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Street Fighter LTD wrote: Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all the membership in the USA

Only till Tuesday night to enjoy the May BOTM .. And a fine 440 it is !!!

Next month , is Modified Month , and a beauty I promise you all

Also June will be the beginning of year two for the revival of BOTM

And a fine bunch of scooters are lined up for your viewing pleasure.

Meanwhile please join me in wishing well to our May BOTM for letting me share a well cared for KZ440 LTD with all here at KZR

See you all in JUNE
Street Fighter LTD
Dave

Beautiful bike, I luv the paint scheme, I've never seen one with it, & the bike looks like showroom material, , happy to see a small Twin in such GREAT condition, !! congrats , again, !!

pete greek1 wrote:

Street Fighter LTD wrote: Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all the membership in the USA

Only till Tuesday night to enjoy the May BOTM .. And a fine 440 it is !!!

Next month , is Modified Month , and a beauty I promise you all

Also June will be the beginning of year two for the revival of BOTM

And a fine bunch of scooters are lined up for your viewing pleasure.

Meanwhile please join me in wishing well to our May BOTM for letting me share a well cared for KZ440 LTD with all here at KZR

See you all in JUNE
Street Fighter LTD
Dave

Beautiful bike, I luv the paint scheme, I've never seen one with it, & the bike looks like showroom material, , happy to see a small Twin in such GREAT condition, !! congrats , again, !!

I have to agree with Peter, it is a fantastic looking bike. Thank you for sharing.

Good Morning KZR
Last day of May is today , so this will be it for the current BOTM
Its time to look to June and a new BOTM and I promise it will be up to my standards

See you in the morning
Dave

JUNE 1 rst AND TIME FOR THE JUNE BIKE OF THE MONTH

Please join me in welcoming 79 MK II AKA Mike Hess and his Ultra Cool Hot Rod

A 1979 KZ 1000 MK II With one of the most eye catching paint jobs on KZR !!!!!

Mike was part of this bikes hustory from the beginning as his older brothers friend bought the bike new and stored it at Mikes parents garage. Funny thing is Mike says he wasnt keen on the bike at first with its squared off lines compared to his brothers 77 KZ1000

Mike got a hold of the MK II in 1988 .. It had some work done to it by then and Mike added his own improvements .
In 2008 Mike took the bike down to the frame and left no stone unturned with a complete ground up SUPER BUILD
Its getting late and the list of mods is going to take me a hour to type so that will have to wait till I get some sleep but
I cant think of many motor and chassis mods that were not done , and in my opinion they were done right
I really like the custom paint job done by McCall Colors , along with the stretched tail section and Led Zeppelin , Hermit mural.
I want to ride this beast !!! Nice Job Mike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you all on Wed Am
Street Fighter LTD
Dave

Great looking bike! Can't wait to read more about it.

Bloody nice, just a quick question how does the extra long swingarm and chain effect the bikes ride??

Shame I am on a budget I'd love a paint job like that on my Frankenbike (GPZ1100 81 with lots mods)

Good morning all !!!

Man oh Man is this a beautiful creation !!!!

Here is the scoop on the upgrades.
If I miss anything Im sure Mike can chime in and also answer questions

Frame is braced and powedercoated. The 6 inch over swingarm is chromed and ws made in Germany.

Mike used a LTD wheel on the rear as a starting point , then had it widened to 6 inches and diamiter upped to 17 inches

The front wheel is a Z1R piece widened to 3 and a half inches. Both wheels were then chrome plated and do they ever pop !!!!

Tires are Avon, 180/55/17 rear and Avon 120/70/18 front both are radial tires

H D Sportster 11 1/2 in rear shocks are used and progressive springs are up front with a Tarozzi fork brace, and a steering dampener

Rear stopping power is with a custom rotor , with Brembo caliper and a PMC master cylinder.

Mike had the gauges rebuilt and added blue face plates. Also a headlight switch was added for Stealth mode..

Custom body work and 3 inch tail extension and paint by McCall Colors , plus the Mural on the tail section. Mike is a huge Led Zeppelin fan

and had the Hermit off a album cover added as a extra touch. NICE !!!!! Mike sits on a PMC MK II seat. I see custom handlebars and other details but we will need Mike to fill in the details

Now to the motor Start with a MTC 1261 cc kit fitted in new sleeves in a stock block, Used APE studs and nuts to hold the motor together. Weld the crank, Back cut the trans and add 33 smoothbores with K N pods to make power

Dual feed with Pingel fuel petcock, Port the head , add Stainless steel oversize valves, shim under buckets , Better valve springs ,
Web .425 cams and MORE

MSD ignition box and wires, Andrews coils Whew,,, I need a cigarette LOL

All wrapped up in chrome covers, not to mention the other pieces I spotted on the bike while drooling over the pictures.

MIKe You got my vote for a AWESOME BUILD !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW

So ,, All you KZR Fans Please share your comments with us all on our JUNE BOTM

Thanks to Mike Hess for letting me share his Pro Mod with the world

Street Fighter LTD
Dave

100% figata (extra cool)!
The rear wheel...
The engine...
Shock absorber... not the top (imho)

I dont love the airbrush, but Led Zeppelin IV is the story of the music! Respect.

P.s. The engine in this configuration, is good for (relaxed) use on the street? Whit passenger, for example...

Looking at those chrome Kaw MAGs Makes me think I should have mine done too

Dave

Man that is a sweet looking modded KZ, wow! Congrats and seriously awesome bike!

Thanks,
Brett

Z1R wheel widened to 3"?? how is that acheived.....................................sorry I'm drooling while looking at the pics

Congratulations Mike!
Your KZ shows the design, time and effort it takes to build top notch.
My only question is: How much space next to your bed's nightstand does it take up?