"yamaha Fz350 "

Satpal Singh · 4th November 2009, 16:33

This is the Job of a neighbourhood mechanic,He had 2 RD350 engines at his disposal he rebuilt an engine with brand new sleeves from bangalore and standard ART pistons,modified the chasis of the FZ16 to fit RD's engine into it,modified the CDI unit,removed the cat converter out of the exhaust and increased the volume of exhaust pipes and added a manifold that connects both exhaust pipes(underneath) into one, decreased the no of teeth on the rear sprocket and many other smaller mods.
The bike sounds awesome and the growl is twice more meatier than a HT
and I got to ride it the next day after the rebuild so wasnt allowed to rev too much or even go above 60-70, but the bike is very smooth and handles like a normal FZ with loads and loads of more power,the front shocks went down about an inch because of the engines weight.

Ardy · 4th November 2009, 16:41

Nice job. How is the handling of the bike?

Cheers.

Satpal Singh · 4th November 2009, 16:50

@Ardy
The bike handles very good,the sound makes you rev harder and harder and the digital speedo goes crazy when you hit a deserted road...the chasis part was done very well so almost zero vibrations....the rear tyre spins if you throttle too much on the first two gears (after rejetting)... the max I hit is 90 ( because the owner was watching)

reddy6980 · 4th November 2009, 16:52

Very good job.
Pictures of the two exhaust pipes being connected to the silencer in close up would be good.

alstonvaz · 4th November 2009, 17:27

That's an interesting job done. Good to see the merging of 2 Yamaha's.

razorBlades · 4th November 2009, 17:35

A very nice job indeed. a lion on a cows skin

can't wait to know its top speed.

BTW could you please share the chassis modifications?

jaaz · 4th November 2009, 17:41

Great Job!!!!!. We always used to argue in our circle in this aspect. Few Bikes come with very good chassis and dynamics but with a below par engine. And we always used to dream about having a different engine in a different Bike.

Hats off to the guy who's dunnit.

black12rr · 4th November 2009, 17:48

Wow super , what I can immediately is , remove the scoops , it seems to impacting cooling the engine enough and the Air filters seems to be blocked ,need better breathing .Wonderful job .
Hows papers taken care off ?

recshenoy · 4th November 2009, 18:10

wohaaa.. thats hell of a mod.

would love to hear about full potential of bike .. max speed and handling at higher speed etc.

pdev29 · 4th November 2009, 18:12

nice mod job. worth spending on this rather than anything else.

yzfrj · 4th November 2009, 18:48

Oh man...! that is pretty impressive.
Time to get an RD engine and an FZ

?

It will be a tough ask to get it "registered" for the road.
Different chassis number, engine number and with the mods on the bike.

@Satpal Singh

Any chance to get the pics of the exhaust ?
Its not really "safe" to play around with the exhaust of a 2 stroke, I wonder how the guy managed.

Excellent find mate, thanks for sharing it.
3 Cheers to the builder too...!

gomzi · 4th November 2009, 18:49

wow, monster mod job! Is the owner planning to upgrade the tyres for more grip? More Speed needs more grip.

nandishpal · 4th November 2009, 18:57

awesome job.i am so excited to see this as i have an spare engine.can i getsome more details please & the contact number of the mechanic,

firestorm · 4th November 2009, 19:17

Awesome!! Any clue on the cost ?

anandkumargb · 4th November 2009, 20:57

Does it have the characteristic RD sound? You know what I am talking abt...that fraction of a second delay in the silencers sound? Video will be good.

4th November 2009, 16:33	#1
Satpal Singh BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 35 Thanked: 2 Times	"yamaha Fz350 " This is the Job of a neighbourhood mechanic,He had 2 RD350 engines at his disposal he rebuilt an engine with brand new sleeves from bangalore and standard ART pistons,modified the chasis of the FZ16 to fit RD's engine into it,modified the CDI unit,removed the cat converter out of the exhaust and increased the volume of exhaust pipes and added a manifold that connects both exhaust pipes(underneath) into one, decreased the no of teeth on the rear sprocket and many other smaller mods. The bike sounds awesome and the growl is twice more meatier than a HT and I got to ride it the next day after the rebuild so wasnt allowed to rev too much or even go above 60-70, but the bike is very smooth and handles like a normal FZ with loads and loads of more power,the front shocks went down about an inch because of the engines weight. Attached Thumbnails
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4th November 2009, 16:41	#2
Ardy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 614 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Nice job. How is the handling of the bike? Cheers.
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4th November 2009, 16:50	#3
Satpal Singh BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 35 Thanked: 2 Times	@Ardy The bike handles very good,the sound makes you rev harder and harder and the digital speedo goes crazy when you hit a deserted road...the chasis part was done very well so almost zero vibrations....the rear tyre spins if you throttle too much on the first two gears (after rejetting)... the max I hit is 90 ( because the owner was watching)
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4th November 2009, 16:52	#4
reddy6980 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 153 Thanked: 52 Times	Very good job. Pictures of the two exhaust pipes being connected to the silencer in close up would be good.
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4th November 2009, 17:27	#5
alstonvaz BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MH12/GA06 Posts: 57 Thanked: Once	Interesting Job That's an interesting job done. Good to see the merging of 2 Yamaha's.
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4th November 2009, 17:35	#6
razorBlades BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 171 Thanked: 113 Times	A very nice job indeed. a lion on a cows skin can't wait to know its top speed. BTW could you please share the chassis modifications?
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4th November 2009, 17:41	#7
jaaz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 669 Thanked: 663 Times	Interesting for an Owner of FZ. Great Job!!!!!. We always used to argue in our circle in this aspect. Few Bikes come with very good chassis and dynamics but with a below par engine. And we always used to dream about having a different engine in a different Bike. Hats off to the guy who's dunnit.
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4th November 2009, 17:48	#8
black12rr BANNED Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ridin earth now Posts: 1,280 Thanked: 348 Times	Wow super , what I can immediately is , remove the scoops , it seems to impacting cooling the engine enough and the Air filters seems to be blocked ,need better breathing .Wonderful job . Hows papers taken care off ? Last edited by black12rr : 4th November 2009 at 17:50.
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4th November 2009, 18:10	#9
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,129 Thanked: 256 Times	wohaaa wohaaa.. thats hell of a mod. would love to hear about full potential of bike .. max speed and handling at higher speed etc.
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4th November 2009, 18:12	#10
pdev29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 289 Times View My Garage	nice mod job. worth spending on this rather than anything else.
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4th November 2009, 18:48	#11
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 143 Times	Oh man...! that is pretty impressive. Time to get an RD engine and an FZ ? It will be a tough ask to get it "registered" for the road. Different chassis number, engine number and with the mods on the bike. @Satpal Singh Any chance to get the pics of the exhaust ? Its not really "safe" to play around with the exhaust of a 2 stroke, I wonder how the guy managed. Excellent find mate, thanks for sharing it. 3 Cheers to the builder too...!
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4th November 2009, 18:49	#12
gomzi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 798 Thanked: 236 Times	wow, monster mod job! Is the owner planning to upgrade the tyres for more grip? More Speed needs more grip.
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4th November 2009, 18:57	#13
nandishpal BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 493 Thanked: 80 Times	awesome job.i am so excited to see this as i have an spare engine.can i getsome more details please & the contact number of the mechanic,
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4th November 2009, 19:17	#14
firestorm BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 43 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Awesome!! Any clue on the cost ?
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4th November 2009, 20:57	#15
anandkumargb BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 207 Thanked: 180 Times View My Garage	Does it have the characteristic RD sound? You know what I am talking abt...that fraction of a second delay in the silencers sound? Video will be good.
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