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03 May 2007 11:03 #136800 by henrymski
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Hey all, I've been absent quite a while from the forum, but not from the KZs. My 80 MkII streetfighter is progressing at a glacial pace (for reasons too numerous to list!:( ), but I've been working on a 79 LTD 1000 project that requires quite a bit less thought and $$.

This is what it looked like when I bought it:



The PO had rebuilt the topend, and a lot of the bike isn very good shape. Odd places are junk, like the igniter/regulator area and the gas tank.

This is what it looked like during disassembly:



This is what it looks like now:




Eagle-eyed viewers will note the aluminum swingarm and the presence of two frames. There was no title for the bike so I bought a titled frame from Turbo and am in the process of swapping over. I picked up the GS aluminum arm for obvious reasons. I also have a set of these to go in up front:



and a set of these for the front brakes:



I will be running 29 smoothies and a Kerker 4:1, both of which I had lying around waiting for a bike.:evil:

That's where it stands right now. I hope to finish by the end of July, but we'll see....

Edit: Formatted pics to fit forum. - Nate

Post edited by: N0NB, at: 2007/05/22 07:57

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03 May 2007 11:12 #136802 by Mcdroid
Replied by Mcdroid on topic 79 LTD 1000
I have a 1977 that looks about in the same shape...but I lack a nice set of carbs, kerker, trick swingarm, and the quality brakes...and I have no foreseeable finish date...:laugh: :laugh: Yours should be sweet when completed:)

Michael
Victoria, Texas

1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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06 May 2007 18:46 #137715 by Rob
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cant wait to see it finished.......i really miss my 79ltd..... good luck and cant wait to see progress pics.

Rob

Located in Cleveland, Ohio
78 kz1000LTD (project)

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22 May 2007 01:26 #142314 by mark1122
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You can do it.Keep goin man.B)

76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.

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22 May 2007 05:00 #142332 by N0NB
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Looks like a good project to keep you out of the bars! :laugh: Ought to be a looker when you get it done.

Nate

Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.

1979 KZ650 (Complete!)
1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel :D )

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