Planet Minis

scow1 · 05-25-2006, 02:07 PM

After we blew something in the motor when we got it 4 years ago. I decided to go on quest to rebuild and make the z50 alive again. We regret the color now but at the time our race team was all yellow. This thing is like driving a tank around and how I missed how much fun this thing was to ride.

Upgrades:
Shocks
Rims
Seat
Paint Job
Big Gun Z50 pipe- * for some reason it wont fit on this bike*

Its not the coolest thing out there but it a bomb A$$ cruiser.

reynolds_brad · 05-25-2006, 02:29 PM

Change out the red fedors and it wouldnt look so bad.

BR

Brent878 · 05-25-2006, 02:31 PM

ya if you had yellow fenders it would look awesome. And that thing is pretty clean, good job.

sanoman23 · 05-25-2006, 02:34 PM

Nice!! You got it running arain!! I will 3rd the change the yellow fenders!

Sanoman23

reynolds_brad · 05-25-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent878

ya if you had yellow fenders it would look awesome. And that thing is pretty clean, good job.

yellow, black or chrome anything would look better then that red.

kawirider25 · 05-25-2006, 02:36 PM

look at the thread i posted with the z50 lookin like a ktm .. u can make urs look like a suzuki

scow1 · 05-25-2006, 03:13 PM

Does anyone know where I can get different colored plastics from? I would go with either yellow or Black.

1TrikZB · 05-25-2006, 04:34 PM

I love that feeling when you take a dead motor, rebuild it and it fires up in a couple of kicks!!

I vote for black fenders and black wheels. A cool motard look for your little Z

ghostryder · 05-25-2006, 04:58 PM

black fenders would work, but what sucks is that you painted over those dents in the tank without at least bondo. It wouldnt have taken much time to clean that up.

scow1 · 05-25-2006, 05:04 PM

I can always repair the tank when ever. My buddy does the powercoat for partically nothing. So I might still go ahead and redo the tank. Where can I buy black plastics from???

1TrikZB · 05-25-2006, 06:06 PM

hondaminitrail has Chrome fenders. I have only seen the red plastic fenders from DRATV and hondatrailbikes. You might have to paint your fenders black.

BTW, I don't think powdercoat will stick to bondo.

reynolds_brad · 05-25-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 1TrikZB

BTW, I don't think powdercoat will stick to bondo.

It wont. if you need to fill a hole and have it stand up when it is baked for powdercoat you need to silver braze the area and then metalfinish it.

Pinky · 05-25-2006, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reynolds_brad

It wont. if you need to fill a hole and have it stand up when it is baked for powdercoat you need to silver braze the area and then metalfinish it.

Or lead it. Im old school like that lol

d0n · 05-25-2006, 09:11 PM

Looks decent. I'd paint the yellow the original honda orange color but it really doesn't look bad now.

Where'd ya get the rear shocks? They look nice! I need some for my z50!

scow1 · 05-25-2006, 09:13 PM

I got the shocks awhile back from classic honda. They are kitaco shocks and they have a pretty nice ride and are adjustable.

d0n · 05-25-2006, 09:20 PM

Here's my frankenZ

SprNtrl · 05-25-2006, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scow1

I got the shocks awhile back from classic honda. They are kitaco shocks and they have a pretty nice ride and are adjustable.

Some people on here consider Kitaco shocks - except for the Bitubos - the antithesis of good shocks. Whatever flaots your boat I guess

JCMINIS · 05-25-2006, 09:48 PM

The shock's on my frankin-z are off of a yamaha RT 100.

scow1 · 05-25-2006, 10:02 PM

I love seeing other Z50's they are amazing. Especially with the moto Gp shifting.

kawirider25 · 05-26-2006, 12:40 AM

i want a peice of crap z to fix up

05-25-2006, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
scow1 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hawthorn Wds, IL Posts: 940	My FrankenZ is Finished After we blew something in the motor when we got it 4 years ago. I decided to go on quest to rebuild and make the z50 alive again. We regret the color now but at the time our race team was all yellow. This thing is like driving a tank around and how I missed how much fun this thing was to ride. Upgrades: Shocks Rims Seat Paint Job Big Gun Z50 pipe- * for some reason it wont fit on this bike* Its not the coolest thing out there but it a bomb A$$ cruiser. Last edited by scow1; 05-24-2007 at 11:31 PM.

05-25-2006, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
reynolds_brad Advertiser Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,719	Change out the red fedors and it wouldnt look so bad. BR

05-25-2006, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brent878 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,147	ya if you had yellow fenders it would look awesome. And that thing is pretty clean, good job.

05-25-2006, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
sanoman23 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,966	Nice!! You got it running arain!! I will 3rd the change the yellow fenders! Sanoman23

05-25-2006, 02:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
kawirider25 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: OC,ca Posts: 2,125	look at the thread i posted with the z50 lookin like a ktm .. u can make urs look like a suzuki

05-25-2006, 03:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
scow1 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hawthorn Wds, IL Posts: 940	Does anyone know where I can get different colored plastics from? I would go with either yellow or Black.

05-25-2006, 04:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
1TrikZB 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: JackSonville, Fl Posts: 866	I love that feeling when you take a dead motor, rebuild it and it fires up in a couple of kicks!! I vote for black fenders and black wheels. A cool motard look for your little Z

05-25-2006, 04:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
ghostryder 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: northern california Posts: 917	black fenders would work, but what sucks is that you painted over those dents in the tank without at least bondo. It wouldnt have taken much time to clean that up.

05-25-2006, 05:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
scow1 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hawthorn Wds, IL Posts: 940	I can always repair the tank when ever. My buddy does the powercoat for partically nothing. So I might still go ahead and redo the tank. Where can I buy black plastics from???

05-25-2006, 06:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
1TrikZB 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: JackSonville, Fl Posts: 866	hondaminitrail has Chrome fenders. I have only seen the red plastic fenders from DRATV and hondatrailbikes. You might have to paint your fenders black. BTW, I don't think powdercoat will stick to bondo.

05-25-2006, 09:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
d0n 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Troy NY Posts: 2,172	Looks decent. I'd paint the yellow the original honda orange color but it really doesn't look bad now. Where'd ya get the rear shocks? They look nice! I need some for my z50!

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05-25-2006, 09:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
scow1 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hawthorn Wds, IL Posts: 940	I got the shocks awhile back from classic honda. They are kitaco shocks and they have a pretty nice ride and are adjustable.

05-25-2006, 09:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
d0n 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Troy NY Posts: 2,172	Here's my frankenZ

05-25-2006, 09:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
JCMINIS 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old fort,NC Posts: 1,069	The shock's on my frankin-z are off of a yamaha RT 100.

05-25-2006, 10:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
scow1 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hawthorn Wds, IL Posts: 940	I love seeing other Z50's they are amazing. Especially with the moto Gp shifting.

05-26-2006, 12:40 AM	#20 (permalink)
kawirider25 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: OC,ca Posts: 2,125	i want a peice of crap z to fix up