Make a slow bike fast - KZ750 Twin

After talking to a guy in Canada about the KZ750 twin he races I have decided to build an all out track/race version of my own. I have been slowly accumulating parts for the engine and recently picked up a complete chassis for the build. Its the roughest bike I have ever bought. Literally everything, except the frame and the engine cases, will be sold or junked.For $100 with a title I don't think I can go wrong.

I have never done any road racing. I've done a couple track days and loved it but it is expensive and hard to get out there. Right now the plan is to build a track bike that will see the street once in a blue moon. In reality this project will mostly be an excuse for me to make cool shit and make poor financial decisions. That being said; most of the modifications I plan on doing should be legal for WERA Vintage 5/6 should I choose to race down the road. Goal is 80-85HP to the wheel and around 375-390 lbs.

This thread will proceed rather slowly at first, but I'm starting it now so I can document things as they happen rather than trying to dig up photos and info down the road. Stay tuned for vigorous turd polishing.

 

Good on you for saving that one. It looks like it has been lying at the bottom of Lake Ugly for a couple of decades.
I should be buying stock in your favorite rust penetrant.

I'm on board for this one. 

Staying tuned...

I'm in. I love a good race bike build.

Looking forward to seeing this develop as im in the same place with my own. The debate of will i wont put money into the engine is nagging me. Nice to see we are starting off with fairly rotten bike conditions as well. Subscribed!

And here I was thinking I started with real bad pile of rot!  Thanks for making me feel better, guys!  

I bored the new set of cases this weekend. I'm now prepping the cases for paint. I was thinking black for the cases but part of me wants to paint them gold like the '83 Wayne Rainey GPZ. I got a bunch of colors from Gun Kote and sprayed them out. I'm not in love with any of them - still on the fence.

 
 

Here is a close up of the GPz750 motor from the Rob Muzzy built Superbike of Wayne Rainey.
I always thought the gold cases looked pretty neat on those bikes.
I took this photo at Daytona 1983.
 

Yeah that looks really good. The only problem is the 750 twin cases are kinda ugly with the starter motor out front. Maybe its not something i should highlight.

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Here is a close up of the GPz750 motor from the Rob Muzzy built Superbike of Wayne Rainey.
I always thought the gold cases looked pretty neat on those bikes.
I took this photo at Daytona 1983.
 

    

I see a dual plug head