ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild.

ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 28 Jun 2013 23:02 #594296

650mod Offline User Posts: 569 Thank you received: 48	I'm drooling... You've really cleaned the bike up well! What a restoration 78 kz 650 custom Wiseco 720cc big bore Dynajet stage 3 carb kit with pods 2002 Kawasaki Z750 exhaust 2001 Buell lightning front end 1999 Ninja 600 swingarm with 1999 Ninja 900 rear rim converted to monoshock rear Too many goodies to list fully
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 29 Jun 2013 01:48 #594307

slayer61 Offline User KZR FLAG RELAY CARRIER #62 Posts: 879 Thank you received: 265	You've done this before haven't you? What a beautiful job. Well done. Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound! ~~Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit~~ Wife's BIG bike...... 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and ~~factory FI~~ Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 29 Jun 2013 07:48 #594314

Street Fighter LTD Offline Moderator TURBO, Its Better to be Blown than Injected Posts: 4827 Thank you received: 1969	Brings a warm feeling to me to see this old warrior brought back to life. Great Job Zed !!!!!! Original owner 78 1000 LTD Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 02 Jul 2013 16:47 #594741

531blackbanshee Offline Vendor Posts: 7447 Thank you received: 797	they damn sure picked the right man for the job! top notch work as always zed. leon skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3, 1976 kz 900 x 3 i make what i can,and save the rest! billybiltit.blogspot.com/ www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 03 Jul 2013 01:49 #594819

Bluesmoke69 Offline User Posts: 73 Thank you received: 5	Great work, I like the frame color!!!!
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 20 Dec 2013 09:14 #615994

jeff12345 Offline User Posts: 35 Thank you received: 4	GREAT JOB!!!! MOR PIC'S PLZ. KZ1000 Z1-R TC
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 20 Dec 2013 13:17 #616019

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WoW! Nice Job! This brings back memories!
In your inner circle of friends bring up some names!
"Puppet" "Brian Johnson" "Richie Rich Racing" "Cheektowaga, New York", "Broadway Kawasaki", "Terry Kizer"
Yes, but you might have to duck! Some bad times in the early 80's! Alot of us got burned on parts and motorcycles (MTC) The Feds! Taxes! Ouch! :angry:

But a Beautiful Machine anyway!

Marty in Buffalo, New York USA

Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!

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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 21 Dec 2013 01:51 #616061

geerbangr Offline User Posts: 298 Thank you received: 4	Bada$$ thead 1978 KZ 1000 I go by Jason
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 21 Dec 2013 07:30 #616068

HAFROD Offline User Posts: 255 Thank you received: 5	Awesome work Two 1983 GPz 305's, 1984 GPz550, 1980 KZ550A, 1978 KZ1000A2A
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 21 Dec 2013 08:40 #616072

4TheKZ1000 Visitor	I looked at this many times....great job documenting the build. love it
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 22 Dec 2013 05:56 #616118

ed spangler Offline User Tennessee Z Posts: 512 Thank you received: 29	AWESOME!!!!! Have 1975 Kawasaki Z1-B & 2003 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic Had Hondas, Harleys and many ,many Z Series Kaws both Std. & LTD's
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ANOTHER project,Orient Express drag bike rebuild. 13 Jul 2014 15:18 #639952

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Just a little note to say we got five runs in at the Santa Pod Dragstalgia event this weekend with the newly rebuilt Orient Express Z900.
Piloted by Pip Higham we did one steady shakedown run to make sure it ran straight and nowt fell off as it was the first time it's turned a wheel under power in 30 odd years and then knocked out a 9.1, 8.9, 8.6 and then a slightly quicker 8.6 after a bit of lock-up adjustment to improve the 60 foot..
Max speed was 165mph and it's currently kicking out around 223 horsepower.
Considering that an 8.2 was the fastest it ever ran previously we think that's not too shabby for a first outing

And here's a little vid of the first 8.6 - 165mph run,

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The following user(s) said Thank You: peter1958, bluezbike