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12 Mar 2017 16:58 #756570 by mopguy
Replied by mopguy on topic Gibralter by 3/24
I am not questioning your work, maybe its my eyes, but looking at the picture that is posted, the piece that is welded on, the part that goes at the bottom, it looks like its not level or parallel with top, does it matter?

I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.

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12 Mar 2017 17:21 #756573 by spdygon
Replied by spdygon on topic Gibralter by 3/24
very cool......following

1982 GS1000sz Katana ( #15...17K Miles)
1982 GS1000sz Katana ( # 297....7100k Miles)
1978 Kz1000 Z1R. 10K Miles1
1978 kz1000 z1r 27k miles
1977 KZ 1000 A ( Project ) 54K Miles
1976 Kz900A4 (Red)21K miles
1976 Kz900A4 ( Red)7500 miles
1974 Z1 900 project

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12 Mar 2017 17:57 #756579 by les holt
Replied by les holt on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Your eyes are right mopguy, it's not parallel. not designed to be. look at almost all underbraced arms you'll see a theme. Couple reasons, a triangle is strong and chain clearance.
Test fit of a similar chain guard to what I'll be running, ready for powder coat


Upper shock mount retainer/fastener


Start on getting triple trees wrapped up and front mounted tomorrow.

Les Holt
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12 Mar 2017 18:04 #756581 by mopguy
Replied by mopguy on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Thank you Les, I learn a lot from you and the other guys here, by the way, your Ltd is one of my favorite bikes.

I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.

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12 Mar 2017 18:11 #756582 by Street Fighter LTD
Replied by Street Fighter LTD on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Les
What size rear wheel and tire are you set up for ?
Will the swingarm design allow for stock LTD rear foot peg frame arrangement ?
Im Liking it alot !!!!

Dave B) B) B)


Original owner 78 1000 LTD
Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn

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12 Mar 2017 18:20 - 12 Mar 2017 18:23 #756583 by les holt
Replied by les holt on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Mopguy, I'm not done with this one yet! First bike I've worked on for myself in almost 2 years and promise to set new bar for my shop!

Dave, tire size changed today, after I started to do a mockup and it wouldn't even come close to making center. I have brand new takeoffs from a 2015 R1 Yamaha, the tire is a 190/55-17 and it's a monster!!! Just bought a R6 wheel which is 1/2" narrower than the R1 and going to order a 170 or 180/55-17 Michelin, experience with them seems they are 1/4"-1/2" narrower than Dunlops so all this should provide perfect clearance.
As for fitting your footpeg arrangement, that was one of the build criteria, it had to clear factory peg mounts.B) B) B)

Les
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12 Mar 2017 23:35 #756598 by bluezbike
Replied by bluezbike on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Everything looks so good Les, colour is one of my very favorites, that swinger looks very balanced with the rest of the bike....at some stage could you post info on the show and the dates your bike will be down there.....:)

79 KZ 1000 LTD
77 KZ 1000 B1 LTD (awaiting electrical resurrection)

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13 Mar 2017 03:05 #756606 by les holt
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13 Mar 2017 10:20 - 13 Mar 2017 10:20 #756637 by StreetfighterKz
Replied by StreetfighterKz on topic Gibralter by 3/24

les holt wrote: ZERO frame mods except for mild frame bracing!!!




Looks like a frame mod to me. :whistle: Since the arm is 2" longer could you have not moved the shock mount on the swingarm back to accomplish the same geometry?

Anyways, looking nice as always Les.

Later, Doug

1978 z1000 Streetfighter
1976 z900 Stripfighter (work in progress)
1983 Gpz750 Resto-Mod
1989 Vmax
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13 Mar 2017 11:19 #756639 by les holt
Replied by les holt on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Yeah, more than that, sometimes intentions are well meant, just hard to keep.
On the shocks location, I've shot for 30 deg angle shocks for years on my swingarm builds and probably could have done that here by moving the bottom shock mounts back but,,,,, after playing with a shock to tire movement ratio and looking at bulldocks and sanctuary builds, they had to know something so I started mocking up and a big gain, other than getting the 30deg is almost getting a parallel alignment side to side.
If you notice, I did cut the rear peg hangers off as well so a little more modified than just gussets.

Les

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13 Mar 2017 18:46 #756669 by les holt
Replied by les holt on topic Gibralter by 3/24
Had to get home to get to these pics. this is the back end of the rootbeer brown bike I did last year. you can see that the top of the shocks are layed in.

Look close at this pic, it shows how much the shock is moved out.


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15 Mar 2017 07:14 #756785 by les holt
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