Z50 Of The Month For November/december 2010

[FastMC]

First ten bikes posted are in. 8" wheel size max. Please try not to post comments until all bikes have been posted and please dont quote posts with pics.

[PlanetMinis.com]

[arlindsay1992]

1984 Honda Z50R-SM































CRF50 cases

ATC70 4 speed

Takegawa Special Clutch

TB 51mm crank

TB HV oil pump

Ricky Stator

TB rev box

Stock flywheel

TB 52mm cylinder/piston

TB race head ported by AHP

VM26 carb

TB intake port matched by me

UNI air filter

AHP head breather

custom head covers

Kitaco oil cooler

Custom oil catch can

Pro Circuit T4 exhaust

Custom painted head covers

CHP high output coil

iridium spark plug ($20 so it better work good!)

Z50R frame

XR75 swingarm

DID gold chain

Yoshimura (Chinese) shocks Only Chinese part on the bike

BBR front rim and HD spokes

BBR SP-5 forks shortened 1 inch by me

50 Stunt handlebars

Boyesen ignition cover sandblasted by FPM and then clearcoated

CHP shifter

CR85 kick starter

stock pegs I used an angle grinder to sharpen them up and now they grip like most aftermarket pegs

TrailTech Vapor

Kitaco Racing brake shoes

[pittmand]

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88cc Kit

TB 3" swingarm

tb 330 MM shocks

KLX 110 forks

My solid little ripper.

[Phat50s]

My take on a custom 1982.



88cc stage 1 kit

3 speed up conversion

P5 Z50 bar kit

HD clutch

HD Kitaco Rears

+ 1" front tubes with Med springs

And lots of chrome.

[RAZZO]

Might as well enter again. Get those Z's out men!



1976 Z50 Parakeet Yellow. Only color that year.



Mods: Rebuilt 70' CT70 KO motor - Chromed the intake - Honda 17mm carb

Kitaco wheels

Fast50's Bar kit

Chromed chain guard

TBparts XR75/SL Shocks 280mm.

New paint/decals



Otherwise a stocker. Original seat. Original gas cap. Even has the correct rubber plug in the rear fender.



Nice clean stock looking Z. Just little extra motor. More comfort with the bar kit. Just finished her this week. Fun Z. Almost forgot how much a stocker is. Hope you like!

[air50]

Maybe my other Z can get some votes to win

[Dan-o 50z]

Here's my 1972 Z50. Mostly original parts but does have the following mods and add on's.



TB 88 BBK with race head & 20mm carb

TB exhaust & 280 mm rear shocks

TB manual clutch

TB HVOP

Takegawa oil cooler

+1" H-D Chromoly fork legs w/ Delrin Bushings H-D Front springs

Heidenau K75 8X4 front and rear street tires

Recovered seat

Polished aluminum engine cases and drum brake covers (No offense to Razzo, but look at the difference polishing makes on the left side of the motor when compared to those stock Honda covers)

15 X 34 gearing

Finned tappet covers

Custom paint job with scalloped flames

Custom cut rear fender

Oil temperature oil level gauge

Various odds and ends, gas cap, rubber foot peg covers, headlight bucket and lamp, rear tail light cover, allen bolt set for the motor, new brakes etc

[RAZZO]

I like it Dan!!!! That back fender makes it MEAN! Also could present a problem if you loop it doing a wheelie...ouch! Lol! Very nice Z!

[Carlo C.]

Guys,

Alright, I finally got my shocks so you can throw me in the mix for this month.



Here is the details:

This all started with my 80 Z50 that I had bought as a basket case many years back. I fixed it up got it running and it sat in my shed forever so I sold it and a couple others years later to a buddy. It came up for sale again a couple of years ago and it had a Candy Red custom painted tank and frame. It was nothing special just a clean little bike with a CR50 engine that I would ride around in the pits at the car races. I noticed while cleaning it one day that the swingarm had some play where the bolt went through the frame. I started a search for a frame and finally found a very cherry 1980 Z50 frame at Kajun Mini Trails a local bike shop that specializes in Honda Minis. Well when I took the bike apart to change frames I think I lost my mind. I decided to build the little bike that I always wanted.



