Here's
how the front of the tank attaches. I took the original YZF
bracket, and just bent it to fit. Luckily, it just works
and lined right up to the FZR tank mounts. |
I
did have to make a few other changes to the YZF bracket...
because unlike the YZF, the FZR radiator cap is under tank.
This makes it so the stock YZF tank bracket is too big... |
So
I had to cut the larger rubber block and the metal spacers.
Notice the rubber block is cut down a bit at the holes. There
were two YZF bracket rubber blocks but I didn't need the
thinner one. |
You
can see I'm using the stock FZR front tank shell screws to
hold the YZF bracket to the tank. They have a smaller profile
than the original YZF bracket bolts, and make more room for
the radiator cap. |
To
make the bends, you need to use a hacksaw or dremel to cut
the edge flange, and also to score where you want to bend.
After that, take your pliers and bend the bracket out. |
I
also had to drill out the holes of the YZF bracket metal
spacer so the FZR tank screws could fit. I think they ended
up needing to be 3/8". |
This
is how the whole thing goes together... don't forget the
little metal hole liner spacer things. You'll need to cut
those down so that they are long enough to go from the top
of the rubber spacer to the flanges of the FZR tank screws. |
Notice
that I also had to drill out and elongate the FZR bracket
holes that mount the bracket to the frame. This was so I
could drop the bracket down a little bit. I found that this
made the tank line up with the frame better. |
At
this end of the tank, I had to bend out the metal a bit,
and also grind down the edge of the tank. Watch what you're
doing here! You really don't want to damage the weld that
holds the tank walls together. Also note the cuts I made
at the top... |
Don't
worry about bending the tank here after making the cuts,
because the first time you put the seat bracket in, it will
bend the tank the exact amount. |
I
also cut down the original FZR rubber tank blocks to about
2mm... just enough for the rear of the tank to sit on. Take
a close look at the seat bracket... I had to shave the top
mounts off, and also had to shave the bracket in about 5mm. |
Here
you can see the bracket shaved in a bit. The more you shave,
the closer the seat fits up to the tank. |
On
the underside of the YZF tank, all I needed to do was remount
the fuel filter so it went off at an angle as shown. You
also need to use the FZR hose section that goes between the
filter and pump - it's diameter is a bit smaller than the
stock YZF hose. I also hooked up the tank overfill hose with
a connector so when I pull the tank off, I can disconnect
the hose. |
Since
the YZF tank doesn't have a mount point for the fuel pump,
I had to make one. I just used an old license plate to make
a bracket that mounts to the frame... |
At
first I was just going to use the license plate temporarily,
but it turned out so well that I'm going to keep it like
it is. |
Here
you can see how much I shaved the side tank tabs down. |
Keep
the rubber covers... they help cut down on vibrations and
also keep things snug. |
Now
for the airbox... sorry for the bluish pictures, I'll get
some new ones later. You can see that I had to really cut
up the back side of the airbox... |
