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17 Aug 2016 14:24 #739032 by alexromega
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Im out of town right now for work but I will get that on Saturday

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18 Aug 2016 05:47 #739102 by 531blackbanshee
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alot of the sportbike 600 arms are narrower at the pivot,which makes it easier to narrow em up to fit in these old kz frames.
the arms off from most of the 1000 cc sportbike arms are too wide to effectively get em narrowed up enough.

the katana arms are an easy fit.they are steel so it makes getting some shock mounts welded on (if needed)a lil easier for most.
i just hit 600cc katana on google images and it looks like any year is the same as long as it is that silver boxed section looking arm.
maybe a lil long but could easily be shortend as it is steel and easily manipulated.

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19 Aug 2016 16:25 #739252 by alexromega
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Thanks man I'm gonna look into that

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24 Aug 2016 14:52 - 24 Aug 2016 14:54 #739783 by alexromega
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I finally got my seat back and I love the color and look pulse it's super comfy. I used the same come from the original kz550 seat just cut around the edges to fit my fiber glass seat pan

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24 Aug 2016 14:56 #739784 by alexromega
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24 Aug 2016 16:34 #739801 by Nerdy
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Don't take this the wrong way, but are your shocks on upside-down? I don't recall ever seeing them mounted with the reservoirs at the bottom.

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25 Aug 2016 05:48 - 25 Aug 2016 05:51 #739869 by 531blackbanshee
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yeah the way the shocks are adds to the "un-sprung"weight.
which you want "un-sprung"weight to be as low as possible to make the suspensions job as easy as possible .and therefor as good as possible.

love the seat color and the way it lifts in the front and is rolled over the edges.
but,
i wish the cover fit better around the back those lil folds would drive me nuts.it needs to be a nice smooth contour to follow your seat base and body line.you got the body (tank/tail)looking to smooth for that not to be the same.
if you can take it loose from the base around the back and partway forward and let it set in the sun you can set there and slowly stretch it around the base and eliminate those fold creases around the edge and re-attach.

that's my .02 fwiw.

leon

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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25 Aug 2016 16:22 #739934 by alexromega
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That's a good pointer I was trying to get them to fold back. I put the shocks that way because those certain shocks rub a little on the side of my frame. I'm looking online for a better fit but they are like 500 bucks lol.

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25 Aug 2016 16:29 #739935 by alexromega
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If someone could recommend some better shocks that the springs are a little lower, that would help out a lot. As you can see in the pic the tops touch a little

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26 Aug 2016 03:38 #739999 by ThatGPzGuy
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They can't be shimmed out a little? Maybe a thick washer between the mount and the shock?

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26 Aug 2016 03:47 - 26 Aug 2016 03:51 #740001 by Fox
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationHello,

If you are interesting by more beautifull air filter clamp on i put mines to sale on ebay today :

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26 Aug 2016 06:03 - 26 Aug 2016 06:05 #740018 by 531blackbanshee
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yeah the bodies of piggy back shock can interfere with the frame sometimes.
like ThatGPzGuy said.
when i built my swingarm on my 80 z1r i had to push my shocks out and machined some nice thick aluminum washers to space them out.
as long as it does not change the angle enough to cause them to bind.




leon

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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