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K.D. HART wrote:

tucsonKZ1kP wrote:

K.D. HART wrote: Any pics of the build, while you were building it?

Yessir, I have gobs of them. I will post more here real soon. Any part of the process you're interested in specifically?

As a matter of fact, yes.
I've been playing around with a updating a Z1, but never considered a cop bike. Yours turned out real nice.

1. What if any mods had to be done for the swingarm to fit on the KZ1000P frame? (Not the mono shock mounts)
2. What did you have do for the duck bill (tail piece) to fit?
3. How is it and the seat mounted?

1. Swinger was just customs bushings and notching the frame to allow the chain to be in a straight line. Only other thing that was special was a stepped out front sprocket to align itself with rear sprocket to account for the 190 tire.

2. Duck bill was pretty straightforward. Once we chopped the frame in the rear, you could easily place the duckbill on the frame and slide it forward or back to try and get the best look. (See pic)

3. See pic.

80B4 wrote: Very cool! How much lower than stock is it?

You know, I'm not quite sure how much lower it is but it's pretty low. It's got a great look but the exhaust has scraped on hard left banks. We are already sourcing some pipe to make our own exhaust to fix the issue.

i noticed the m-unit .
how hard was it to hook up and get working?
how do you guys like it?
i am currently saving for one for a custom project i am building.

leon

Man that looks great. I love that you removed all the badges. Unless someone knows, nobody will have a clue what the hell it is. how much longer is that gixxer swing arm over stock?

531blackbanshee wrote: i noticed the m-unit .
how hard was it to hook up and get working?
how do you guys like it?
i am currently saving for one for a custom project i am building.

leon

So the M unit is great but we did have an issue with shielding the actual m button. It was picking up interference and we had to get it shielded within a steel tube so it would be grounded correctly.

Hoodftw wrote: Man that looks great. I love that you removed all the badges. Unless someone knows, nobody will have a clue what the hell it is. how much longer is that gixxer swing arm over stock?

I have no idea man. Haha. I appreciate the complements. I get a lot of questions and thumbs up when I fill up at the gas station.

Stock exhaust scraped too much... Decided to fab our own

Sweet job on your bike! Nice to see what appears to be a father/son project? I have a 1994 KZ1000P.
Feel free to click on my signature to see before and after pics. Future plans include upgraded front and rear suspension similar to yours, then I need to figure out what color to paint the bike. I live in California..... summer is here so I will get some riding in and work on it this fall/winter.

These bikes are a blast to ride. Mine runs strong and smooth. I cannot stop anywhere without someone coming up, wide eyed, full of questions and memories. I love it!

Happy wrenching and riding with your son

Your bike inspired me to do a similar build. I have a 1993 KZP That's 80% complete. I've been surfing the net to buy a chain and sprocket, but I'm not sure what length I need. Could you tell me what length was need for your bike?

I'll have a similar issue when I get my arm on the bike. I have some old chain I can put together to test for length. I'm at 92 links now and they sell them up to 104 off the shelf. I might need 94 or 96 and they come in those sizes too.
Steve

you can always mount the sprockets and then wrap a string around the sprocket s and measure the string and do a lil math and figure out the # of links.

leon

Get the longer and trim to fit.
Wayne