Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

Josh, paint job looks good. that blue looks real deep in the sun.I just went thru the same thing with my paint job.I think youve gained enough confidence and hard knox experience to make it come out good.you know what to do. and not to do.congrats.so are you done or are you planning more mods?oh yea you had better treat the wife right on her birthday. she seems to be pretty understanding with 2 project bikes and a paint booth in the garage.ha ha

damn nice man!
call me goofy but i like the stock kz flat seat.just looks right somehow,comfy too.i have one like that on one of my 900's.

leon

Bitchin' dude!

531blackbanshee wrote:

damn nice man!
call me goofy but i like the stock kz flat seat.just looks right somehow,comfy too.i have one like that on one of my 900's.

leon

GOOFY :laugh:

testarossa wrote:

Lets get a better look at those stripes:

I vote yes on the stripe....I like it.

Is there a chance you could photograph the mounting plate for the gages?

That is something I am struggling with right now.

Thanks!!

Graet work!!

Here you go bud:









The plates under the upper clamp are 1/8" mild steel. The smaller tubes are 5/8" IIRC and the larger tubes are 7/8" cut from the end of an old, bent LTD bar. I'm using the standard rubber bushings, and the bolt for the handlebar risers holds the bracket in place. Note the large chamfer on the down tubes. This is necessary to clear the neck.

Dats pretty dam ingeniuos!!

Thanks!!!

I now have an idea!!:laugh:

i like to build all i can out of tubing if for no other reason than the challenge.
having said that i do have a couple of pics of some fabricated guage mounts out of aluminum.just to show another way to skin the cat.



leon

hth,
leon

531blackbanshee wrote:

hth,
leon

:woohoo: thats nice!

My lust for a TIG had almost subsided, and then you have to post this picture. :laugh:

Maybe someday when I grow up, I can be like you. Where's my knight picture? :dry:

I took the easy way out. i just had the gauge mounts cut off the stock kz tree and welded onto the new ZX9 tree.