76 KZ900 upgrade

well i will say that the bike looks great but i cant get over the paint i have been doing custom paint for about 20 years now i dont think i could do any better with auto paint than you did with can paint congarts job well done

JEFFG1 wrote: well i will say that the bike looks great but i cant get over the paint i have been doing custom paint for about 20 years now i dont think i could do any better with auto paint than you did with can paint congarts job well done

it is mostly auto paint.primer, then black, silver, i had to use some rattle can for the red to match the rest of the parts. then i used 2 pt urethane clear over top.
i'm thinking that the front fender would benefit from some added graphics too ?

thanks guys.

i guess i should have read to whole post the paint does look good nice job

mark1122 wrote: I thought i should finaly add a few updated pics.

Very nice bike.

I was thinking of doing the same to our 73 Z1, Rear swingarm and wheel off of ZRX and front forks too..

But she shot down the idea. I will keep working on her.

Really like the bike!

I would of slanted the shocks more forward to raise the back end a bit or rotate the eccentrics.

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I would of slanted the shocks more forward to raise the back end a bit or rotate the eccentrics.

in the newer pick i have the shocks laid down more at the top, towards the front.
u have to remember that this frame is dif.than the zrx.
i copied the shock angle of the zrx, so the shock action is the same as yours. but this brought issues . the output sprocket to swingarm axle spacing is dif. on modern bikes, so this causes chain tension issues as u raise the rear end, above the stock kz geometry. i had to run the chain looser, and add a idler wheel, to pick up the slack. raising the rear also lessens the rake . i had to modify the front trees to try to gain some of the lost clearance, and level the bike a bit. the clearance is not a big deal on the street , but huge on the track. the front end isnt bad but it could stand a little more trail.
thanks for the kind words.

Dupli-Color, NO WAY, say it isn't so, how is this possible..... :evil: :laugh:

Mark that just plain & simply looks amazing!

Truly a work of art...

nice work Mark, where did ya get that seat???

Thanks Dave. your bike has been an inspiration to many here.

Jonny, i modified a zrx seat. go back to pg 9, 10. they should explain what i did, and what i would do ,if i was to redo the seat.
any questions, just ask.

very nice mark!

bike looks great,

leon

Really nice Mark BTW, I have a zrx seat on the way from ebay. It appears it should fit nicely with my cut down LTD pan. Crossing fingers. If not, I will have a really nice 99 zrx1100 seat up for grabs!

Really, really nice work bud,

Bill

that is one sweet ride mark!! what track are you riding at? love the paint, what process did you use for the inner panel on the tank? nice work man

go back 2 pages and there is an explanasion of how i did the paint.
i ride at Shannonville and Mosport.
there is a group called Take on the track at Shanny. they rent the track for 2 hours every 2 weeks,so i ride there mostly. i do take the kz but i mostly ride my cbr600f4i .