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12 Jan 2015 17:03 #658522 by jordan
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Hey everyone im back from the dead! quick question for you all. I have a buddy who is looking to put z1 side covers on his kz900. Do they fit easily if you cut and relocate the tabs? I was assuming the frame around the side cover area was similair on a z1.

KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
1982 yamaha xs400

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12 Jan 2015 17:23 #658524 by floivanus
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Have to make/or buy z1 rear motor mounts for the front tabs, then consider none of the other tabs are likely in the perfect spot, but may be close; then you need a different airbox or *gasp* pods.

Z1 rear motor mounts go for decent coin on ebay though. You also may need to figure a way to mount the bracket for the battery box, i know on 1000s thats part of the motor mount

my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
Andrew

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12 Jan 2015 18:02 #658531 by jordan
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationThank you very much for the reply, I was unaware that the rear motor mounts were one of the mounting tabs on a z1! Is the motor mount a side cover mounting tab on both the left and right sides? I found this online but it looks like just the LH side has provisions for a side cover?


KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
1982 yamaha xs400

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12 Jan 2015 18:32 #658536 by floivanus
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Yeah both sides are side cover mounts, last set i saw on ebay went for $40-$50. I had a right side and made my left side from some plain kz1000 ones,

my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
Andrew

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12 Jan 2015 18:49 #658537 by KZ802
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floivanus wrote: Yeah both sides are side cover mounts, last set i saw on ebay went for $40-$50. I had a right side and made my left side from some plain kz1000 ones,

I'm planning on doing this swap on my 1978 1000 too once I get some other things out of the way first. You say you made your left side mount from the stock one? could you have done that with the right side as well? This post caught my eye since it's a problem that I will need to solve sometime. It's gonna be -5 here tonight though so I'm trying to solve it on the computer not in the garage!

1980 KZ750 LTDx2
1978 KZ1000 LTD
1976 KZ900 A

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12 Jan 2015 18:52 #658539 by SWest
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Why would he want Z1 side covers unless they look better with "Gasp" pods? They do fit around them nicely.
Steve

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12 Jan 2015 19:03 #658540 by jordan
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swest wrote: Why would he want Z1 side covers unless they look better with "Gasp" pods? They do fit around them nicely.
Steve


Because nothing looks better than a brown 74 z1 :P

KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
1982 yamaha xs400

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12 Jan 2015 19:15 #658543 by SWest
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When Jerry, our Governor, was running for election 30 years ago, the opponents slogan was "If it's Brown, flush it". I like blue. :woohoo:
Steve

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12 Jan 2015 20:12 #658549 by floivanus
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Yeah i might do the right as well so i dont have to use a real z1 part, if i remember i will put up a few pics

my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
Andrew

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17 Jan 2015 18:36 #658930 by floivanus
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Did the other side, just a triangle piece of 1/8" plate and a piece of 16 gauge with a 5/16" or so offset and a 5/8" hole in it, next to it is the z1 item, notice there isnt a bracket for the battery box to mount to on it

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The offset is there to clear the side cover. On the 80 ltd the left side kind of mounts up ( the seat lock is kind of blocked though), the rear mount on the right side rear mount needed re-located, so on one side, two mounts line up and you need to fab the third or waste z1 parts; and the other side one mount is there. So half the mounting tabs are close enough

my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
Andrew
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18 Jan 2015 05:49 #658963 by SWest
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I used to have 2/1 pods on my Z1. The lines flowed well with the stock covers but I didn't like the empty space below them and you could see the bottom of the battery. I always liked the Z1R side covers and how they covered so I bought some used and adapted them to my bike. There was no place for the bottom tang. One very windy day one flew off. I didn't notice it until I got home. I was mad enough to chew "Neutronium". I bought a aftermarket one but the they weren't exactly the same. You can see the screw heads but WTF, better than nothing. The other side was stolen while I was in a Pizza joint waiting for my son to get off the bus. I almost caught the little PUKE that took it and I know who he is. I have the patience of an oyster and one day he will fall down a lot. That is if he stays out of jail long enough.
The aftermarket covers won't blow off like the stock ones and I've learned to like them for that reason.
Steve


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18 Jan 2015 06:10 #658965 by etbike3135
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Ok, so if you can get the side covers on do the seat locks line up?

1973 Kawasaki Z1
18 years in dragbikes

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