1978 z1-r

  • larrycavan
  • larrycavan's Avatar
  • Visitor

Re: 1978 z1-r

09 Aug 2010 04:59
#389556
asevans wrote:
broken fin on the head. too bad.:(
[IMG

IMO... restore it to stock condition including airbox & pipe if you can find them :)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • 531blackbanshee's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Vendor
  • Posts: 7447
  • Thanks: 797

Re: 1978 z1-r

09 Aug 2010 07:35
#389579
nice bike,hard to beat a powdercoated frame(if you decide to tear it down)money and time would dictate which i would do.
there are rubber gaskets that fit between the guages and dash.those seat rail covers get broken by pushing the bike around with the seat off and leanin into them when pushing,usually.
www.bikescreen.com/proddetail.asp?prod=K...1R%6078%2D%60801%2F8
those folks have the screen you need.
keep us posted we don't get to see many z1r projects.

leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • 531blackbanshee's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Vendor
  • Posts: 7447
  • Thanks: 797

Re: 1978 z1-r

09 Aug 2010 07:51
#389581
that fin can be fixed but i don't think i would pull a head just to fix it,but if it was coming off anyway then i would fix it.

leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • mark1122
  • mark1122's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • Keep twisting it
  • Posts: 5359
  • Thanks: 109

Re: 1978 z1-r

09 Aug 2010 15:29
#389689
Nice ride. B)
i would keep it stock and just get it going for now. it may run just fine with a little work.
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.

~ ~ ~_@
~ ~ _- \,
~ (k) / (z)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • asevans
  • asevans's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 179
  • Thanks: 0

Re: 1978 z1-r

10 Aug 2010 12:18
#389915
thanks for the info. yeah i was looking at it today and it isnt in that bad of shape. it does have the rubber that goes around the gauges. they are starting to dry rot. im going to take it down and have the frame either painted or powder coated. probably powder coated. that will give me chance to really clean everything really good and get a good look at the wiring. im working nights right now. 4 tens. so i get a long weekend. so when the kids go to bed ive got all night to play.:woohoo:
1976 kz900 Mostly stock
1978 Z1-R Project

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • JakeB
  • JakeB's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 174
  • Thanks: 0

Re: 1978 z1-r

10 Aug 2010 15:58
#389947
Nice bike, you have a lot to work with there. Should be a good project, keep us updated with lots of pics!!
1978 Z1-R

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Kitten Tooth
  • Kitten Tooth's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 743
  • Thanks: 10

Re: 1978 z1-r

11 Aug 2010 23:11
#390281
i wonder how loud it is without the headers:D
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000-K LTD
1983 Suzuki GS300L-D
1982 Suzuki GS300L-Z sold:(
1976 KZ400D3
1973 Z900... I WISH

DO A BARREL ROLL!!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • asevans
  • asevans's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 179
  • Thanks: 0

Re: 1978 z1-r

14 Aug 2010 23:10
#390975
did a little work the last two nights.
[IMG
pulled the motor and got the rear end off. how do you get the swing arm bearings out?
[IMG
1976 kz900 Mostly stock
1978 Z1-R Project

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • testarossa
  • testarossa's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • Attack life, it's only trying to kill you.
  • Posts: 3678
  • Thanks: 82

Re: 1978 z1-r

15 Aug 2010 03:49
#390985
Cool project. As for the swingarm bearings, I believe that there is a special tool made for pulling them. I got mine out by hammering them from the opposite side. I ruined a socket extension in the process.
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • JakeB
  • JakeB's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 174
  • Thanks: 0

Re: 1978 z1-r

15 Aug 2010 06:30
#390992
The swingarm bearings are tough, here's what I came up with to do mine. This is copied directly from my project thread.

JakeB wrote:
My third and final attempt was to grind two flat spots onto a washer that was a little smaller than the bearings. These flat spots let me slip the washer into the swing arm and turn it so that it caught the lip on the inside of the bearing. I then found the largest socket that would fit through the opposite bearings, 15 mm in my case, and put it on a long extension. Then I was able to tap the bearings out evenly from the opposite side.

Once the first side of bearings was out I just grabbed a bigger socket that contacted the bearing lip without the washer and tapped the other bearings out.

Here is a pic of my ultra-simple-bearing-driver-adapter. You can see it got beat up a bit from just removing the bearings on one side, but for the price and quantity needed for the job I'm ok with it being disposable! :)

250

If I remember correctly it was a 3/8" washer that fit in there.

Hope this helps!
1978 Z1-R

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • asevans
  • asevans's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 179
  • Thanks: 0

Re: 1978 z1-r

15 Aug 2010 18:47
#391117
it is necessary to take the bearings out if you are powder coating the swingarm right? if not then i wont mess with them.
1976 kz900 Mostly stock
1978 Z1-R Project

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • asevans
  • asevans's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 179
  • Thanks: 0

Re: 1978 z1-r

15 Aug 2010 19:07
#391122
also if i have to take them out. how hard is it to put them back in? i would have to buy new because of damage taking them out. i didnt see them on Z1 enterprizes.
1976 kz900 Mostly stock
1978 Z1-R Project

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Powered by Kunena Forum