yet another KZ1000 streetfighter build

Hello all!! I figured I'd start my own build page. I already dove in and stripped every nut and bolt off. I'm sure most of you can imagine what a $300 complete bike looks like though haha. Its an 82 kz1000 csr I picked up and yes it has a title. It is complete but the PO had decided to rip the motor apart and never put it back. which left me with a pile of useless/sandy/corroded parts. but i found this gem on ebay, delivered for $400 and its claimed to only have 4,200 miles. I believe it too, i pulled the cam cover off and it looks brand new. no joke!! ill post pics later but i swear not even a bit of browning inside. cam lobes look like a mirror. anyway, here's what I have so far (what im keeping anyway)

Welcome to z-jungle!

looks good way to go :woohoo: hay is that your living room or shop :dry: :laugh: looks comfy :silly:

haha no garage is complete without a crappy couch, its a great place so sit and weep when you realize exactly how much you just bit off

Here are the photos inside the cam cover, clean as a whistle

The only problem with this motor (so far) is that some of the fins on the head had broken off

bada bing!!! steal some fins off a junk head and weld em on



and lookie what I got. off an 04 zx636, got it for $120 plus i traded a guitar and an accordion. gotta love craigslist

Too cool! I resanded my triples and did some more polishing today for my swap

I just didnt have the gonads for a complete tear down (maybe this year)

great score on the front end you doing a stem swap or gettig a set of triples?

I'm gonna have Leon do it more than likely. I don't have any real access to a lathe

chonus wrote: I'm gonna have Leon do it more than likely. I don't have any real access to a lathe

Leon did my swingarm Mod and offset sprocket.
Les did my triple tree they both are true artists


theses triples are gorgeous with stem guage mount and sterring stops

im still procrastinating on the swap lol may get busy this week

cant wait to see your progress pics

Damn those look beautiful. I just don't think I could justify the extra expense right now. I still don't even have a swingarm setup yet. I have a line on an 05 Yamaha R6 complete rear for $250. that's with wheel, tire, swinger, shock and linkage, rear sets, and brakes. idk how easily the R6 swinger will work but I imagine it will be as hard/easy as any of the other tried and true swaps. The seller said its 9.75" at the pivot and I think mine is 9.5" so I guess just shave an eighth on each side. Any input on which way I should go would be apprectated

pretty sure Leon shaved mine about that (1/4")and made bushings and i used my stock pivot bolt.

looked like it was made that way.