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Well,
as you have probably figured out by now, my wife won the
battle to keep the YSR that was shown being built earlier.
No problem however. As my best friend and business partner,
she is entitled to get a few perks for herself now and then.
She has let me order a new frame for the project though,
so it will get the same treatment.
I
ordered the frame from Jun at J-Trading, and as always he
came through with exactly what I needed. This guy has every
YSR part you can think of, so if you are in the market for
parts shoot him an e-mail and get a quote. He also deals
in TZR, TZM, TDM, and other hard to find bikes, mostly in
the 50cc to 250cc range. His ebay user name is "jtrading",
look up his auctions now to find a great deal!
jun@jtrading.net
The new JDM or Japanese domestic
market YSR frame
Here
is the frame I ordered. It is a "JDM" or Japanese
Domestic Market frame. The most noticeable difference is
the rear handles, which are a separate bolt on unit on the
American Market version of the frame. The bolt on unit holds
the tail light, turn signals, and license plate. The Japanese
version has all of these features integrated into the battery
box design, and the turn signals come out of the two holes
next to the tail light. The Japanese version has a much
more finished look to it because of this. The thing to note
here is that we won't be able to use those wonderful Japanese
tail lights though, as the battery box mounting plate in
between the rear frame rails will be cut out to make way
for the afterburner to pass through. Yes, the afterburner
will be that close to my butt when I'm riding it. I have
some secrets to keep the heat to a minimum though, as you
will see later. The only other differences in the frames
are the absence of a side stand kill switch on the JDM version,
and also a small frame pipe between the lower side rails
where the pegs mount is replaced with a small wire like
stiffener on the JDM version. OK with me as those parts
would have had to be cut off anyway.
Triple clamps, swingarm, footpegs,
and rear shock
Here
is,clockwise from the left, the triple clamps that hold
the forks, the swingarm, shock absorber, rear axle, and
the footpegs The forks are being taken off of another bike
so I can get a better set, so they are not in the pictures.
The engine cradle that will probably
not be needed
Here
is the engine cradle, which is the lower part of the frame.
The small part is the rear engine mount. The hand is Jun's
and will not be coming with the deal. Everybody wave and
say "Hi Jun!".
The clipons or handle bars
These
are the clipons or handle bars. Seems like most sets you
find have the right bar bent a little from crashes. Jun
is going to try to get me a better set to use on the finished
bike.
The kickstand
Finally,
the kickstand. Yes I am going to put one on it as the bike
will be displayed at bike and car shows, and this will make
that much easier. I may get a bike stand later to prop it
up on, but for now I think I'll use the stand. It will be
especially important if I get the bike registered. Can't
drive a Jet Bike to the local Whataburger on bike night
and lay it on it's side when you get off of it. It just
ruins the cool factor.
Thanks
again Jun for getting me a good solid frame to put the jet
into. One day I hope to meet Jun in person and show him
the creation that he helped to build.
Next
section should be nice, as I will be finishing the plumbing
on the combustor. I may test it really quick to check for
leaks.
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