Tri.... scores one for the barn find column 79MK11

i know i know.....mine was trouble free and i rode it like a mad man....i'll keep an eye on it...

thanks Jack

i debated telling anyone i was gonna run it..

brittle with time and old tech...already thought about......


i'll watch it....

fitties cool!

i can't wait to see how your header turns out.should look sweet as hell.

leon

i need to buy a socket for the front sprocket..what bsize is it...my memory is gone..yrs since i had that socket anyhow...

kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...72247&catid=2#372247

this says 20 mm i think i measuered it to be bigger...i think...someone help i wanna do the chain and sprockets so i can drop the rear and pull the front end off...last thing to do on the ass end and it is complete...

should i buy one online ...can i buy one hardened socket (six point ect..0...should i get a harbor frieght cheap set and a gun while i'm there......

trying to finish the spending part a bit..hoping to just use a breaker bar ...the neighbors socket(tractor guy) and a beater....

i need this for my thread... kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...it=20&limitstart=140

shows specs and will enlarge...

got the front sprocket nut free and am ordering a new nut and washer to complete the new chain and sprocket set


breaker bar and a few good taps and it came free...

new lines getting ordered and seat cover and carb sync set coming this week....

pipe is being done now...getting closer


reference link for models sharing frame reflectors

www.kawasakiepc.com/SResultPartIndex.cfm...D=0&PartInfoWindow=1

sounds like its coming together nice.where are you getting your lines from. I ended up buying mine from bike bandit.are you still going to repaint?

painter is restoring the body to stock MKII in the luminous blue and decals right now....all new emblems sitting here to go on...

i am now, not sure ,about doing the lines right away...the new body set and all the other stuff is getting me spinning and going in many directions at once...

i may wait on the brake lines and oil cooler until before the Motogp in july...i have a ride/show to attend in mid-may and am starting to try and see if i can get the current ducks all in a row for now ,,,then see where i'm at cash and time wise...
gotta love the local kawi shop...new nut and two (one extra) bend tab washers for the front sprocket 22 bucks....

beats trying to auction in tiny stuff...

well i got the pipe back from the ceramic coat shop..it looked decent and was all shrink wrapped..from what i could see it was gonna look great ,it has been raining for a few weeks, most days and i have not really done anything on the bike..but the sun came out after work today and i decided to clean shop and get things ready to pull the front off the MKII and maybe get forward again,

i go in the shop and fight the shrink wrap off...and assemble the header for some pics...the tag has not been touched up but i have the old school kerker small tag and a new one..i was gonna take pics with both and see what folks thought looked right...

couple pics indoors...went outside for better light...

and the ceramic coat is shit!!!

drips,skips,thin spots showing through and a hole stripe under the pipe where it appears missed...no coating inside the pipe...it looks like a kid did it with his eyes closed and a rattle can...$$%^^&&* place...plus there is grit or sand caught in the finish....150-175.00 for a junk job on top of the 250 i paid for a nice condition old school kerker... should have just flat blacked it...



this pic you can just see a gray line under the pipe that got missed all together..up close it is easier to see because of the 3 inch run that high lights it..
talked to OMR and i'm gonna go make them redo it..it is not acceptable..i could only see little sections with it wrapped...i hope the shop guy hid it from his boss by wrapping it...cause i dont wanna have to argue with these idiots...the showroom showed some stuff and the guy seemed smart...oh well...redneck finish...
here are a few bad light shots..looks good from 15 feet...bunch of shit if you ask me...
rant over

you cant see it but there is sand in the cans finish and worm trails where the sand moved while the stuff set up...

oh plus there are runs and globs on all the curves where the head pipe leaves the exhaust collers when mounted...it looks like a idiot did it in a hurry with a can of gloss paint...bummer...

on a good note i got the seat cover ready to install and will have pics sunday...this seat cover is the right pattern and matches exact a MKII...after ordering that p.o.s from Z--- and having to pay to ship it back....

see if i can find some pics i just got from arai of the body that is now ready...

hope to get out there tomorrow and rework the front ..if it does not rain all day again

bummer about the pipe...i am gonna take to the guy and show him..maybe one of the shop guys screwed it up and shrink wrapped it before he could inspect...i aint ready for it yet anywways ..i hope he makes good on his work

sorry to hear about your pipes. i have not been following....my bad.....but where did you get the kerker from? used...? joe

i scored it on e-bay...the ones they make now are different in a few ways the old ones the better ones imo....

it had a few spots peeling but was installed and never heated it appeared..i had hoped this guy could re-do it...no big...just a set back ..not even if he stands by the re-do

i am gonna post a close up tomorrow...he said two coast and the inside is untouched plus it is only one shitty coat....i think it should be a dip type deal anyway...oh well