Hello from Vancouver Canada 77 KZ 1000 cafe
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Hello from Vancouver Canada 77 KZ 1000 cafe
07 Apr 2012 03:59 - 09 Apr 2012 13:06
Hi!
I purchased a 1977 KZ 1000 at the end of last summer. I picked it up in Seattle and drove to it's new home in Vancouver. I am building a 76 ironhead chopper as well but wanted a bike to rip around on while I worked on the chop project. The guy I bought it from originally bought the bike with 700 OG kms, then did a full frame off rebuild and turned it into a rat racer that you see in my avatar photo. As the season grew near I decided to do a few things to the KZ that spoke to me when I bought it. In the past month,I powdercoated the rims and hubs black, cross drilled my rotors, relaced rims with new spokes, had my tins painted Kawi green, new clip ons, new piggyback shocks, new petcock & re-lined my tank. fully re-built the carbs, wrapped the custom header. Then when I was putting on my new back wheel, I turned around for 2 seconds to grab something, and she fell over. Smashed my front brake master cylinder to hell. That put off this weekend's ride. Have new CBR1000 clutch and brake controls with CRG shortys that I get tomorrow. But the ride will have to wait til next week.
Glad I found this forum, haven't had a chance to really look around yet, plus I have a few questions for you KZ vets. Just thought I'd do an intro first.
here's what she looked like before the back wheel went on.
cheers!
I purchased a 1977 KZ 1000 at the end of last summer. I picked it up in Seattle and drove to it's new home in Vancouver. I am building a 76 ironhead chopper as well but wanted a bike to rip around on while I worked on the chop project. The guy I bought it from originally bought the bike with 700 OG kms, then did a full frame off rebuild and turned it into a rat racer that you see in my avatar photo. As the season grew near I decided to do a few things to the KZ that spoke to me when I bought it. In the past month,I powdercoated the rims and hubs black, cross drilled my rotors, relaced rims with new spokes, had my tins painted Kawi green, new clip ons, new piggyback shocks, new petcock & re-lined my tank. fully re-built the carbs, wrapped the custom header. Then when I was putting on my new back wheel, I turned around for 2 seconds to grab something, and she fell over. Smashed my front brake master cylinder to hell. That put off this weekend's ride. Have new CBR1000 clutch and brake controls with CRG shortys that I get tomorrow. But the ride will have to wait til next week.
Glad I found this forum, haven't had a chance to really look around yet, plus I have a few questions for you KZ vets. Just thought I'd do an intro first.
here's what she looked like before the back wheel went on.
cheers!
Last edit: 09 Apr 2012 13:06 by vick074.
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Re: Hello from Vancouver Canada 77 KZ 1000 cafe
11 Apr 2012 21:25
Welcome vick074.
Nice work on the KZ.
Nice work on the KZ.
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
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1978 KZ1000 project
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Re: Hello from Vancouver Canada 77 KZ 1000 cafe
14 Apr 2012 10:13
Welcome to kzrider!
Sweet ride!! I love where you're headed with this project! :woohoo:
Sweet ride!!
I love where you're headed with this project! :woohoo:
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'81 GPz550 "TrackBike"
'05 zx10r Retro/Mod Sportbike 4 SALE!!
'02 zrx1200r Lightly Modified Street SOLD!!
'74 h2b 750 (FZ600) "Mongrel" 2 Stroke SOLD!!
"Invictus Maneo" - I remain unvanquished.
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Re: Hello from Vancouver Canada 77 KZ 1000 cafe
14 Apr 2012 15:52
welcome to the forum. nice ride.
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