Nightrider '84 KZ750 LTD Shafty Cafe

i think if the powder is put on thin its OK, but i have had instances where the powder coater would put it on real thick. Considering powder is basically plastic i would assume it would have a insulating effect, not good. I think a safe bet would be to powder the covers, but the cases, jugs, and head i would paint.

DoctoRot wrote: i think if the powder is put on thin its OK, but i have had instances where the powder coater would put it on real thick. Considering powder is basically plastic i would assume it would have a insulating effect, not good. I think a safe bet would be to powder the covers, but the cases, jugs, and head i would paint.

thanks doc, thats what i actually thought myself

Surt wrote: bought the kz750 last may, almost a year ago. took it as an addition to a virago xv400/535 www.chopperweb.info/forum/showthread.php...page=15&pagenumber=1 and paid just $300
1 cyl was fucked up and seller said he couldn't have found spare parts, but i checked up evil bay, there were plenty, viseco kits, cam chains, complete engines, forks etc etc
so i bought it for restoration

an idea to convert the fugly chopper into smth more decent like a cafe race came in to my head very fast, just waqnted to do it without much effort but it never goes that way

the seat unit and tank were no go for a cafe, so i decided to use a modded tank from another oldie and to make a seat unit with hump matching to the tank

sand blasted

cut apieces

started to cut off numerous mounts

bought a gpz 750 complete engine with carbies, wiring and coils for $500, gunna use its cylinder blockand pistons, the original kz's block is gunna be bored off for a big bore viseco kit and used for my other project. so one bike turned into two, story of my life!

buying and fabbing, the gasket kit, hardley pop up covers and custom made stainless fuel throats

the forks were pitted so i had to buy new ones

megaphones

the tanks widened

modifying the frame

so much crap to cut off

sand blasted

made the seat rails

a mock up

Frame bracing's gunna be next. my porn collection

well thats enough but i have more in my bucket album

and someone might be interested in my bigger project which comes to the end... soon www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/showthre...&p=404644#post404644

I wouldn't recommend try to tig/heli arc over the top of the nasty factory mig welding,it generally doesn't work too good.
That being said Ive stick welded plenty of stuff on motorcycle frames,I prefer it over mig welding myself anyway.

very nice

so... my underground workshop was destroyed and i was given just a small room where i can't work, barely had time to remove my equipment and bike parts, still have had no chance to take it outside the fence. kinda lol.

been dreamin' to find a mad max style fairing and lo! its sides are square and flat just like my tank's

gunna fix it to the frame not to the forks

Cheeses Surt what the hell happened to your workshop :ohmy: Looks like it was Nuked hope your bikes were out when it happened......

Fairing looks good who made it ?

nothing special, just was told to pick up my stuff and fuck out, they had no idea how much stuff i had there lol they just wanted my room after reconstruction. on the other hand, could you imagine some bloke building motorcycles at NASA facility? his collegues would infoirm on him soon as. while many people knew about my activities, including many workers, some chiefs, securities, they helped me a lot some for money others just for idea. now i just gotta settle it up with securities to get my stuff off my work. i'll have to finish my projects in my shed.
concerning the fairing, its instruction says EMGO, made in taiwan, bought it from a private seller jess freebe, jess@jessbikes.com, pm him, sure he wouldn't mind me sharing his mail. good luck mate!

kz head sandblasted, saved me from the weeks of picking it with a screw driver haha