicker in the Zee frame works - no one told me :confused: I spent hours trying to work out a way to get the electric foot to miss the footpeg, gave up in the end & as i'll be street riding i think forwards will be more comfty :)

4cylinders
12-30-2007, 07:21 PM
hey, looks good so far. keep rolling. nice foot peg mount.

ATC-Eric
11-18-2008, 03:51 AM
Hey Dee, any updates?