81 KZ650 Cafe Racer - Park City, Utah

Congratulations! Your bike looks stunning with all the black and white. Really nice job.

Looks great! You should bring it over to Grand Junction, Co. on the 21st and 22nd of this month to our 3rd Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show, only about 5 hrs from you. That needs to be shown off!

Great job so far! awesome work and paint job is great with the powdercoated frame!! :laugh:

Lookin' good! your thread dates suggest that you did this in less than a year. that's impressive. Mine's about 9 yrs along so far...:laugh:

Is there room to slide the fork tubes up a bit and lower the front end? that would be better in my opinion.

Nelson wrote: Lookin' good! your thread dates suggest that you did this in less than a year. that's impressive. Mine's about 9 yrs along so far...:laugh:

Is there room to slide the fork tubes up a bit and lower the front end? that would be better in my opinion.

Thanks it took me a year to get done. I did slide the forks up as much as possible about 1.5 inches but they but up against the handlebars. I went back and forth on getting a smaller front wheel and a larger rear but I was already going way over my budget. The bike levels off pretty good when I am sitting on it.

Here is a vid.

Don't tease us like that I wanted to see a smokey burnout!

Been getting out a bit lately and she is running strong...........

Looks good! So what all did you have to do to the engine? I saw your picture with the valve cover removed, just curious.

Is that front brake reservoir hard mounted at that angle or is the mount flexible enough to bring it to level when checking or filling? Any problem with air getting in the brake line in sharp right hand turns?

bitchin wheels man, i like it!

bike is killer,








love it :evil: .

leon

cobura wrote: Looks good! So what all did you have to do to the engine? I saw your picture with the valve cover removed, just curious.

New shims and gaskets. PJ1 engine paint. Polished covers and new bolts

650ed wrote: Is that front brake reservoir hard mounted at that angle or is the mount flexible enough to bring it to level when checking or filling? Any problem with air getting in the brake line in sharp right hand turns?

The bracket bolts on. I thought I would have to fab something to level it out but if I keep it full it functions fine. This winter I will most likely cut some aluminum and make a new bracket.

Nelson wrote: bitchin wheels man, i like it!

Thanks a lot they should look good for the money I dropped. I had the stock rims powder coated I polished up the hubs and bought new spokes and nips from Buchanans and had a local shop lace them up.

531blackbanshee wrote: bike is killer,
love it :evil: .

leon

Thanks