Retro Fighter 2.0 (KZ 1100 -82 goes Z1 clone)

Yepp, sharp eye...the pic is from my KZ750 that I rebuilt some years ago.
The sub frame will hold up...will reinfore it with some sheetmetall.

Long story short:

Pulled the KZ 1100 engine apart and saw that the cylinder was changed for a 998 cc. :ohmy:
So I called the scrap yard and ordered a 1098 cc one. When it arrived I discovered that one sleev was seriously damaged. My plan was to bore it up to 1170 cc anyway but the qustion is: Will a bore from 72.5 mm to 75 mm (2.953") clear this damage ?
The force from the damage also moved the sleev out of it´s socket...

My options are to get a different cylinder from the scrap yard or get 80% money back.
So if the damage get fixed with a bore then I´m better of getting some money back for it since I would bore it up anyway.

Anyone know far you bore it up when using a WISECO 1170cc big bore kit ?

just ran acrossed this awesome work so far

Update: Subframe done !

After some serious adjustmenst back and forth I´m 90 % happy with the outcome.
Will now go on with swing arm, forks, engine, electrical....

Only difference i might have gone with would be to hide the subframe tubing behind the side panels, but it looks amazing this way too!

Thanx Tusch,
Ha..ha...to have the tubes line along the side panels was not negotiable. It will look nice when the frame in silver boxes up the side panel i bronze/gold. But thanx for the input !



Here´s a pic of my garage. (Read man cave)

Oh, I have no doubt it will look good, watching and waiting patiently. Im a huge fly on the wall in these projects until i can have one of my own.

Arnold wrote: Yepp, sharp eye...the pic is from my KZ750 that I rebuilt some years ago.
The sub frame will hold up...will reinfore it with some sheetmetall.

Long story short:

Pulled the KZ 1100 engine apart and saw that the cylinder was changed for a 998 cc. :ohmy:
So I called the scrap yard and ordered a 1098 cc one. When it arrived I discovered that one sleev was seriously damaged. My plan was to bore it up to 1170 cc anyway but the qustion is: Will a bore from 72.5 mm to 75 mm (2.953") clear this damage ?
The force from the damage also moved the sleev out of it´s socket...

My options are to get a different cylinder from the scrap yard or get 80% money back.
So if the damage get fixed with a bore then I´m better of getting some money back for it since I would bore it up anyway.

Anyone know far you bore it up when using a WISECO 1170cc big bore kit ?

the cylinders should clean up no problem....

Tusch wrote: Oh, I have no doubt it will look good, watching and waiting patiently. Im a huge fly on the wall in these projects until i can have one of my own.

Why dont you start a project ? Budget, age, skill, space ?
There is a solution for each one of these... :laugh:

Thanx for you support...allways nice to get some feedback.

Turboguzzi...took the cylinder to a specialist today and he said now way.
The damage is to deep, needs a new sleev to make it work.

One more frame pic:

i can waite to see u fab the seat. Keep on keepin us so well entertained.

Great job.

Thanx Mark,
Yepp..I will post all the pics from the seat build but I thinkt that will be in march 2013 in the end of the project. Will be tricky to get it to sit well with the steep angle of the frame.

Lack of funds and lack of bike Haha. Been shopping for a kz550-750 or gpz550 or 750. But Im a part time college student with two jobs supporting my wife and I. I'll get a bike and start a built here eventually. Until then I will keep watching all you guys for inspiration.

arnold,
your project is coming along nicely.

i can't wait to see what you do next :evil: .

keep us posted,

leon