83 KZ750 LTD Cafe Project

Welcome ColoPirate, I like the direction you are going with your LTD.
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If you have not already checked the stearing lock to lock, this is what you are going to find




Remedy is to block the stops, dent tank for clearance or change tripple tree to non LTD standard with more fork offset. I will be changing the tree.

Also the LTD brake MC works if using clubman bars (tight but workable).

Good luck,
Jim

apbling - I used this mostly

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it worked good to get it to the shape i wanted, then i used a 80grit sandpaper for a smooth finish. one of my pictures shows me using the tool i think. If i make another, which might be next winter, i will use florist foam, it seems to carve easier, the pink foam took a little more work. I also used high strength spray glue for gluing the layers together, which melted the foam a bit, so if you try it get some of the lower strength stuff.

Rainman - very similar! I think with the drag bars my controls are hitting the tank before my triple tree, but when i switch to clip-ons (when i feel like spending another $150) i will have to look for that. what did you use to block it? im having trouble figuring out the picture.

Hey Rainman, did you make that cowl or get it from a different bike? Also, is your frame an LTD or standard?

ColoPirate, No blocking yet, I will be swapping the tree for one from a standard (78 KZ650C2) with more forward fork offset.

apbling, the tail is a chopped up tailpiece from a 79 KZ750B4 twin. Yes it started life as a LTD (80 KZ750H1), with slight frame tail chop.

Hey Rainman is that the stock tank?

ColoPirate wrote: So after all that this is where I am at, did some more bondo, mounted a new headlight bracket, made a license plate holder, and primed the tank and seat so I can find all my imperfections. It still needs some bondo work but it's closer

ColoPirate, where did you order your tank from? Is it metal? Looks fantastic!

Ryan

What tank is that? I have been working on my LTD cafe build this spring and I'm still trying to find a good tank that will look better on my bike.

Kozaz, no this is the stock tank style


The red tank is from a GPZ750.

Sorry, been a while, moved, been working on some stuff...

the tank is from a GPZ750, i think it was even the same year, or close to. its an 81-84 i believe. and yes it is metal. I found it on ebay.

small update, i made the leather seat. I went to a local (littleton, co) fabric place and got some black leather. then for closed cell foam i went to big5 sporting goods and bought a camping sleeping pad for like 5 bucks, cut a few layers out of it and glued them together. so far it works good, but i might have to add to it.

So, finally got down to messing with the carbs, since I went with the pod filters I will have to replace the jets. Stock jetting was at 90 65, and I have been told to start with the main, so I am going to start around 130 and tweak from there. Right now the pods are the only change, still have the stock 4 into 2 exhaust, but I am in the mile high city, so elevation is a factor. Wish me luck, I will keep everyone posted best I can.

Side note, my buddy also works with a car wrap company, and is coming by tonight with some vinyl, similar color to what it is now, and we are going to wrap my bike, we will see how that goes as well.

So tonight i changed the main jets to 130 and gave it a spin. it seems to run good, i didnt notice any gas smell, but i am going to give it a little ride tomorrow and see if the spark plugs are dark and its running rich.

My friend came by and helped me out with a vinyl wrap for the bike, it wasnt easy but we got it on there. lots of heat from a heat gun, or hair dryer, and some stretching got it smooth for the most part. we had to make a couple cuts, i just have to figure out how i am going to cover them. here are some pics

Pulling over the tank


some more


side covers


some placement


finished product


one more, you can see a cut on the back side of the tank