1975 KZ 900 , ZRX Swingarm, 89 GSXR front end

Hay 11b40, where's your Bradley Fighting Vehicle? Been smashing scooters with it lately...oh yeah...we turned it into a pit bike!

The KZ is looking better all the time. Kinda on hold with my GT due to my girl's couter, but have new wheel bearings throught out, swingarm, got the rear hub polished bla bla bla.

later.

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TK, nice work. I'm a fan.. one thought, kZ's are'nt known as being hard on stators, but..they are an item which can fail without provication. simple age makes me think fresh would be insurance if going the distance. luck G

Do you know what the RAL number for the silver you had it powder coated is? It looks really nice!

Thanks !!

Pictures do not serve the powder coating justice.

I can make a phone call and see exactly what they used.

Basically it is one coat of silver, plus a coat of clear. From a distance it just looks like shiny bare metal, up close it is very glossy, just what Stoppee and I were looking for, brighten it up without too much bling.

The Stator, oh crap, Congress (my wife) will need to be petioned for another expenditure. Oh well just another contract cost overrunB)

I actually had a sudden failure of a stator once. Dropped the Eddie Lawson replica, and poof no chargie no chargie. That was a bad day. Fortunately it was the only damage.

I am running the new wirng harness through the frame today, if one of you would post some pictures of the stock routing it would sure help.

Thanks again for the compliments......

Stoppee, brang the elite scooter down here so I can put some .50 cal holes in it for decoration:lol:

Ted, thanks for the link to this forum. I can't resist a good bike forum. I'm on forums for GSX-R's, Blandits, thumpers and now KZ's. Your bike is coming along really nicely. I love the updates. I'll keep checking in here. The Mighty 160 (named the Hulk) goes to the dyno on Sat. I'm pretty excited and terrified to to see if it (1) makes any power and (2) survives. I sold a titanium pipe for my GSX-R so now I can put siding on the shop and start on the new paint booth. I can't wait for some good weather to get the KZ out and get it running for the year. Cheers. Troy341

50. cal...you want to shoot the scoot with a 50???

Hey Troy Welcome..

All stand for the 160 expert, front end slidn into turn 6 racer (soiled myself first time I saw that) GSXR, KZ, Honda 160 Guru, great painter fabricator and philosipher...

My favorite quote from 341...

"Ass crack over centerline of rearwheel"

I dont want to hurt it...

just add a little character, I promise not to make it fatal:P

Had a lotta help on this project, Stoppee, 341, the "Wizard". A fella that does the Baja 1000 on an XR suggested using a dirt bike rear brake to reduce weight.

Genious..those dam dirt bikers..

So we ordered a brand new CR450R rear brake caliper, and master cylinder.

The master cylinder has its own resevoir for fluid, so its a cleaner set-up, no tube and plastic bucket hanging out there.

The stuff looks like jewelry. I had the rotor machined to the diameter, and thickness of the stock CR rotor, and presto..about a third the wieght!!

Nice project.:lol: :lol:

I really liked that CR450 master cylinder, a really nice clean solution. That one will be stored in my hard drive for future use.

I really like your bike! You replied in a post I started for my project. I am installing a zrx rear end on my KZ1000 also.
I am wondering what chain and sprockets you are running.
What kinds of clearance or alignment issues did you encounter?