The 'J' project:

Thanks guys!!!

Yeah, the 9R forks fit the ZX7R triples. I had to have the triples modified with a "J" stem welded in; first time Graves did it when I lived out in LA, on the ELR clone Brian Lewis of Extreme Cycle in Topeka, Kansas did it (equal quality on both ends...can't beat Brian's price, a great welder for very reasonable price). The 9R forks are 2.?? inches longer than the 7R forks; that small bit of length is crucial to ground clearence. Evidently everybody is figuring that out as the 9R forks are pulling more $ now than they have in the last 10 years on eBay (grrrrrrr!) ...and I still need another set!

The brakes on the PM wheels are over-sized (good eye Mark!) and I have PM calipers and billet machined adaptor plates that go with. Didn't take pics of them b/c they're annodized a totally gay shade of blue...even worse than the wheels. They look good in the photo...not in person. After I get them (the wheels) thru mock-up they're getting stripped and either annodized gold or powder-coated black. The reason I'm considering powder-coating them is that the spun aluminum PMs have a reputation for leaking air at the center seam...not that these do, but powder-coating them would solve that. Caveat: powder-coating will add a lot of weight to the wheels, but - relatively speaking - the wheels will still be a lot lighter than the ZX7/9 wheels...and a TON lighter than the original J/GPz wheels!

I've had this bike for over 15 years and I have to say that the inverted forks and 17" wheels are the single biggest improvement of any mod to any bike that I've ever had. I'm excited about the single-shock conversion, too; as all the mods I did altered the steering and inadvertantly added a teeny bit of rake to the thing...the top of the rear shock mount will be adjustable and I'll be able to affect rear-ride-height to a small (yet significant) degree. Once the handling is dialed in it'll be motor time.

A perpetual "work in progress", eh?

Post edited by: Bad Kaw, at: 2007/09/16 13:48

oh man this is going to be very cool.can't wait to see it finished.so do you actually have a front burner project?or do they all just fight for your time like multiple lovers?:laugh:

Bad Kaw Nice project this is looking very nice. Post more pics for us to live vicariously through you.

Yeah more pix. We need an update.
Love the J models.

531blackbanshee wrote:

oh man this is going to be very cool.can't wait to see it finished.so do you actually have a front burner project?or do they all just fight for your time like multiple lovers?:laugh:

You know, you'd think that with my background I could focus on something and get it done...but bikes are sooooo distracting. And I'd love to lie, but my GS1150ES is getting rear wheel spacers and then *poof!*, that pig is done. (it's in the shop right now, waiting for the custom spacers)
Burner 2: the ELR Clone is a swing arm (I have), rear wheel (I have), chain/sprockets/battery (don't have) and custom fairing mount away from the *poof!* scenario...
Burner 3: The J...

And I can't spin a wrench on nuthin' until school is out...no time. :dry:

But when school is out ===> Geeeeeeet the F outta the way! :lol:


rstnick: I know man! I'm doin' my best! :lol: And now that the weather has finally broken, this is killin' me! Stay tuned, when I get "time", the wrenches will fly.
-KR

galaxian wrote:

Bad Kaw Nice project this is looking very nice. Post more pics for us to live vicariously through you.

Many thanks! I'll get on it in (looking at the calendar) ... lookin' like at least 5 weeks ... *ghug!*