The start

testarossa wrote:

Is this bike getting the single sided swingarm with 8.5" spoked wheel?

PLUMMEN, could you pass some popcorn?

Hey Leon, could you bore a three cylinder Evinrude out for me buddy? JK

How do you plan to do that and still be able to turn it back stock?

Single sided 240 hell ya do it that will be bad ass!

andy9802gt wrote:

testarossa wrote:

Is this bike getting the single sided swingarm with 8.5" spoked wheel?

PLUMMEN, could you pass some popcorn?

Hey Leon, could you bore a three cylinder Evinrude out for me buddy? JK

How do you plan to do that and still be able to turn it back stock?

Duct tape and hot glue, no doubt

Why not just buy Joe's (he's selling it cheap and some goodies come with it), mod it, and restore the '73. Then you have covered all the bases - a valuable classic and a custom job.

I am unware of what he is selling.

TexasKZ wrote:

Duct tape and hot glue, no doubt

No doubt. It's your bike cut it up if you want. But, don't try to blow smoke up our ass by keeping the parts to turn it back to stock. And Joe is selling the hot set up.

jus1975 wrote:

I am unware of what he is selling.

I believe he's selling the whole works. Take a look at his unfinished build:

Joes Build

Im not blowing smoke because I dont ever plan on going back stock. But if I did the only major thing (meaning not bolted on) is mono shock. So it could be changed back. but i wont

It's not a siple bolt on swap, I'm sure you know you're going to have to cut the frame to spread it and fab up new shock mounts. Some times people have no concept of reality. That bike is worth more stock than it would cost to restore it. You sir, should be taken out behind the wood shed.:ohmy:

:laugh: the biker version of a tree hugger,oh don't chop up the 73 restore it.

b.s.

we have enough restored cookie cutter resto's,imho.



at least someone that is going to customize an old z is most likely going to ride the thing.not resto it so they can dangle it in front of people and go "oh i have a perfeclty restored z1 that never even gets justified by being rode".
i would rather take the resto dude out back and make cherry pie.
purely my .02.fwiw

leon

Ok, lets get a little run down of your plan and the parts you're gonna use to get there. I know you have an inkling of the difficulty of the work you are proposing. I'm curious what your plan of attack is

andy9802gt wrote:

It's not a siple bolt on swap, I'm sure you know you're going to have to cut the frame to spread it and fab up new shock mounts. Some times people have no concept of reality. That bike is worth more stock than it would cost to restore it. You sir, should be taken out behind the wood shed.:ohmy:

I know its not a simple bolt on sway. However I dont plan on spreading the frame. The swingarm will be made from scratch and fit the stock frame. And a mono shock conversion will be added. So the mono shock conversion will be the only major mod. I HOPE.

But if things dont work out for some reason,before I start welding on the frame, I will go the restoration route. I was planning on restoring it when I got. It was missing only the chain oiler. It even had the owners manual. I found the chain oiler. So I have everything to restore it.