Restoration of a 82 Z1000j1

the lines of that swingarm/dual shocks rear end are superb......very nice choice of upgrade...it keeps the z-1r look and is stout..imo

531blackbanshee wrote:

z1000j you say,south africa, you say,wider swingarm,welcome,we can and will help.
check out roynor's(kzrider member) project thread.he is installing a suzuki tl 1000 swingarm on his z1000j.there are several swingarms that can be modified to work and as has already been suggested the search function should reveal lots of info.
z1109rfin has a thread on his bike and he installed a zrx 1100/1200 swingarm.
i took the raod less traveled and custom built my own swingaram out of 4130 cro-mo,to accept a 2000 r1 rear wheel and tire and brake system.i too kept the dual shocks.
hth,here is my bike.

leon holmes

thanks triangle.

your bike looks good not over done

This is what it looks like before i started with the project

Started stripping the bike

This is going to be good.
-KR

As you all can notice that i don't have a decent workshop to work in

From another angle

The back end of the bike

Starting to remove the wiring loom

Wiring from the side

This is the engine on the work bench