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Big Mikey's 1974 Kawasaki Z1-A

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20 Dec 2017 18:00 #776438 by TexasKZ
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Who made the exhaust system?

1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough

www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24

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20 Dec 2017 22:31 - 20 Dec 2017 22:45 #776446 by Scirocco
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I love the hand bend curved Titan header style too



www.bulldock.jp/parts/win_mccoy/#neo



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22 Dec 2017 05:18 #776481 by slmjim+Z1BEBE
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Hi Big Mikey,
That's a great build, and an inspiration. We've been contemplating building a Z-bike street sleeper/hotrod. We just have to make room for another bike somehow without hogging or blocking access to our homegrown service bay.

Good Ridin,
slmjim & Z1BEBE

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A Rider looks at your odometer and tags.

1973 ('72 builds) Z1 x2
1974 Z1-A x2
1975 Z1-B x2
1993 CB 750 Nighthawk x2
2009 ST1300A

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22 Dec 2017 19:27 #776522 by M_a_t_t
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Is the engine powder coated? If so was it assembled or did you get each part done individually?

Thanks
Matt

83 KZ1100A (shaft)
17 Versys X 300 abs
81 kz650h1
81 kz750e2
90 Honda CBR600F (brother's)

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02 Jan 2018 20:27 - 02 Jan 2018 20:28 #776840 by Big Mikey
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@Kidkawie
I used a 2003 zx6r swingarm. There's a ton of really good information on this forum for using that swingarm. Old Man Rock has a nice PDF as a how-to within the files on KZrider main-site. I reached out to Leon for help on the pivot portion of my swingarm, and he did a kick-ass job.
High-level of what needs to be done: Pivot needs to be modified to accept stock Z1 bolt / If you go dual rear shocks, the rear caliper needs a new or modified mount / Mounts need to be created for shock(s) / Offset front sprocket to keep chain aligned / If you keep the cable clutch (as opposed to hydraulic), the clutch cover needs some modification to the backside to avoid hitting the new offset front sprocket and chain / Depending on your clearances, may also need to make a guide, roller or both for the chain to avoid damage to chain, frame, engine case or swingarm

@TexasKZ
See Scirocco's post :)

@Slmjim + Z1BEBE
Thank you! You should bite the bullet and do it! Was a ton of fun :) .... but time consuming and expensive

@M_a_t_t
I painted the engine with a ceramic coating. I decided to go with Cerakote ( www.cerakotehightemp.com ) and went with one of their Air Cure products. I did some of the loose covers individually and did the rest of the engine lightly assembled (without internals). There is a photo in my earlier post showing the engine lightly assembled. We will see how well the coating holds up to wear and tear...
Last edit: 02 Jan 2018 20:28 by Big Mikey.
The following user(s) said Thank You: 531blackbanshee

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15 Jan 2018 20:40 #777319 by Kray-Z
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Awesome and stunning Mikey. One of the best builds I've seen, EVER.

2-04 R1, 81 CSR1000, 81 LTD1000, 2-83 GPz1100, 3-79CBX, 81 CBX, 3-XS650, 84 Venture, +parts
Quote "speed costs money...how fast do you want to go?" (Which Z movie?)
Universal formula for how many motorcycles one should own = n + 1, where n is how many motorcycles you own right now....

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23 Jan 2018 14:22 #777657 by 531blackbanshee
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it turned out very nice.
thanks for the kind words,
i'm always happy to help on such a cool project.

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!

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