Paul's Yamaha 3MA track bike

[Louis]

Thanks Paul for the feed back.

AND the silly return behind the hand guards is not there

Now you mentioned it, yes that is the different in looks

Great to her she is going well

[Paul]

shit it's been a while!!!!
this bike is sitting in UK customs as i type, and i'm getting a little excited.
i'll be putting her back on the road, slowly... il no doubt be begging for parts.
when i was in SA recently the tennants of our house handed me a bag of photos they found under the stairs.
here is Trevor Crookes who won the 1991 SA championship on the 3MA in the pics, sadly not this bike of mine, but i did buy it off him in 1992 and had it until 1995, it was then road legal. the other pics are of him racing it.

[Crank]

Check out those knee sliders!

[Paul]

The 3MA arrives in UK

[fozzy]

it going to be a track bike paul or road?

[Paul]

Dunno. Would love to put it on the road. I'm not rushing.
What I will do is sort out a proper dyno run and get it spot on.
See the notes I taped to the tank nearly 15 months ago.

[jools]

Aah, Welsh rain drops...........

[Need4speed]

Aah, Welsh rain drops...........

Must be tears of  joy to see it again 

[fozzy]

cant be rain, it never rains in wales!

[Paul]

Those are tear drops!!!!!
There, I said it.

[Crank]

Glad to see you decided to hang onto it Paul.

[Paul]

Ja. This one I threw bags of money at.
It has to be the fastest 3MA in UK!???
One thing I realised at redstar (the only time I really rode it after mods, and I only did 2 sessions) is this bike has some serious acceleration.
I'll have to wait to get it on the dyno later this year.

[Paul]

well, i had it on ebay and it didnt sell
i had a strange feeling of relief yesterday, i started her up and she ended up on the work bench, i hummed and haaaaaared... what am i going to do with you girl?
back on the road? what for? i thought, so i have to MOT you every year and pay for licencing and insurance? plus i need a shit load of parts as i cut a lot up when i shed loads of weight. no, it track for you baby!
so i pulled the seat unit off and started sanding.
i will do a paint job on her like the TZ, I will finish the few things i never got around to, tidy the loom, weld a bracket on the clocks and take her to the dyno. i will also fit the 34mm carbs which i had painstakingly modified to be singular units with dual cables running off a TZ throttle.
one thing that bothered me the one and only time i rode her round a track was the footpegs, anyone got any idea on where i can get 3MA race rear sets?
watch this spot and look out for this rocket on the track, it has serious acceleration!
i will finish you my little 3MA

[Need4speed]

Maybe a considerration..

[Paul]

Cheers n4s
Have you tried it? Do the TZ pegs simply bolt on? No machining?