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21 Jul 2006 06:02 #63594 by chopstar
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Just curious. Has anyone removed the paint and polished the handlebar controls? I'm wondering if the cases are aluminum or steel - looks to be aluminum to me.

Just a thought.

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21 Jul 2006 06:15 #63607 by mariozappa
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I'm in the process of redoing mine. I stripped them all down and thought they might look cool polished with black lettering. But it just doesn't look right with the chrome handlebars. I've repainted them black and just made all the lettering white.
The new paint makes a big difference, but the lettering is a PITA!
1977 KZ650C1
and the KZ650/KZ750 Conversion ;)

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21 Jul 2006 06:31 #63617 by Pterosaur
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chopstar wrote:

Just curious. Has anyone removed the paint and polished the handlebar controls? I'm wondering if the cases are aluminum or steel - looks to be aluminum to me.

Just a thought.


They're aluminum.

Given a boffo-buffer shine with Mario's lettering idea, they might just look peachy-keen on a custom setup like Sandracer's FatKaw. ;)

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21 Jul 2006 06:51 #63623 by ltdrider
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There's a thread somewhere in the Archive that shows pics of polished controls, but I can't find it.
I did find one I posted last year, but mine is for repainting/re-lettering.
Pics are included, if you're interested.
Here's the thread:

kzrider.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=22009
'76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze)
'96 Voyager XII (Dark Star)
'79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt)
Greensboro, NC

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