z1 streetfighter

this is with the 2002 gsxr600 swingarm and wheel on.

and the front end on to, i did the whole replacing the headstock pin with the z1's that so many have done before. im going with dirtbike bars cause they look so good.

I'm curious what forks you used, how long they are and how much it dropped your front end. Your build is comming along nicely

Good progress on the project

Looks pretty good so far. Just one question, what thickness is the bar stock used in the bracing of the backbone?

Later, Doug

yes larry the forks are in total around 3' shorter than stock with the wheel on and yes there is a dip in the front but a low front and a highish rear is the way a classic streetfighter should look, well in my eyes anyways i suppose?
and doug the bar stock i used was 1" by 1/5" i cut each section and the put an angle on to insure a snug fit as with all the tube stock and square bar i used was knotched to make everything hug nice before welding, and as i had to knotch everything with a grinder it was a long job :S.

OK, I just didn't want it to be too thin and then flex on you. Thin stuff is fine in tension but sucks in compression.

As far as notching with a grinder, that how I did all my bracing on my 900. I've added 11 braces to my frame; all notched by a bench grinder. Grind, test fit, grind some more, test fit again, etc.

Later, Doug

Thanks for the info, I wonder if by any chance you know the distance between the floor and the bottom of your lower frame tubes? Is your valve cover painted, powdercoated or anodized? What are you planning to do next?

StreetfighterKz wrote:

OK, I just didn't want it to be too thin and then flex on you. Thin stuff is fine in tension but sucks in compression.

As far as notching with a grinder, that how I did all my bracing on my 900. I've added 11 braces to my frame; all notched by a bench grinder. Grind, test fit, grind some more, test fit again, etc.

Later, Doug

i hear ya doug, im goin to invest in a knotcher for my 750 twin project co cut that procedure in half.

kzstreetfighter71 wrote:

i hear ya doug, im goin to invest in a knotcher for my 750 twin project co cut that procedure in half.

I have a knotcher, but I didn't find the right diameter hole saw due to the fact that the tubing is metric and the holes saws are imperial. You can get something close but you'll probably still have to do some fitting with the grinder.

I didn't realize it until I checked just now and you can get metric hole saws through McMaster-Carr for a reasonable $$. D'OH!!

Later, Doug

porchev914 wrote:

Thanks for the info, I wonder if by any chance you know the distance between the floor and the bottom of your lower frame tubes? Is your valve cover painted, powdercoated or anodized? What are you planning to do next?

the valve cover is painted with dupicolour hi temp red then a quick coat of metalic red but it doesnt discolour as i did the same with it last time and it lasted 2000 miles no prob, ill measure the ground clearance tonight when i get home for you no prob.