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

boy...so many parts on the 1979 KZ1000 MKII A-3 ,are that model only...brake pads...new..wrong ones...switch housing throttle side ...new aftermarket replacement...wrong..have to splice...speedo and tach and key/ign..plug and wires different.....throttle housing...smidge dif...working on the small stuff to rebuild the elec and a few things up top and seem to hit a snag everywhere with my parts bin i built up for this stage....

oh well closer now at least...off to work a swing shift and all day tomorrow to keep it going





neighbor has been running around in his "project"

170,000 $ BMW M3 HPF special production...

today he was running 91 pump gas and about 16-22 lbs of boost...he took me for ride up the caynon to our houses...same as the ride home video i posted....it was by far the fastest thing i have ever been in...scary-vicious-insane-hands shaking after a few seconds at speed.....insane!!!

710 @ the crank toady and with race fuel and more boost dialed he claims 910 hp...either way it is unreal...i am gonna get a video soon....he says it is on you tube...HPF M3

Pretty sweet car!!

How did the seat cover turn out?
Do you have a link from where you purchased it?

no seat cover yet..i am ready to do it but want all the geasy shitty stuff done..i will post a link and pics when i do mount it

double post

Jack wrote: trianglelaguna wrote:

now this is cool...lighter than the box it came in...

And not worth the effort it takes to throw it away. Those things are dangerous, had the S&W version crumble off my first Z1. '70's nylon technology is not to be trusted.

I scored one of these on ebay too! I'mm gonna try it out, should be fine. Here is an old thread with pros and cons. I read that some chain lube could cause failure.

kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/42624-dupont-nylon-sprocket

Nice MK II !!

i had it in my hand and was gonna try it and decided to leave it for a track day project and the back up rims...think that is bad..i bought another too..just for the in the package retro cool novelty thing...it was fun though to hand it and a real steel one to the kids in the driveway at the same time...one arm dropped and the other would almost hit em in the forehead...

trianglelaguna wrote: i had it in my hand and was gonna try it and decided to leave it for a track day project and the back up rims...think that is bad..i bought another too..just for the in the package retro cool novelty thing...it was fun though to hand it and a real steel one to the kids in the driveway at the same time...one arm dropped and the other would almost hit em in the forehead...

Great minds as they say... I must confess I also bought two! One to try and one to hang on the wall. At $16 each it was worth it. These are almost impossible to find anymore.

wow that is where mine hangs on the wall too...it is super cool package and retro look and all shrink wrapped with the new nylon part...too cool...retro wall art...like walking into shop around 1984....i also have other neat little things for projects from the glory days on that wall super cool...

cyclhed wrote:

trianglelaguna wrote: i had it in my hand and was gonna try it and decided to leave it for a track day project and the back up rims...think that is bad..i bought another too..just for the in the package retro cool novelty thing...it was fun though to hand it and a real steel one to the kids in the driveway at the same time...one arm dropped and the other would almost hit em in the forehead...

Great minds as they say... I must confess I also bought two! One to try and one to hang on the wall. At $16 each it was worth it. These are almost impossible to find anymore.

time ticks away when you decide to fix one little glitch...the tach was dinged up and wrong year and 11,000 rpm,,,i had a nice condition 12,000 rpm and taped it off,satin black...so now i had tape off the pseedo and satin black...then some little bulbs that were burned out to back light the stuff at night and the oil dummy light...auto zone store...12v 3.4 v ...oooops just a smidge too big to fit in the wholes....then i found a set and "borrowed" the bulbs.....then the tach would not snug and i messed around 1/2 hour till i shimmed the brackets...the newer yr instruments have the dowel fixed to the posts and a foam square to shim/vibrate squash....well i got them all buttoned up and went with chrome covers as the black sets i have need a good strip and repaint...next time...as i said i was spinning around and the bike has to be done soon..

so i got the front all done and everything i had cleaned now has thumb prints and light little greasy marks...dust ...ect...the whole bike will need a few hours of final detail and there are so many things that i need to re-check and address...i am keeping a note pad to fight my A.D.D and forgetting stuff habit.....
in my mind i was wanted to do these things this time on the bench and they did not happen...brake pads new...wrong stuff/shape/type....steering bearings,skipped.....starter button switch housing wrong one sent to me...next time...steering dampner never installed ,oil cooler not installed...steel braided lines next time....almost a joke how much needs doing next time...
and that list is just some of the engine forward list....:woohoo: