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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 25 Jun 2012 19:52 #531687

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Oh, another thing. Here is a pic of the top of my tank. Whenever I fill up, the tank leaks. I dont top off. Is there any way to replace the main seal on the cap without buying a whole new fuel door? Also, there is no longer the little rubber seal on the vent nipple that goes out the back of the cap.

Any suggestions? I really want to paint the tank, but dont want to until this drip is fixed.

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 25 Jun 2012 20:09 #531691

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www.z1enterprises.com sells a replacement rubber gasket for the fuel door/cap.
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awesome!

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 25 Jun 2012 21:03 #531704

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I always forget to check there. I bought a bunch of little bits I needed for both bikes.

Thanks again Mike!

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 25 Jun 2012 21:35 #531719

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No problem, I remind riders of where to get parts every so often.
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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 30 Jun 2012 22:01 #532892

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K, did exhaust today, dont have time for a story, the rest will come later but here are 2 quick pics!



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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 30 Jun 2012 22:09 #532896

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A lot of noise? I'd think if you get a back fire, some flames will shoot out, right by your legs. Also you might want to make/buy some caps/covers to keep rain out, otherwise I see rust a problem..
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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 30 Jun 2012 23:51 #532920

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Looking fantastic. Where did you source the cans?
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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 02 Jul 2012 15:53 #533391

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Ok, so here are a lot more pictures.

These mufflers are car mufflers, ha!

mufflers

I found them on ebay. This is a very low cost bike for me, so I didnt want to drop $300 on exhaust. The inlet is 2.5 inch, but "U" shaped tube that splits to mufflers is 2 inch. I just cut the middle out of the pipe and seperated it.

Obviously, I also cut the mount in half.

As for sound, another reason I bought these is cause of the sound lowering inserts. I have now ridden the bike with them in and out. With them in, it is not noticable louder than the stock pipes at all. The sound is a little different, but not loud. But then again, I dont have a good basis for stock sound, when I cut the stock cans off, I looked inside and they were TOTALLY hollow. The metal baffle was still in the far end, but thats it. With the sound killers out, it is a little louder but definitely not bad at all. I am pretty suprised and very pleased.

Anyway, I just did a lot of grinding and shaping to get everything to line up right, and they welded together real easy. If you have any questions, ask away.

As for back fires, the pipes are pointing further behind the rider than you realize. As for rain, I live in southern california and I park in a garage, so I am not worried.















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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 13 Jul 2012 13:29 #535666

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Ok, so no pics, but I got a new valve cover gasket, new cam end half moon seal things, new seals for the oil pressure sensor and new stator gasket. I have cleaned the motor and installed the valve cover gasket, the cam seals and the pressure sensor seals. I am gonna do the stator cover this weekend.

Question tho, what tire is this on this bike? (beautiful bike, btw)

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 14 Jul 2012 01:45 #535789

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Here ya go. I was looking at them for my build but the Shinkos were local and cheaper.
www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/29/393/1...Sport-Rear-Tire.aspx

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Awesome! Thanks man!

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 14 Jul 2012 13:38 #535852

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No problem, love your build and glad to help.

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 20 Jul 2012 01:32 #537206

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Cool, glad you like it. So I finished installing all the gaskets and I finished clear coating the paint on the tank. I will post pictures tomorrow. But I have a question, after installing the exhaust, the bike pops under no throttle decel and it pops if im in like, second and doing 30 just cruising. This would be a pilot jet, right? There is no idle air mixture screw. It cant be the main jet, right? Mike, I am sure you know the answer to this.

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 20 Jul 2012 01:52 #537208

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You should have idle mixture screw on those carbs, lots of information found around here. Your pilot jets could go up a couple steps if you haven't yet. Also I can't remember if you plugged off the emissions ports on the top of your valve cover? Plug, cap or connect the two EGR intakes so no air gets into the exhaust system post combustion.

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 20 Jul 2012 03:00 #537218

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Hey sweetbro I gota ask how you like the running boards on the bike?
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wagonmaster69 wrote: Hey sweetbro I gota ask how you like the running boards on the bike?


I don't know about sweetbro but I love mine. ;)

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 20 Jul 2012 12:22 #537271

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Cuff, I have removed the PAIR system. My main jets went from 127.5 to 132.5, but I have not changed my pilot jets. As for idle air mixture screws, I cant find them. They are prob right in front of me. Either way, I think the bike was just upset about not being ridden for 2 weeks. She ran great today.

Here is a pic of the bike with the painted tank.



Sadly, the left cam end cap didnt seal. At least the stator gasket and the rest of the valve cover sealed, including the other 3 cam end caps. Oh well. If I ever decide to paint the engine, then maybe I can try to fix them again.



Oh, and I LOVE the running boards! So comfortable! I have the flat bar and the running boards to keep this bike mellow and comfortable for the ride to work.

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 20 Jul 2012 13:11 #537276

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The Idle mixture screws will have Anti-Tamper caps, which need to be removed. A small drill, then a self tapping sheet metal screw and a pair of pliers works. 92066 in the drawing.
Turning the screw out will richen the Idle fuel mixture, more than 3-1/2 or so I'd go up a pilot jet size. If there are no vacuum leaks and the carbs are of course clean, with the correct fuel level in the bowls. Use the clear tube test to verify fuel level.

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KZ1000 Police conversion to cafe custom 20 Jul 2012 14:17 #537287

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Oh, ok, yea, now I remember. I will pull those caps out and go from there. Thanks

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