My '76 z900 'Strip-fighter...sorta

Very nice! I've been eyeballing one of those mini belt sanders for a while, might have to go pick one up.

nice job Leon.

Ederer wrote: Very nice! I've been eyeballing one of those mini belt sanders for a while, might have to go pick one up.

i have the electric one from h-f,it is pretty good.hard to find the replacement belts tho,and it has the plastic/rubber wear guide deals that the belt runs on and they wear quickly,i am planning to find something harder to replace mine with.

i haven't looked at the air powered one that h-f sells but you might eyeball them both and make your best choice.

they are not a dyna-file,but they don't cost three bills either.

if you don't push them hard they are good,but i get impatient and have found where to back off and let the tool work.

leon

all fit up and ready to de-burr wipe down and start welding :evil: !!!!!!!!!!!




















leon

got dougs underbrace all welded up.




i had to shorten the back of the underbrace because it was interfering with the caliper when it is slid all the way to the front.










leon

Man...I wish I could weld like that. That's a skill that would come in real handy.

racer54 wrote: Man...I wish I could weld like that. That's a skill that would come in real handy.

thanks racer54,
buying the machine is the hardest part.
you can learn to weld from the internet and youtube.
i would encourage anyone who wanted to weld to either take a welding course,or just buy the machine and start on some scrap.

leon

That swingarm is lookin good. As good as Leon is at building swingarms he's an even better dude to have beer with.

testarossa wrote: That swingarm is lookin good. As good as Leon is at building swingarms he's an even better dude to have beer with.

:blush: dang josh,
thats an awful nice thing to say .

just don't try to keep up with josh when it's beer drinking time :laugh: .we would get a beer i'd take a couple drinks look over at josh and he would be empty :woohoo: !!!!!!!!!

leon

I got my swingarm back from Leon yesterday. I must say that pictures do not do his work justice. The work he performed is stunning!!

I was able to make it out to the garage and mock up the bike in the driveway to get a feel for the overall length and ride height I want.

I forgot to take a measurement but I estimate the wheelbase to be around 68-70" with the axle all the way back.

Anyways, here are some rough mock-up pics...






As you can see I still have a bit of work left to do but I'm slowly chipping away at it.

Later, Doug

thanks for the kind words.
this thing looks tough,love the stance :evil: .

thanks for letting me help you with it.

leon