Dutchz Z1 road burner - new stuff

Another roller, first one with lights. The seat is trimmed up as well. This is as far as I got before my yearly trip to the motherland. I want to get the bike done before the new year but when I get back mid December it'll be close to the holidays...

Jobs left:
Fix taillights
Bleed brakes
Tank hold down bracket
Exhaust hanger tab
Cable routing
Chain
Carb sync
License plate bracket
Upholstery
Paint

Last pic before the vacation. Trying it on for size. Man I'm dying to ride this thing.



Post edited by: dutchz, at: 2008/01/18 14:45

January '08 - time for paint! Got all the little jobs done between holidays and vacation. Decided to do classic kawasaki race paint, green with the big stripe. Don't want to use the real bright modern kawasaki green so I have something color matched that looks a bit more vintage.
My boss will be painting some stuff over the weekend so he'll spray my parts while all the gear is out. I'll be doing the sanding/masking/beer runs.
Ready to go:

Green

And presto...
Last bits will be the upholstery (done by a friend) and some tuning, but she's now ready to fire up!

this is turning out cooler than the other side of my pillow!way to go dutchz,you have some killer vision.

The upholstery was done by a friend who builds racing saddles for horse racing. I wanted it super simple and clean, with minimal padding. It came out great and is actually more comfortable than my last seat.

The finished thing. Although there's some things I still want to do. But not right now. 10 months off the road is long enough, I want to ride.

check out the lights, way more recessed.

other side

Thanks for putting up with all my crap honey! Lots of late nights and weekend working on this thing. My wife rocks.


Post edited by: dutchz, at: 2008/01/18 17:41

backside