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swest wrote: I'll bet they were hoping you wouldn't notice.
Steve

Seller doesn't want to give a full refund as there are "still usable parts"
Maybe I'll keep the tubes in case I decide to ever try and get the bike airborne ...

usable as a wind-chime or billy-club

Screw that! Demand a refund and before he answers, file a complaint ASAP!!

If you have paid with paypal you can get a refund. R

NOT AS DESCRIBED Make him pay the return shipping.
Steve

I didn't realize that return shipping could fall back on the seller if the item wasn't as described, so I'm pushing for that. Thanks guys!

I snagged a set of bars from my buddy's CB750K. Just the style I wanted and he's going with clip ons, so free for me. Awesome. Will repaint down the road.

The rear suspension I bought on ebay seems much too stiff for this bike. Must have been on a larger bike. That's disappointing, but I supposed I should have researched that first.
Back to the drawing board for rear shocks..

I bought a pair of rotors that turned out to be warped. I got a refund and in his revue of me, he called me a prickard. He screwed another guy at the same time, didn't want them back so I had them fixed and am using them now. F'em.
They just count on you're not finding out until it's too late. F'em again.
Steve

Looking into suspension heights/setups.
Photos show the kz440 tubes installed, adding 1.75" up front.

Trying to decide if I should add one or two inches in the back. One would give a little more room between the swingarm and brake pedal mount, but two is doable, and keeps an even lift front and back.
Had to shave down the inside of the passenger peg mounts to get clearance for the swingarm, but I think I'm good to go now.
Up two inches from stock:

Up one inch from stock:

Any wisdom as to which makes more sense? I'm assuming the 2" on both sides.
Any good 14.5" shocks? Dime city has a set for around $90 with the dual springs. Liking those currently.

Starting to look at some seat/tail lines..

Started to foam out the seat. Bike is looking more like a standard tracker than I had originally anticipated, but oh well, I'm liking all the decisions I'm making.

Currently running 14.5" Truxton shocks in the rear, which ended up not giving enough chain clearance at the swingarm pivot.
Have 13.5" stockers from a Bonneville on the way. Will run those with a chain slider on the swingarm as a backup (though I don't see it rubbing with the extra clearance).

All said and done I'll be up 1" in back and about 1.5" up front. I may result to lowering the front the extra half once it's up and running. We'll see how slow it handles. My guess is that once the bike is loaded up, the extra half inch in front won't matter since the rear seems to be a bit stiffer.

I would assume the rear is going to way stiff with Bonneville shocks. Race Tech recommends changing the shock setup if a 20+ pound change occurs from the specified values. You've got shocks from a bike that is 120 lbs heavier and you are trimming fat from your bike. however if you're a big guy (like 240) this would probably be an ok setup. Personally i can tolerate a soft suspension, but a suspension that is too firm is no fun IMHO.

Tail shape is looking nice. might be a cool design feature to extend the bevel that is on the top sides of the tank to the tail.

I may be looking at things all wrong, but from what I'm finding, the stock spring rate on the KZ400 is 1.9kg/mm (per my factory manual).
Spring rate on the stock Bonneville springs is .75kg/mm.
That considered, wouldn't the bonneville springs be, if anything, too light?
I can tell you from the "bounce test" that they're far more substantial than the stock springs..