KZ550 bobber newbie

whats up guys new here, considering starting a build thread
got a kz550 that i've hardtailed
pretty much new at everything so im learning as i progress thru the build
don't have much progress pics cause i'm kinda bad at saving shit but here's a look at what i got so far
if you want any details lmk
i could use alot of insight from the seniors with experience

Welcome Looks Low . Have you got it up and running yet . ?

yeah, got it running by gravity feeding some gas to the carbs w a bottle and jumping it w a battery
wanna get the fabrication out of the way, before i have my dad tune it
he's a mechanic and has been teaching me a lot here and there

o0o0o wrote: yeah, got it running by gravity feeding some gas to the carbs w a bottle and jumping it w a battery
wanna get the fabrication out of the way, before i have my dad tune it
he's a mechanic and has been teaching me a lot here and there

Nice do some reading on here It will need some maintenance . Are you going to get it off the ground so it doesn't scrape on the corners .
Looks low

Glad to see you still have a muffler. Please tell me you won't hack it off and annoy everyone within a 1 mile radius of where ever you ride.

Realize that you gotta get the seat high enough to keep the rear of the tank from ripping your gonads off if you happen to slam into something. Sounds harsh I know, but I'm not joking. The shape of the backside of the tank is rounded and sloped uphill relative to the stock seat on purpose.

riturbo wrote: Welcome Looks Low.......

Low? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Where I live he would have to carry that bike around rather than ride it. Otherwise it would be nothing more than a seesaw on the many tall speedbumps on the roads here. Ed

Nessism wrote: Glad to see you still have a muffler. Please tell me you won't hack it off and annoy everyone within a 1 mile radius of where ever you ride.

Realize that you gotta get the seat high enough to keep the rear of the tank from ripping your gonads off if you happen to slam into something. Sounds harsh I know, but I'm not joking. The shape of the backside of the tank is rounded and sloped uphill relative to the stock seat on purpose.

Yeah man, gotta have some back pressure there. Might shorten it and create my own baffle. Still fabbing the seat rn tho, just welded a mount the other day. Was actually considering a drop seat tbh...