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Phoenix Fighter 23 Apr 2016 14:07 #722571

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Im impressed !!!!!!

Real Nice Hot Rod !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Phoenix Fighter 23 Apr 2016 16:42 #722590

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Jon you did one helluva job, just wow! It would have been so easy to take this over the top and turn it into some kinda circus job but you executed this beautifully, nothing but kudos man! Can't wait o see the next project, if you are going a 750 turbo route I encourage you to check out and read through 750turbo.com, some truly brilliant minds over there and I suspect you'd glean some great info before you start dumping $$$ into parts ;)

Great job once again!
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Phoenix Fighter 23 Apr 2016 22:17 #722623

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Irish-Kawi wrote: Jon you did one helluva job, just wow! It would have been so easy to take this over the top and turn it into some kinda circus job but you executed this beautifully, nothing but kudos man! Can't wait o see the next project, if you are going a 750 turbo route I encourage you to check out and read through 750turbo.com, some truly brilliant minds over there and I suspect you'd glean some great info before you start dumping $$$ into parts ;)

Great job once again!
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Thanks again Brett, not to sure about the turbo. It just seems like it would be cool to do. There is a lot more engineering involved with a turbo. Not to mention the next build will most likely done to sell, A turbo bike may not be easy to sell when it is done.
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Phoenix Fighter 24 Apr 2016 07:37 #722652

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Side-by-side before and after pics? It wld be cool to see the very 1st pic you posted and the finished bike side by side. Awesome story and reason for your motivation. Many people with a mangled wreck like that would write it off and salvage the useable parts...yet you chose to resurrect it from obvious doom. Cool story and it just adds to the sweetness of the finished bike, opposed to just building something or modifying an existing rider. Nice vision you had. ........................................Mike

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...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!

Oh...and a Pocket Rocket lol!!!

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There's so many details you accomplished and oh so RIGHT in this build no way to list them all. B)

Truly a stunning build and what I do respect is how you kept going after it.... If it wasn't right for you, game plan change /modification/repair to accomplish what you envisioned....

Another gorgeous build..... Well done!
1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

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Kudos Jon! Outstanding build! I admire your skill and determination to see it through to the end. Love hearing about success stories such as yours. Keeps others motivated to keep going. Thank you for sharing your build with us. I've been following and staying abreast of your build since day one.
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Rockranch wrote: Side-by-side before and after pics? It wld be cool to see the very 1st pic you posted and the finished bike side by side. Awesome story and reason for your motivation. Many people with a mangled wreck like that would write it off and salvage the useable parts...yet you chose to resurrect it from obvious doom. Cool story and it just adds to the sweetness of the finished bike, opposed to just building something or modifying an existing rider. Nice vision you had. ........................................Mike

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The day I brought her home $300



Leaving to pick up the flag from Forrest.


Taking the flag to Idaho


Bike after the crash















Under the bottle cap of the beer I had after the crash

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Before



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Night and day. B)
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swest wrote: Night and day. B)
Steve


My dad had turned me on to the show "Cafe Racer" started to read the magazine and fell in love with one a 900 featured one month.
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I want to turn a KZP into one. Might hold my new swing arm for that. :woohoo:
Just a thought. :whistle:
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damn nice bike!

awesome job on building such a e-ticket ride!

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