after finding myself without an engine for hybrid2 the project kinda stalled after i had to put the hybrid2 thundercat engine in hybrid1 when its gearbox shat itself.so i needed another motor,downpipes,carbs,ecu and a whole host of other bits to complete the project when hey presto another 3tj2/thundercat hybrid came up on the for sale on the forum-here it is [img]http://i248.photobucket.com/albums ... .jpg[/img]
its an ex race bike a bit tatty but what i expected-only picked it up today and havnt had a chance to pull it apart but it revs much quicker than my t/cat hybrid and it made 92bhp on the dyno.its going to be for track only as that was what hybrid2 was intended for till the gearbox disaster

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getting to know each other!!
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still my favourite!!
ive got an 07 r6 shock to go on the new one,a radial brembo master cylinder and some r1 forks in modded tj yokes or i may just strip it and put it all on the freshly powder coated frame and swingarm thats been sitting in the shed since xmas,but for now i just want to get it on track and not have to use my roadbike,im not precious about it i just dont want to smash my sp to bits and its done all my trackdays for the last 3 years so it deserves a rest i think.anyway i needed a permanant home for the astralites as i took them off hybrid 1 as theres no speedo drive and i was getting paranoid after the rides when you come home and hide behind the sofa!!!

had time to strip the new hybrid and check out a few bits.its had a nice simple race loom made which has been very nicely done and looks very tidy.the frame has been modded to take the t/cat motor by having the top engine mounts removed and relocated and welded to mate up with the taller motor.the biggest surprise is the airbox which has a what looks like an fzr600 lower airbox with a plastic cover cut to shape with the 4jh air intake trumpet mounted on it.i checked the frame numbers and its an sp as i originally thought it was an rr with an sp swingarm and wheels which was a bonus.it needs some braided brake hoses(the r6 front end was removed before i bought it as was the sp shock) and a shock which i fortunately have and thats about it so far,just a check on the condition of all bearings and stuff and hopefully get it out on track will post some picsof airbox etc tommorrow as i cant seem to get any pics to upload at the moment

Have a think about the YZF750R front end - apparently lighter than a T'Cat ... upside downs 320mm dia discs too

ive got some r1 forks already in r1 yokes with a tj stem pressed in but i may use another set of sp forks ive got laying around but they need rechroming before use.the new hybrid has rr forks that have been modded by maxton apparently but i need to do some saving first!!!!

It's all been "modded by Maxton"