Hey from North Dakota

Hi there! Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself, my name is Damon and I picked up my KZ750 LTD (shaft) this spring, have already put 2K miles on it. I can't tell you how happy I was to find this forum, been looking for something like this for a while now.

I see a lot of KZs in my area that have seen better days. I guess I'm mostly curious on doing engine swaps on some bikes, I love the frame of these things and would like to build something custom eventually starting with a KZ frame.

Gotta start somewhere though. Were frames specific to engine size? My 750 is an '83, I also have a line on a '79 650 and would like to grab and use that bike as a starting point for something bigger (say, maybe throw a 1000 in it if it's a straight swap, if I'll need to weld I may try something more fun like a smaller v-twin).

I'd be curious to hear of any swaps people have done. These bikes look to be fun candidates for bobs and chops (plan on leaving the 750 stock though, I love that bike). It would be fun to hear some stories of people who've done extreme things to these bikes.

welcome to kzr and if youve read and of the new member posts then you know WE WANT PICS:woohoo: :woohoo:

You got it.

Welcome. Nice lookin LTD!

Others have put 750s into the 650 frames. Even a few have put 1000s in, but thats a little trickier. Here's a pic of a Z1 powered 650:

I realize this is an old post but I just realized that I bought the bike from the OP. I sure loved that bike. Sold it to buy my KZ1000. I have missed it ever since.