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Worked on fitting my rear swingarm and rim yesterday. Still waiting on more parts.

z1wiz hooked me up with a 78 KZ1000 frame and some 76 Z1 cases to replace the cases on a extra motor I have.
So I put the LTD back together and mocked up my bike with the 78 frame.

***PARTS LIST***
1978 KZ1000 frame
1976 Z1 motor
1976 bodywork and controls
1980 1000C triple trees
1982 1000P forks and rear wheel
1980 KZ1300 front wheel
1982 GS1100 swingarm

Engine is now together, Shinko 224 tires, 365mm eye to clevis shocks and 630 O ring chain ordered.
Just a few more parts to go! This is how it looks now.

I installed the new Shinko 244 tires, 365mm shocks, 630 chain, front fender and a old carrier I had laying around.
I used the 82 police front rim for now. I need to have front spacers made for the 1300 front rim.
That will be a winter project. (It looks like a endure now.)
I'm seriously thinking of making a custom skid plate for off road riding.

I really like the look of these tires on the bike.

Looking good so far K.D. I am digging the style you are going for. I am trying to simulate that myself, though would prefer a 80/20 dual-sport tire. Do you plan on doing alot of off-road riding? Also was that gs1100 swingarm a bolt on? or did you have to do some modding?

K.D. HART wrote: I installed the new Shinko 244 tires, 365mm shocks, 630 chain, front fender and a old carrier I had laying around.
I used the 82 police front rim for now. I need to have front spacers made for the 1300 front rim.
That will be a winter project. (It looks like a endure now.)
I'm seriously thinking of making a custom skid plate for off road riding.

I really like the look of these tires on the bike.

Don't you think that the horsepower will break the tires loose continuously off road? I have not ever seen a 1000cc dirt bike but this one could be my first.

gbot9000 wrote: Looking good so far K.D. I am digging the style you are going for. I am trying to simulate that myself, though would prefer a 80/20 dual-sport tire. Do you plan on doing alot of off-road riding? Also was that gs1100 swingarm a bolt on? or did you have to do some modding?

Yes, this will pretty much be a off road bike.
As far as the swingarm goes, it was a bolt on. All I did was add a kz900/1000 triple tree washer to "each" side to take up the extra space. (You know, the chrome washer on top of the triple trees?)
Get two of them washers and your all set. z1wiz told me how to do it. Very easy.

If you want the clearance like I did, you'll need the police front end and wheels, then a set of 365mm eye to clevis progressive shocks. I picked up the shocks at parts n more for $99 new. Part number #06-3604
www.partsnmore.com/parts/honda/cb350/?fi...lters%5Bprice%5D=100

HBKwaka wrote:

K.D. HART wrote: I installed the new Shinko 244 tires, 365mm shocks, 630 chain, front fender and a old carrier I had laying around.
I used the 82 police front rim for now. I need to have front spacers made for the 1300 front rim.
That will be a winter project. (It looks like a endure now.)
I'm seriously thinking of making a custom skid plate for off road riding.

I really like the look of these tires on the bike.

Don't you think that the horsepower will break the tires loose continuously off road? I have not ever seen a 1000cc dirt bike but this one could be my first.

I have no idea yet. I talked to a old hill climbing buddy over the weekend and he thinks I should change the front sprocket from a 14T to a 13T to start and go from there. I will most likely change the rear sprocket also, but just not sure on the gearing a this time. I'm going for low end power, not high speed.

Trails hillclimber...could be a fun experiment...

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationI found something similar on ebay.

Gosh, I can't believe the asking price for that 650. ($7,750.00)
I built my 900 for a fraction of that, but it's not for sale. I may be bias, but I like mine a lot more.
To each their own though. Some might like that 650 more than mine.

Your being a 900 should bend the norm. Keep up with the updates. I am intrigued. VERY interested in the torque to rear wheel in dirt formula.