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77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 08:18
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Battery Box & solenoid mount
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Battery strap
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Backside of battery box, goal is to keep it clean and hide as much of the electronics as possible.

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Exhaust , Bars and headlight :D

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 08:20
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Fab Kevin license plate

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Coil Mount

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Horn hidden under battery box.
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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 08:26
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Key switch mounted

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Front suspension lowered, time for tear down

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Everything is going to powdercoat, exhaust ceramic coating, cadium plating of small parts, aluminum buffing, chrome plating and a killer custom paint job.

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 11:13
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WOW! :woohoo: What a fantastic job! Obviously not your first rodeo.. Keep the pics coming, alot of us will be following closely.
77 KZ1000-A1 "Bushido" Project
82 KZ1000 LTD "Terri Lee"


You know what, I don't have a one to some other number of douche-bag scale. So.. Six!

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 11:16
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From the looks of the stock parts you are not using, you could easily sell or trade them on this forum.
77 KZ1000-A1 "Bushido" Project
82 KZ1000 LTD "Terri Lee"


You know what, I don't have a one to some other number of douche-bag scale. So.. Six!

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 11:30
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Your metal work skills are impressive! did you do it yourself? I wish I could do that. Great work so far, can't wait to see it painted and powdercoated!
- 1981 KZ1000-K1 LTD - Long term project
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- 1978 kz650 SR, 4-1 Vance and Hines Full Exhaust, Dyna-S Ignition, Accel Coils and Wires

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 11:58
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freebyrd24 wrote:
Your metal work skills are impressive! did you do it yourself? I wish I could do that. Great work so far, can't wait to see it painted and powdercoated!

I bet he does his own metal work. I see a mini english wheel in one of his pictures.

Looks good. That little bike was so complete that I would have been tempted to just ride it.
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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

14 Jan 2011 12:19
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whered ya get the bars? ya make em?
1978 KZ1000A2

"JUST IN! A MAN WHO HOLDS THE WORLD RECORD FOR USING THE MOST DRUGS DIES TODAY. HE WAS WAS ATTACKED BY A PACK OF WILD DOGS HE THOUGHT HE SAW"

WHY FART AND WASTE IT, WHEN YOU CAN BURP AND TASTE IT?

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

15 Jan 2011 18:38
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absolute beauty... Very impressive if you did all the metal work yourself. The beginning to almost finished is night and day.

Cant wait to see what the paint scheme will be..

Will def follow closely.


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Black paint- Soon to be something new!

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

19 Jan 2011 15:32
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Paint is finsihed.

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

19 Jan 2011 15:36
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Parts are back from Zinc Coating These are almost too shiny.

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The wheels have a slight metalic dust. Only will be visible in direct sunlight.

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Fork legs shaved and gloss black powder coated.

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Ceramic bake on the exhaust. They came out way nice.

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Re: 77 KZ400 Cafe Tracker

19 Jan 2011 15:41 - 19 Jan 2011 15:42
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Metal Fab - Cory at Maindrive cycle
Paint - Scott at Backstreet Buckets
Powdercoat - Burleson Powdercoat
Zinc Plating - Texas Precision
Leather seat - Hardluck Designs
Ceramic Coating - SP Coatings


I outsourced all the skilled labor items, did grunt work myself.
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