1976 KZ900 two year off and on project.

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1976 KZ900 two year off and on project.

17 Mar 2009 14:28

The bike was going to be a drag bike but never made it back in the late 70's. I got the bike two years ago after it had been sitting unused for 25 or so years. Here's what I started with.

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Re: 1976 KZ900 two year off and on project.

17 Mar 2009 14:29

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17 Mar 2009 14:30 - 17 Mar 2009 14:32

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Wish the pics were better but it was about 2:30AM when I got it back to my house.

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Re: 1976 KZ900 two year off and on project.

17 Mar 2009 14:40

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Tear down started the next weekend.

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17 Mar 2009 14:40

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18 Mar 2009 05:46

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Wow she looks a little rough. I have seen worse that have turned out great. Keep us updated and make sure to send a ton a pics.

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Re: 1976 KZ900 two year off and on project.

18 Mar 2009 07:58

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this will be great.do you plan to mod or restore?you have a great starting point to go whatever direction you choose.keep us posted.

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Re: 1976 KZ900 two year off and on project.

18 Mar 2009 20:43 - 18 Mar 2009 20:49

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Thought about restoring but I couldnâ€™t help myself, I had to modify. So I started cutting off pieces of the frame and then welding in the gussets.

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18 Mar 2009 20:50

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18 Mar 2009 20:51

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18 Mar 2009 20:52

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After the frame was stronger, I wanted new wheels and upside down forks, so I got some from a ZX750. The neck had to be cut out of the original triple clamp and milled down to fit the ZX750 triple clamp.

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18 Mar 2009 20:55

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I had just finished painting the wheels and some of the other parts and set them out to dry.

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