82 KZ650 CSR into Bobber

OK here is what I'm starting with.

She is pretty nice. But not as nice as she looks in this picture. I have already taken off the ugly luggage rack and rear fender. Hey someone put progressive rear shocks on her..bonus! Maybe electronic ignition! And here is the plan.


Bob it, lower handlebars, fix front light and gauges (they are bent a little), new rear tire, cut seat down into solo, clean carbs, clean her all up and give her a paint job.
Simple right? I'd also like to get all the frame bearings replaced and maybe wheel bearings too. Just going to touch up the frame where it needs it right now. AND going to clean electrical connectors. Fork seals look good right now but I don't know if there is any air in them. I'd like to get a balancing system.
We'll see. I'm shooting at June 1st as a deadline as I have a 77 KZ650 Greenie I want to restore.
It's a start anyway. If there seems to be some interest I'll try and document it with pictures as I go.

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heres mine bobbed. progress so far. sorry if some dont like it lol.

I hear ya teck9 but the pic makes it look better than it is. I bought it just to ride the summer so I figure I'm giving her another life. She has some miles on her and hell if I like it like I think I will I may just keep going into the engine. I'm just not into cruisers. I like to look at them but I can't say I like riding them. If you look at it as the plan it will be a sort of sport bobber as a lot of bobbers use apes or high bars. I hope to keep them low. I have a set with about a 2 inch rise but what matters most to me is wrist angle when riding. Can't stand bent wrists. As close to 90 degree without being a broomhandle is how I like them. As for the bob tail I like how it shows off the tire. Looks just right for an evening ride to the local bike night or a quick blast to the grocery. A little hooligan. I purely understand those who like them original won't like it. I feel the same way when someone mods Z1 or a B1 model. But it is their bike and if it saves it from the scrapper or the parts list I am all for it. I can only say it will be ridden and loved and ain't that all any bike can ask for really. And boy do pictures make something look better than it really is. Forgive me tek9. I will sin.
Sicma I like it. Them's some flat bars alright. There is something a little caveman in bobbers. Primeval may be a better word. I'll be watching sicma.

bob the hell out of it, I like it, gotta hve some drg bars though

I'm gonna Stonemaster. The plan is becoming clearer.

Just wish the weather would cooperate a little more. Warmer, less work, computer time and more wrenching time. But it will get done.

This is a test

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Sicma I like it. Them's some flat bars alright. There is something a little caveman in bobbers. Primeval may be a better word. I'll be watching sicma.

thanks
lol nah those bars are an old curtain rod i broke down to make some mockup handle bars. makes it easier to move the bike around. i plan on getting some clubman bars tho.

We have a bunch of seats were to play with and one is a KZ650 double bucket. I placed it on the csr and played with it in photoshop. I kind of liked how it looked but hated how it felt. Comfy but locks you into place too much for me. It also looks like it needs a saddle horn and a rope. :laugh: But I figure I'll just put up the pic for your viewing pleasure.


We have a bunch of seats to put up in the classifieds. 650 and 900's. Look for them soon.

Smog system block off plates. Or I understand you can just connect one side to the other side. Is there an advantage to doing this like better gas mileage or better performance? If you do this I suppose you should also block where it goes into the airbox correct?

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We have a bunch of seats were to play with and one is a KZ650 double bucket. I placed it on the csr and played with it in photoshop. I kind of liked how it looked but hated how it felt. Comfy but locks you into place too much for me. It also looks like it needs a saddle horn and a rope. :laugh: But I figure I'll just put up the pic for your viewing pleasure.

We have a bunch of seats to put up in the classifieds. 650 and 900's. Look for them soon.

yea can that seat
that looks like something off a scooter chair

I was kinda hoping I could find someone sufferin' the heartbreak of terminal hemmoroids so I could sell that seat to them. No I decided to get the original seat cut down after I give the pan a shortening. Back to this.


I put a set of B1 bars on her and I like them. Now I got to get the headlight and gauges straightened out. New bracket should fix the light and it looks like the gauges are pretty manipulable. Just bend them right. Then it will be seat and frame. Back light,plate holder and directionals. Clean electrical and carbs. Then paint.

So anyone know why you should bypass the smog? Mileage, performance or looks? Buehler ...... Buehler .....

How about what does CSR stand for? My friend Chris says I should change it to CRS for Can't Remember Shit. But I told him it would mean Chris Really Sucks. Anyone know the real answer?