81 KZ650 Cafe Racer - Park City, Utah

So I sold my 79 KZ1000 and bought a 81 KZ650 to Cafe.
79 KZ1000 Ltd Sold.

Bought this 81 KZ650 CSR for $600

Started to strip her down.

Ordered some parts

Got the seat pan and seat mounted.
New ignition on frame.
New tailight.
New 4 into 1 Mac exhaust.
New footpegs.
New Clubman Bars.




Now it's time to strip her down and powder coat the frame order some new parts and do work son!

I have another thread asking for some help with the wheels here is a link to it. kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...ew&catid=5&id=379980
Thanks, Otto

Hey I like your rear cowl, where'd you score that from? I picked up what seems to be an F3 and was planning on doing pretty much the same as you, tho mine is in a lot worse starting condition.

Good luck with it all and keep those pics coming in

cool bike and cooler place to live...i did carpentry and built a tower crane there as an iron worker...i would drive up from little cottonwood canyon each morning ...the sun is blinding as you climb up and outta the basin....sundance film fest...what a cool place to live.....peace craig

trianglelaguna wrote:

cool bike and cooler place to live...i did carpentry and built a tower crane there as an iron worker...i would drive up from little cottonwood canyon each morning ...the sun is blinding as you climb up and outta the basin....sundance film fest...what a cool place to live.....peace craig

Thanks, Norhtern Utah is the shit. We have a short riding season because of the weather. But the canyons and sunny summers make up for it. Plus you can ride your snowboard and snowmobiles all winter. I have been comuting up little Cottonwood Canyon all 19 years I have been living out here. I worked at Snowbird until this past spring. Check out this video I shot on a camera mounted on my tank. I left Park City traveled up over Guardsman Pass down Big Cottonwood Canyon and up Little Cottonwood Canyon. It is a 70 minute trip but I sped the video up to 6 minutes.


Dazza wrote:

Hey I like your rear cowl, where'd you score that from? I picked up what seems to be an F3 and was planning on doing pretty much the same as you, tho mine is in a lot worse starting condition.

Good luck with it all and keep those pics coming in

bought it from Airtech-Streamlining
www.airtech-streamlining.com/
Look under there vintage section for the Cafe Seats.
Be out of town for a week and then on to the tear down and powder coating and painting.

Otto

chef otto wrote:

bought it from Airtech-Streamlining
www.airtech-streamlining.com/
Look under there vintage section for the Cafe Seats.
Be out of town for a week and then on to the tear down and powder coating and painting.

Otto

Cool thanks for that. Did you do any cutting of the frame to make that fit? Did you have to cut off the indicator/grab rail brackets?

Cool thanks for that. Did you do any cutting of the frame to make that fit? Did you have to cut off the indicator/grab rail brackets?[/quote]

Frame was cut. Seat pan was made and mounted to some post that are welded on to the frame.

I cut the frame just before the rear signal mounts so they are gone. I could of left them and cut the frame just behind them but i do not need them. Check the photo above of the tail light it is also a turn signal as either side can blink as well.






And my next project is in the background a 72 RT360 2 stroke street legal enduro that will become a Flat Tracker.

nice transformation on the kz ''step'' frame!

Got some work done on the tear down.




Pull the engine:
Some cleaning, paint, powder coating and anodizing. A new 17" front wheel, chrome plated spokes, air pods and a bunch more parts and it will be time to put her back together.

Ummmm while you have that apart could you get me some dimensions from the swingarm ? Please !

Looking for :

-Width @ pivot (of swingarm or of width inside of frame)

-Length from pivot center to axle center

-Distance from pivot center to shock mount center

-Width @ shock mounts

Thanks

mjg15 wrote:

Ummmm while you have that apart could you get me some dimensions from the swingarm ? Please !

Looking for :

-Width @ pivot (of swingarm or of width inside of frame)

-Length from pivot center to axle center

-Distance from pivot center to shock mount center

-Width @ shock mounts

Thanks

I tried to remember your question when I was down working on the bike the other day. Here is what I got for measurments.
width at shock mounts is 9 3/8 inside and 10 3/8 outside
width at pivot of swingarm is 8 3/4 without the plastic caps on and 9" with the plastic caps on.

Got the tear down finished!


Dam Chain has no master link? It must be a rivet correct? And the nut on the sprocket is friggin stuck any suggestions?

And what is the name of the tool I need to remove the stem from the neck?

THANKS FOR ANY HELP!

Gonna buy a buffing wheel and have a go with polishing some of the aluminum. And send it out for the powder coating, painting and anodizing.