I had a vision of what I wanted this bike to look like and it took a lot of searching for the parts that I wanted to complete the bike. I made several visits to Kajun Minis searching for used parts and hard to find trinkets. I think it took about five different junk bikes to build this one. From Kajun Mini, Ebay, Planet Minis to the local Honda shop it took me more time to find parts that were in great shape then it did to build the bike. I cut the side cover brackets off of a junk donor 1976 Mini Trail and welded them on my frame so I could use the side cover on my 1980. All of the parts for the bike have been stripped to the bare metal and powdercoated black. The tank and side cover have been painted by Jeff from Little Farms collision with automotive paint that matched my race car. I was very lucky as the factory tank and seat from my original 1980 Z50 bike were in perfect condition. I also used the chrome front fender of off the 1976 model bike as it was like new. I bought a new KDF rear fender as I liked the shape better then the original Honda. I knew I would be installing a new Piranha 140cc engine with ported head and TB Cam so I decided that a Front Disc Brake kit from CHP would be something that would be a necessary requirement. I also thought that an aluminum Extended Swingarm would help it ride better and help keep the front wheel on the ground when I decided twist the throttle real hard. I got a great deal on a set of aluminum wheels and street tires from a member here on Planet Minis. I used a hard to find 1972 H model Honda 4 speed speedometer and headlight off of a CT70H then converted everything to 12 volts. I found the taillight bracket and the backing plate at Kajun Mini trails and ordered a new lens, gasket and bolts from CHP. When reassembling I changed every nut and bolt on the entire bike to Metric Stainless Steel. I basically made the bike that Honda never did, the fat tank, wide seat and handle bars from the 79 to 87 models and side cover, chrome fenders, lights and speedometer from the early model Mini Trails. I keep telling everyone that it is a rare 78-1/2. I tried to use as many Honda parts as I could on this project. This is the bike I always wanted, I hope you guys like it.



140 Piranha- FirePower Mini's

TB Cam- FirePower Mini's

Ported head- CC Racing

CHP- Front Disc brakes

KDF- Aluminum Swingarm

CHP- 280mm Chrome Rear Shocks

Kitaco- Aluminum Wheels

Continental Tires

KDF- Rear Fender

Billet footpegs- Ebay

XR50 exhaust-Ebay special shortened and fabricated to work on this bike, custom billet insert with factory tail pipe installed. I do not like the exhaust blowing on the shock.



1980 Honda Z50R-

Frame

Tank

Seat

Handle Bars

Risers

Complete Rear Brake Hub

Foot Peg Holder

Brake pedal



1976 Honda Mini Trail-

Front Fender

Rear Tailight and Mount converted to 12 volts

Side Cover and Cover Brackets



1972 Honda CT70H-

Headlight Converted to 12 volts

H Model 4 speed Speedometer converted to 12 volts (hard to find)



2001 Honda XR70-

Kill Switch

Throttle assembly

[RAZZO]

Bump this thread up!

[1988z50r]

Ok heres mine bone stock 1988 z50r its was my two girls first bike there now grown up. it was too nicer bike to let go so it will stay in the family for the grandkids

[eurobeaner]

not much going on here, so heres my z50r beater. bone stock+snow hogs



rode it and my 76 with a buddy for 3 hours last weekend.



heres a crappy pic and a video of some of my buddy and the stuff we were doing

[arlindsay1992]

Come on Z50 owners. Two more people is all we need.

[RAZZO]

Yeah! Like he said.

[tmas]

My 1999's.....

tmas

[tmas]

Couple more pics....

tmas

[eurobeaner]

Heyheyhey not fair...... Lol



Beautiful stock and CLEAN!

[KI6HNB]

Where is the poll to vote?

[tmas]

Where is the poll to vote?

One more Z will make ten. Has to be ten entries.

tmas

[ride1mc2day]

I'll put my '85 in again as I've made quite a few changes since the 1st time I entered it and plus it's half way through the month and I want the voting to start!