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13 Sep 2006 17:37 #76558 by KnuckleBuster
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It's been a long time since I posted last, but here's what I've been working on. It was a 1981 KZ750. I've scrounged, bought, and fabricated a few things and hope to have it finished for one ride before the snow falls. Then I'll pain it up so it's ready for next year. Here's hoping anyway.





...and one more for the ladies:


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13 Sep 2006 18:17 #76567 by cnyl
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Lookin good. Nice job! What color are you going to paint it?

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13 Sep 2006 20:13 #76593 by KnuckleBuster
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Thanks!

I was thinking black with a gold pinstripe, but I haven't decided yet. I also thought of perhaps doing black with a dark red and cream colored double pin stripe. I'm open to suggestions...

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14 Sep 2006 05:48 #76633 by cnyl
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Black! Yes Yes that's it!:)

Can you post a close up shot of the rear sets?

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14 Sep 2006 07:49 #76673 by btchalice
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i agree black is good

im normally better with photoshop but im tired

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Terry Meyer / Wichita KS
76 kz900 w/1000 motor TWZTD
I am not driving too fast, I'm flying too low.
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14 Sep 2006 08:24 #76682 by Shoe48
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I like your last Picture , You Could make copies then Sign them as original Limited Number reprints ,Sell them on Ebay to help with your Cafe Project fund .. No ? Just teasing and all in fun .. (: , I am sure the ladies will flock ,, How about a Dark Metalic Red for a color Gold wheels and Pinr stripes .. Photo Shop anyone ? :) :) :)

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14 Sep 2006 08:40 #76689 by Sixgun
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Either the black, or match that helmet of yours with the offset stripes. Sweet looking ride!

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14 Sep 2006 09:20 #76701 by KnuckleBuster
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I thought about painting it to match the helmet, but then I thought it might look too...well, you know.

A friend of mine has a Virago that used to have a red tank with gold wheels. I hated that thing - we swapped in a dark grey tank with thin gold pinstripes - what a difference!

I'll have to take some close-up shots of the rearsets. They are Raask that I got from Omar's. They are made for the bike but don't actually fit the bike. I talked with Raask for a while about this and they told me that I must not have a KZ750, because there is no doubt in their mind that these rearsets fit a KZ750. The problem is with the fitment of the rear master cylinder. The original rearset plate is drilled completely incorrectly to mount the cylinder - it'll never work. I made a plate to mount the cylinder to, then mounted the plate to the rearset plate. There's also a bit of a clearance issue on the right side near where the original footpeg mounts.

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14 Sep 2006 16:58 #76774 by steell
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Did they specify "which" KZ750 they fit?

As in KZ750B, G, K, M, E, H, R, L??

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14 Sep 2006 17:44 #76782 by KnuckleBuster
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There's an "E" cast into the plate right after the 750, so I'm guessing...

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14 Sep 2006 19:07 #76818 by btchalice
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hows this

Terry Meyer / Wichita KS
76 kz900 w/1000 motor TWZTD
I am not driving too fast, I'm flying too low.
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14 Sep 2006 21:59 #76866 by agawam
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I would loose the rear fender and put a tail light in the cafe seat,here's mine a couple of months ago,just getting back to it now
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