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Offline bishboy

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Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« on: September 05, 2014, 01:11:15 pm »
Although not "fully water cooled" an impressive bike all the same.  I used to have the same colour scheme on my R1 racebike  ;D

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/861778-the-450-killer-the-2011-yz490/

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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2014, 02:50:44 pm »
Wow, now that is how you do a conversion .. awesome workmanship and an equally awesome result  8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2014, 05:49:40 pm »
I wonder if you could successfully argue that because the motor may have derived from a model that originally had a drum brake that it would be legal for the EVO class ::) ::)
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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2014, 06:15:46 pm »
Wonder if it still pings?
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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2014, 06:38:11 pm »
love to hear it run..pinging was on my mind as well LOL

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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2014, 07:20:25 pm »
I wonder if you could successfully argue that because the motor may have derived from a model that originally had a drum brake that it would be legal for the EVO class ::) ::)
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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014, 08:36:09 pm »
Here is a Smythco water cooled head for a YZ490





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If you fitted IT or WR? or some electrics to get you 12volts you could use a small pump like this too

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Electric_Water_Pumps-ELECTRIC_BOOSTER_PUMP_12V_KIT___PART_No__9001-details.aspx
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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014, 08:57:20 pm »
I wonder if you could successfully argue that because the motor may have derived from a model that originally had a drum brake that it would be legal for the EVO class ::) ::)
linkage rear end Ted ::)

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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2014, 08:45:09 pm »
I had a few of those Smithco's, sold em all to YZ490 fans in the USA.

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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2014, 12:08:19 pm »
That looks awesome 8)
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Re: Watercooled YZ490 engined YZ450f
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2014, 06:00:56 pm »
Nice