78' KZ650 Bobber

ninjaracerchick wrote: Poor hand! Don't let it slow you down. Cool to watch how your builds going since were doing very similar things!

Thanks yea it's fine now. Finish welding my exhaust together and some other random things I needed to finish welding. If weather permits I plan on sandblasting priming and painting the frame this weekend so I can go back together next week. Love to see some pics of yours

love me some bobbers

i built an xs400 i'm pleased with. My buddy had a TCbros hardtail kit for his cb so borrowed his pieces made a template and then bent my own tubing and i had a bobber kit for $26

i did this on memorial day weekend. Finished the whole damn bike


i'll be investing in a good back specialist hard tails kill your body parts
keep up the good work bub

ultimate fighter wrote: love me some bobbers

i built an xs400 i'm pleased with. My buddy had a TCbros hardtail kit for his cb so borrowed his pieces made a template and then bent my own tubing and i had a bobber kit for $26

i did this on memorial day weekend. Finished the whole damn bike

i'll be investing in a good back specialist hard tails kill your body parts
keep up the good work bub

thats nice.... yea mandrel bender is deff on my list for the shop... i know the hard tail is going to be ruff thats why i tried to pick a really cushy seat and seat springs also...thanks for the encouragement

so now that my air compressor officially hates me.....made it run through 5 gallons of sand blast media, and my hvlp guns spraying primer and paint for the frame. but it made it and alas I have a frame ready to be put back together. you cant really tell it but i also painted the gauge bracket and rear caliper bracket.
P.S. paint booths are over rate :lol:

side note: when i go my cafe i will be powder coating the frame instead of paint. it was a pain in the arse to get to everything but since the point of this build is cheap paint it is......

Any updates mate? How's the build going? And I love your fender struts! Pretty creative.

Looks awesome man. I like seeing other peoples bikes come along. Keep posting pics.

well considering I hate when people dont follow up on their build post after a lot of life changes and self stupidity im here to update.

I got it back together and most of the painting done. I still need to paint the headlight bucket, gauges, and a couple other litthe things. im also finishing up wiringharness 3.0 this will be the final one just need to get one or two more things wired in and clean up (tuck away) the harness. decided to i liked the more clean look of no turn signals and most people dont see them or pay attention to them so i decided to go with out them and use hand signals (florida = no dot on personal vehicles). so i used a dirtbike lever for the clutch to get rid of all the stuff on the left handle. I also just got in a naked throtle control and new throtle cables from dime city to clean up the right side (not installed yet). still have a small oil leak from the tach cable at the motor so i need to replace that o-ring.
sure there are a couple other little things im forgeting but i plan to do an actual photo shoot (with model :]) when done.

on a lighter note i have bid riding it probably the most comfortable motor cycle i have even riden. i love the way it seats you and for a hard tail ive done a full tank ride with no stopping and still been very comfortable. i also love the way it sounds, the looks i get, and people trying to figure out what it is.

also the black on the front fender was from the tach cable and has been fixed.

I aslo need to rebuild my rear brake master cyl. does anyone know where i can get a rebuild kit?

lol, i like the struts

BizzareCustoms wrote: well considering I hate when people dont follow up on their build post after a lot of life changes and self stupidity im here to update.

I got it back together and most of the painting done. I still need to paint the headlight bucket, gauges, and a couple other litthe things. im also finishing up wiringharness 3.0 this will be the final one just need to get one or two more things wired in and clean up (tuck away) the harness. decided to i liked the more clean look of no turn signals and most people dont see them or pay attention to them so i decided to go with out them and use hand signals (florida = no dot on personal vehicles). so i used a dirtbike lever for the clutch to get rid of all the stuff on the left handle. I also just got in a naked throtle control and new throtle cables from dime city to clean up the right side (not installed yet). still have a small oil leak from the tach cable at the motor so i need to replace that o-ring.
sure there are a couple other little things im forgeting but i plan to do an actual photo shoot (with model :]) when done.

on a lighter note i have bid riding it probably the most comfortable motor cycle i have even riden. i love the way it seats you and for a hard tail ive done a full tank ride with no stopping and still been very comfortable. i also love the way it sounds, the looks i get, and people trying to figure out what it is.

sorry but if it has a front fender it aint a bobber

jonnybravo wrote: sorry but if it has a front fender it aint a bobber

i would agree but if you lived in florida youd want one to because it start start raining when its completly sunny out and then randomly stops. I didnt have it for a little while and got tired of showing up places with a stripe of dirt water up the front of my clothes lol but to each their own