Z1 900 making my dads old bike look new *now Pics*

saxjonz wrote:

That's good. I am still waiting on the machine shop to get my head and block back. I can hardly wait for some tire smoking action.:woohoo:

Seriously though. Just let me know when you are up for polishing that aluminum up as I have some stuff I need to polish.
We could polish a bottle of Jack while we get the aluminum done too/:huh:

Well i just spent 0ver 300 dollars with jeff at z1 in parts for the rebuild..........and ya know what? I still need to buy more parts.....lol, the moneypit never ends.

PLUMMEN wrote:

oldkaws4ever wrote:

It is fust surface rust it al came off when i blasted it , and the welds were good also.

theres no such thing as good factory welds on a z1 frame!:laugh:

Lol....aint that the truth plummen:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: , i meant to say is none of the welds were broken, heck i even checked to see if the neck was strait on it......and it was perfectB)

oldkaws4ever wrote:

Well i just spent 0ver 300 dollars with jeff at z1 in parts for the rebuild..........and ya know what? I still need to buy more parts.....lol, the moneypit never ends.

You are doing a great job... Moneypit??? just be thankful you aren't restoring a mopar bcuda :laugh: .....markerdown

markerdown wrote:

oldkaws4ever wrote:

Well i just spent 0ver 300 dollars with jeff at z1 in parts for the rebuild..........and ya know what? I still need to buy more parts.....lol, the moneypit never ends.

You are doing a great job... Moneypit??? just be thankful you aren't restoring a mopar bcuda :laugh: .....markerdown

Ya thats true......my neighbors brother is in the middle of restoring a 70 hemi cuda........im afraid to see how much he will have into it when its said and done....:laugh:

oldkaws4ever wrote:

Here is the mileage, 11,348 in 2004. It now has 29,497.4 miles in 2003

Really??? You mean to tell me that you rode so little that the bikes miles actually went backwards?

oldkaws4ever wrote:

markerdown wrote:

oldkaws4ever wrote:

Well i just spent 0ver 300 dollars with jeff at z1 in parts for the rebuild..........and ya know what? I still need to buy more parts.....lol, the moneypit never ends.

You are doing a great job... Moneypit??? just be thankful you aren't restoring a mopar bcuda :laugh: .....markerdown

Ya thats true......my neighbors brother is in the middle of restoring a 70 hemi cuda........im afraid to see how much he will have into it when its said and done....:laugh:

Are you kidding me!? Those cars if done right resto wise cost more to buy than if you just bought a badass Porsche or even lambo! No shit. Californians love those old cars and have money to buy them or so they appear.:side:

saxjonz wrote:

oldkaws4ever wrote:

Here is the mileage, 11,348 in 2004. It now has 29,497.4 miles in 2003

Really??? You mean to tell me that you rode so little that the bikes miles actually went backwards?

lol........i mean 29,497.4 in the end of 2008.....my bad.:laugh: :laugh:

Cool project, OldKaws. I laughed out loud when your dad wheelied it down the drive.

BTW, spring is 10 days away and it's 22F in Kansas. Screwy weather...

WOW, that is beautiful man I think I had a little tear. Good luck and happy trails!

Here is a picture of the frame freshly painted and clear coated frame. I ended up painting it in Duplicolor Hi Temp aluminum paint, with the high temp clear coat. Im foing to do the bodywork in Duplicolor Metalspec metallic blue.

Damn double posts....lol:laugh: :laugh: