z1 streetfighter

im gettin ready to do a bobber projecy out of 550 kz and im trying to figure out what swing arm or how wide of a rear section iw ould need to put a 180 or 2oo tire on the back. im planning on making it a hard tail so sing arm isnt really nessecary but just kinda wondering so i know. ihave no clue on what size rim i would need to run a 180 or 200 tire. any idea on the rim size needed. ofset sprokcet spec, width the frame will need to be, which kinda rim and axle ill need

the rim size for a 180 is 5.5" and it can accommodate a 190. they recommend a 6" rim for a 200 tire.
as far as arms go, most guys do this to 1000cc bikes . it may be tough to find someone who has done a 550. if u look at some of the members arms and see 1 that u like, u could pm them for some measurements. i have a ZRX rear end, but i dont think a zrx arm would look right for a bobber?
i am not familiar with a 550 so i cant help with the offset, but most 1000's use a 1/2" to 5/8" offset.

thats kool like i said im probally gonna bob the bike soi plan on cutting off the whole rear section so i can make it as wide as i need to. i was just wanting to go with a fatter rear tire have the chopper bob look. do u have any experiance with cutting the neck of the bike to create a slight rake. thought about doing that also

i suppose u just want to rake it out some?
i would suggest u start your own thread so we dont hijack this 1.
add some pics and everyone will jump in.
did u know that we all love pics.

I was wondering what ever happened to this bike? It seems like you got so close and then we never heard an update. Are you still out there Aengus? Seems like I remember that you were going to sell this and move home. Just curious. Such a cool project that I cannot believe it never got completed.

He's not too much of an absentee, looks like his last log in was 2 months ago. Damn cool fighter though, I can't imagine him not finishing it.

patience people,patience! :laugh:
i know my projects are being hindered by never ending snow and a very large/unheated barn which is no fun to be in this time of year! :laugh:

kzstreetfighter71 wrote:

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.

What handlebars are you running?