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26 Oct 2010 09:44 #409169 by 531blackbanshee
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cool lil project!
keep us posted,

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!

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27 Oct 2010 10:41 #409432 by Becker
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wow that c-f skin looks awesome. This whole bike is just one messed up frankenstien. I love it.
78 KZ750B3
79 KZ400 LTD
78 KZ650C2
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27 Oct 2010 14:03 #409457 by porchev914
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You're right kenty, no one says how difficult it can be to work with these materials. Your material troubles were compounded by using precision cut pieces that needed to fit together properly for aesthetics. It takes a considerable amount of effort to hand finish an overlay like that, but good work, excellent perseverance and congratulations on learning something new ;)
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27 Oct 2010 18:18 #409499 by larrycavan
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I missed this thread somehow.

This is a really cool project :)

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27 Oct 2010 19:31 #409510 by 550A2
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holy shit!
82 Honda ATC 200-sold
82 Yamaha Virago 920-sold
82 Yamaha YZ250j-kept
80 Suzuki GS 550-sold
82 Kawasaki KZ550 A2-ride all the time
79 Kawasaki KZ650 C-sold
73 Kawasaki Z1 900E-paid $200, sold $6000
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27 Oct 2010 20:29 #409519 by rstnick
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Love what you've done. Amazing work! B)
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, 18" Z1R front wheel.
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01 Jan 2017 06:06 #751055 by kenty
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wow , is it really 6 years ago that i started this ...... quite a lot has changed again .... i stripped the paint off the frame and went for a more conservative metallic black this time , and a change of colour scheme while i was at it ....... an update on the filter manifold i made . excellent running ,smoother than i could have imagined on pick up .... i also changed the rear swingarm for an aftermarket Metmachex item , originally made for a GPZ 1100 twin shock , i made a new linkage and modified it to monoshock , however i did leave the shock mounts on ,so at any time i could run twin shocks if i wanted to ..
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01 Jan 2017 06:10 #751056 by kenty
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at the moment it's stripped again for a good clean up and possibly another colour change , i modified a spare tank with twin fillers , just to make it different .... the jury is still out on the colour scheme .and i have some later forks from a GSXR 1000 to replace the TL1000 forks with the stuck rebound adjuster ...

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03 Jan 2017 08:25 #751276 by 531blackbanshee
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different arm as well!

keep us posted,

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

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03 Jan 2017 09:56 #751287 by spdygon
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Great job....looks amazing
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1978 kz1000 z1r 27k miles
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03 Jan 2017 14:36 #751312 by kenty
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a little some thing i did to make an hydraulic clutch , i wanted a bolt in item so i didn't have to weld the original casing . made from a piece of solid ally that i had sitting on the shelf . using a slave cylinder available on ebay . i had to make a longer steel end for the clutch push rod .

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03 Jan 2017 14:39 - 03 Jan 2017 14:40 #751313 by kenty
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i made a couple , which was quite a bit of work with a hacksaw and a file , but i've got a milling machine now and a couple of mates that want one .


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