1977 KZ1000 new life

Whats up guys? I have been unusually busy for this time of year,I had a ton of swingarms come in that people wanted extended. So not a damn thing has been done to the bike.



Hopefully this week I can machine an outboard bearing support from a piece of delrin that I picked up last week. If evrything looks good with the delrin one I will machine it from aluminum. Thanks to Irishwill he sent me the files for the hole location for the bearing support so all I have to do is modify it so I can run the chain on the outside of the frame.

Just got wood.... :blush: :laugh:

Sweet!... LUV your work, true craftsmanship!

OMR

great work!!!!

Old Man Rock wrote:

Just got wood.... :blush: :laugh:

Sweet!... LUV your work, true craftsmanship!

OMR

Thanks OMR, Hey I think I found a good seat pan I will find out today so if you still need that LTD seat let me know.

kz1k wrote:

great work!!!!

Thanks Joe

Just a quick update, I have been crazy slamed with work lately so the old kaw has had to rest in the corner of the shop for a little while.

just a few of the swingarms and airshifter brackets I have done over the last month.








But I have been working on some engine cover designs in my spare time, with any luck I hope to cut some out in the next week or so.

stellar work!
as always :laugh: .
the funny thing is when you do work this nice people start to expect everyhthing you do to look good,then they forget to tell you that it really does look kicka$$!!!!!! :evil:

you know what question i want to ask about your covers ,don't you :whistle: ?

have you been able to get your store front up?

keep us posted!

u know we can't get enough custom part porn :woohoo: !

leon

you fkin show off.....lol stellar work mike. you better save me one of those covers...lol

thanks for all your help.....Joe

531blackbanshee wrote:

stellar work!
as always :laugh: .
the funny thing is when you do work this nice people start to expect everyhthing you do to look good,then they forget to tell you that it really does look kicka$$!!!!!! :evil:

you know what question i want to ask about your covers ,don't you :whistle: ?

have you been able to get your store front up?

keep us posted!

u know we can't get enough custom part porn :woohoo: !

leon

Thanks Leon, I'm use to people checking every thing I do with a microscope,comes with the job. I geuss I do know what you are going to ask me about the engine covers. The answer is no I will not be doing a production run on them it kinda takes away from the meaning oneoff or custom. As far as the store its there I havent been there in awhile but it's there.

Hopefully I'll get some time to run them this week or next and I will post some pics.

Stu Pidasole wrote:

you fkin show off.....lol stellar work mike. you better save me one of those covers...lol

thanks for all your help.....Joe

Ya ya ya just get those forks to me so we can cut them down

I geuss I do know what you are going to ask me about the engine covers. The answer is no I will not be doing a production run on them it kinda takes away from the meaning oneoff or custom.

no problem i totally understand.
i can't wait to see them in the raw

leon

Skills like that ... sheesh! Leaves me totally out of the 'comment' loop!
Drive on with your bad self, sir!
...I'll be in the third row...eating popcorn.

-KR