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30 May 2008 16:25 #216838 by guitargeek
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1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"

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31 May 2008 00:21 #216909 by dutchz
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guitargeek wrote:

arai60 wrote:

Nice work. What is that tail section from ?

It was made by Airtech Streamlining, but it doesn't show up on their website. It looks pretty similar to the tail from an old homologation special GSX-R.


That tail is off a late 80's TZ250, U-model I think. Cool project!

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31 May 2008 14:25 #216983 by guitargeek
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dutchz wrote:

That tail is off a late 80's TZ250, U-model I think. Cool project!

THANKS!! It threw me because the front part of the seat has been cut off and reshaped. The same seller had one of the pointy anti-draft TZ250 seats, so I bet you're right.





The fact that the front of the seat was cut off and there were no holes in the normal mounting points leads me to believe that it was mounted to something else.

The anti-draft seat was in better shape, but I'm glad I got the square tail seat instead, because I can mount my battery in there, and it wouldn't have fit in the other one.





Thanks again, DutchZ! Now I have that question answered...

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12 Jun 2008 13:14 - 16 Jul 2008 12:38 #219659 by guitargeek
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1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
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1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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21 Jun 2008 12:30 #221383 by guitargeek
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22 Jun 2008 14:12 #221535 by guitargeek
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06 Jul 2008 12:57 #224455 by guitargeek
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I made a hugger rear fender out of my original front fender. When I changed to the GPz fork, I had to use a different front fender because the geometry had changed, so I had an extra fender. My original front fender is now my rear fender, my original outer rear fender is now my inner rear fender, and my original inner rear fender is going on eBay.

Cut, bend, hammer, staple, fold, mutilate:















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06 Jul 2008 15:31 #224480 by Sandy
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Wow GG...lookin GREAT,bud!!:ohmy:

How much more now?
E.T.A....

1977 KZ1000 A-1

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06 Jul 2008 16:05 #224493 by guitargeek
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Sandy wrote:

Wow GG...lookin GREAT,bud!!:ohmy:

Thanks!

How much more now?
E.T.A....

:laugh: I wish I knew! Sometimes it seems like this project will never get done, but I just keep plodding along. I can't / won't rush it. You can't push a river, you just have to let it flow. I go out to the shop and try to do something every day, sometimes I just sit there and let the ideas form. What I love the most is how I'm able to repurpose components like the fenders and the battery box.

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16 Jul 2008 12:32 - 16 Jul 2008 12:43 #226536 by guitargeek
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1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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16 Jul 2008 13:49 #226553 by patmann
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Justin- That oilpan and pickup looked just fine, now why would you even clean it;)

1974 900 Z1 modified to look like a LTD , some engine mods. But I still have all the original parts.
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1972 H1 project bike
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16 Jul 2008 14:19 #226556 by guitargeek
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patmann wrote:

Justin- That oilpan and pickup looked just fine, now why would you even clean it;)

Well, I had to check to make sure everything in the pan was okay, so I pulled the pan and found a bunch of sludge... and this:

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