Although the TR used a different cylinder casting than the stock bike, improvements in porting can still be made. The crankshaft was stock until the last models, I believe. The big issues would be the dry clutch and the 6 speed transmission. That setup is not easily replicated. I tried a GSXR gearset hoping it might be useable, but nope, too wide.
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I recognize Gary and Barry, and is the guy second from right Ron Haslam? Who are those guys, please?
A shadowy figure in NZ presents a photo of his GT750 6-speed conversion here --
-- but I see no text description of it on his site. He also put up a fairly unhelpful 20-second YouTube video:
I hope your Comments box -- I mean the one I'm typing in right now -- agrees to show the links. Google brings up some woofing about using a trans from one of the smaller GSes as well, but I didn't read them. Since I'm a busy man and all.
Thanks as always for the Show & Tell. Please build a GT/TR street racer and tell us all about it.
Well damn it. The NZ guy is thevintagegearcutter [dot] weebly.com.
Ron Haslam? Are you high?
Well that was helpful.
Gary Nixon, Barry Sheene, Cliff Carr, Ken Araoka, Paul Smart. It appears the transmission parts for a dry clutch conversion are available, it just takes money. https://www.ebay.com/itm/384415954271
It seems I'm not the only guy wanting to make one.
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