76 KZ900 upgrade

easy for u .lol.how did u get it turned? when i turned it in my photo program it changed back when i posted it???:side:

show off! so , smarty pants,how do i do that?

i use adobe cs3

Can't wait to see it again this comming season.
You've been very busy.
Too bad on your ebay deals.

Some pix from last season:

I just finished sand blasting my cases and zx9 brake calipers’ got my trees for a test fit and to fit the stops. Here is a pic of the trees so far. lots of finish grinding and polish work to do yet. i had the gauge supports cut off the old kz tree and welded on the zx9 tree.
The KZ stem is smaller OD than the ZX9’s. So the stems must be swapped to allow the use of the zx9 tree’s.
Just remember that the zx9 stem has a circlip in the bottom. You can’t see it as it is inside. You could turn or grind it down first. Then you must press the stem out from the top down. I found this out the hard way. My machinist pressed it out with out removing the clip. We did not know it was there. It did work though.
The KZ stem can be pressed out from the bottom up, after grinding off the weld on the bottom..
He put the zx9 stem in the lathe and drilled a hole in the bottom, the size of the KZ stems bottom OD. Then he cut the bottom off the zx9 stem. This bottom piece will act as a sleeve, and be pressed over the bottom of the KZ stem. The KZ stem can now be pressed into the zx9’s lower tree. I then drilled and tapped through the stem, and tree. I put a bolt through the stem and tree just as a precaution.

Call me crazy, but I have a KZ 900, KZ650, and a ZRX1100 and I'm messing around with all three of them. I guess I must be smarter than everyone who has worked at Kawasaki for the past 35 years. Or maybe that's dumber.

madderkaw wrote:

Call me crazy, but I have a KZ 900, KZ650, and a ZRX1100 and I'm messing around with all three of them. I guess I must be smarter than everyone who has worked at Kawasaki for the past 35 years. Or maybe that's dumber.

Wait til ya see my zrx 1100 in a couple of more weeks....:woohoo:

Shit!

These thread I just have missed. :blush:

Nice work.

I have to study closely your pictures. :woohoo:

What paint did you use on that big bore barrel?

Dupli-color Engine enamel 500*F,260*C. Low gloss black. after 1 season it has held up well.

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i guess i wont have to worry about wiping it off in the morrning then , since thats not my bike.lol.
that is 1 i saw on the net that had a big flat spot on the bottom of the header. this made me beleive i should go with the longer zx9 forks.

Man, looking good- riding it yet?