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it took a turn to the unknown...Here is my 1982 GPZ750 project from start to finish:

When I first bought her



The tear down



sizing things up

some of the parts that will make my beast whole('94 ZX900RR forks with '97 Zx750Rr wheels)



Newly machined steering stem into the '94 ZX900RR triples

funny how those oil changes turn out aint it?

shots with the forks installed with the tanks first coat of paint





getting ready for the '03 636 swingarm


swingarm installed

shots of the '05 636 shock installed

test fitting the exhaust, at this point we weren't sure where the rear sets were going to be, plus it has the finished paint work thrown on
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cool!

at this point, the rear end was sitting way too high which is making the steering really steep(not good)off to make a new set of dog bones to bring the rear down. plus the clipon that I have installed wouldn't work because they would hit the tank...need to go with a set of bar riser mounted on top of the triples, also getting ready to do the seat:



New drag bars with 40mm risers with black steel braided brake lines for coolness


New dog bones installed, the seat covered(I shaved off at least 3" off that thing) and the rear sets found a home
(crappy picture)side note, I got a new bike stand to work on

AWESOME!

Also, please tell us some more about them cool bikes you have in all the backgrounds, look like you have some intersting projects going on.

retest fitting the exhaust, it's a bit lower than the other picture because of where the rear sets went, still looks ok




another shot of the bars with the new acewell speedo installed

boy that is coming out nice...good lines for a conversion...the total front to back is a smooth line...nice...very nice...

Now just some random shots I took the other day, plus it shows how close I am to getting this thing back on the road. I'm about 92% finished with only a few loose odds and ends to button up. things like finding a new place for some of the electronics, getting a offset front sprocket and having the rear carrier machined down a tad so the chain has clearance, having some small items powder coated black and finding the right headlight to finish it off.








I hope you enjoyed my project of 5 years in the making...