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Well i decided since we have been seeing alot of chopper projects on the forum lately, and everyone is in the chopper mood:laugh: i would post the progress of mine. I know alot of you dont like seeing a perfectly good bike get cut up but hear is my story. Went to monster jam in fargo, ND last winter and saw a sad looking kz on the street with a 4 sale sign. Couldnt just drive by, especially knowing a kz is hard to come by around here i stopped. Owner said that i could have it for $200. It didnt run, P.O. said it was coils but it was definately in sad shape all around. We had a 150 mile trip back home in a minivan with 5 people, but that wasnt going to stop me. I used the owners tools and had the forks, swingarm, and exhaust pulled off in no time. I was just getting excited when we realized that the tail of the frame was about 4 inches too long to fit in the back of the van. I knew what had to be done so i borrowed his sawzall and did the deed. When i got back i figured chopper would be the only reasonable decision, and it is something i had never built and saw it as a challenge. It is a 1978 kz 650, and here are some pics.






if you can see it, trailor queen is scratched into the valve cover. "trailor queen" was supposed to be the theme of this project to make fun of all the fancy v twins that never get ridden.

Sadly i am selling this bike before i get to finish it. I have an offer of $1200 so i think i will take the money and run. The good side is i will be putting the money into college and building my 79 kz1000 dragbike

hey if that is how you are going to start building a drag bike go for it it, sounds like your turning a pretty good profit to boot. your young so i'm proud that you are thinking of school as well. get a skill now and you will be able to afford to get bigger and better toys as time goes by . by the way from what i've seen of your bike building skills you are going to be doing this for a long time to come anyway. when you start to race it will stay in your blood a long time once a racer always a racer.just ask guy's like me or plummen or any number of others on this forum. go check out dragbike.com classified section to get some ideas or ask us, been there done that bought the shirt. good luck with school, head down ass up and get as much out of it as possible.

thanks alot timebomb. I get alot of comments on my bikes and nobody believes that an 18 (17 when i built my 810) year old kid built these bikes. I am beginning to see that school is my main priority now and bikes may have to slow down a little for me, but you still can expect to see some sick kaws pumpin out of my garage over the years:P . Guys like you, plummen and many others on this site are my inspiration, and have helped me beyond belief throughout my builds. I thank you and look forward to more of your guidance throughout my 1000 build.