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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 02 Nov 2012 03:28 #556766

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Haha the Zed mate the Zed!

But what the hell lets see some pics of the crash bike too.....

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 02 Nov 2012 08:10 #556777

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Your bike is coming along nicely. congrats on the kid.youll be busy for awhile.

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 03 Nov 2012 00:47 #556883

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thanks mate.

Im just starting to tidy up my spare wheels and my first instinct was to powdercoat the rims Black on this set too, but im in two minds..... as im think of my next project being a more stock looking Zed...

what looks better in your opinions
Chrome:


or Black:

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 03 Nov 2012 01:52 #556901

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Keep the black!
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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 03 Nov 2012 10:30 #556926

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Definitely black, I thinking keeping wire wheels is classic but the black shows off that they are still sexy modern wheels
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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 03 Nov 2012 15:49 #556945

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I'm old enough to think rims should be chrome or polished aluminium, but not old enough to think they should be painted.

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 03 Nov 2012 16:01 #556946

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faffi wrote: I'm old enough to think rims should be chrome or polished aluminium, but not old enough to think they should be painted.

Nickel plating was pricey back in the day,and nobody wanted to spend extra money on a bicycle with some crazy motor on it back in the day! :laugh:
I on the other hand have seen plenty of painted wheels and nickel plating from back in the day! :woohoo:

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 03 Nov 2012 16:08 #556947

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I like the chrome look personally but not against black...depends on the "look" you are going for. I think you need to have an over-all design in mind before you can make that call.
1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110
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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 04 Nov 2012 19:35 #557047

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Anyway, I was just kidding. Painted rims can look really nice. I like the special versions of the W800 with painted rims instead of polished alloy. But if my plan was to build a modern retro of a Z1-ish thing, I'd go with natural colours instead of painted.

Here's one old school style with polished rims in 17", the Honda NC36 - I dig it
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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 04 Nov 2012 20:08 #557049

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yeah i think i will keep one set chrome for my next build and have the black set for my current
build, that way i get the best of both worlds!

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 18 Nov 2012 23:03 #559052

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ok so only small bits of progress thees days....

been working on the rearsets i got off turbo, he's an ok bloke even if hes not my friend anymore coz i told him how gay 4 stroke dirt bikes are.....

got some Proteck pegs on:


master cylinder and brake switch turned up too, just waiting on a CNC gear lever then ill magiclly make then all black.

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79 Z1000 ST "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL" 21 Nov 2012 20:21 #559509

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gear lever turned up today, so i threw that on and its a tad too wide...

when i tighten up the foot peg bolt it clamps the lever solid, so ill have to take to it with a file when i get a chance.

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