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YZ versus OW
« on: February 07, 2011, 10:48:16 pm »
DJ's, first two photos after being painted. I will have to find the before pic.




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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2011, 05:43:48 pm »
Is the shape any different?
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 06:27:12 pm »
Close but different, the one we repaired and painted is a YZ125A tank thats been modified to fit a YZ125C monoshock...the pictures dont do it justice. The OW125 tank is from a 74 model monoshock.
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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 06:54:55 pm »
Is the tap spigot meant to be angled back like that on the unrestored tank?
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2011, 07:41:28 pm »
Yes, all the early OW's where like that....they must have thought it was force feeding the carby?
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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2011, 08:20:30 pm »
Is this the noguchi getting a makeover or a new project altogether?

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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2011, 11:18:23 pm »
Na, just fixing our fisherman friends (DJ's been lost to the peace and serenity of chasing after that elusive fish....god rest his sole) tank.....It was a boogee peace of shit to start with....weighed about 4kg's it had that much bog in it...I recken I've doubled the capacity....He is selling the bike if anyones interested.
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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2011, 12:34:46 pm »
How bought i swap you for a real YZc tank and we call it quits ?
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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2011, 01:39:37 pm »
Got your comedian face on today Freaky?.....I've got "C" tanks coming out of my rear end.
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2011, 03:01:06 pm »
DJ says its a deal freaky  ;D you just fix up mr Tite for the panel and paint job and i will cover postage both ways  ;)

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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2011, 03:02:34 pm »
Got your comedian face on today Freaky?.....I've got "C" tanks coming out of my rear end.

Davey boy i thought that was a nasty case of Haemeroids  ;D

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« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2011, 03:10:14 pm »
Done
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Re: YZ versus OW
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2011, 03:10:43 pm »
hey mr tit werent you spossed to be calling me today ???
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« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2011, 03:30:33 pm »
The days not over.
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« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2011, 03:59:14 pm »
im off home soon so it must be....
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