76 KZ900 WINTER PROJECT

WELL TO START OUT I LIVE IN OHIO THE WINTERS ARE LONG AND COLD. I AM 52 YEARS OLD/ THE BOY IS GROWN UP SO I FIGURED I WOULD SPEND THE WINTER BUILDING A BIKE. THE PIC BELOW IS OF THE BIKE THAT I TRADED A GOLF CART FOR AT THE START OF 2010 THE CART WAS ALSO A WINTER PROJECT.I RODE THE BIKE LAST SUMMER BUT IT JUST DIDNT DO MUCH FOR ME JUST NOT ME. I LIVE AND BREATH HOT ROD I LIKE TAKING ANYTHING WITH WHEELS AND TAKE IT OVER THE TOP IF YOU KNEW ME YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND IM (SICK)OR SO THEY SAY. WELL ANYWAY HERE WE GO.

I STARTED BY RIPPING THE BIKE DOWN TO NOTHING AND STARTED SHOPPING. EBAY LOVED ME. MY GOAL IS TO BUILD A PROSTREET BIKE. I KNOW THAT ALOT OF YOU GUYS ARE SAYING THAT I SHOULD GO THE OTHER WAY AND RESTORE IT TO THE WAY IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY BUT LIKE I SAY IM SICK.:evil: AS YOU CAN SEE THE BIKE WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE

Well it will be interesting to see what you do with it as it wasn't that bad looking before. The original exhaust was slung too low for street IMHO and I couldn't go with the rigid link. What is the final idea, straight liner, cafe, corner junkie???

What part of Ohio you in?

Cool! That's my style also. I got you by 1 year. 53
Finish it, too. Not like me.
I have a similar project that has been sitting for 5 or 6 years now.
Then I started 4 other projects.
Rake the neck a little.
Bigger rear tire. Extend the swing arm. V/H sidewinder. Make only left hand turns :laugh:

(KZ RAGE) I AM FROM MANSFIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE . YES THE RIDID THING DIDNT GET IT GOT A SET OF SHOCKS NOW. I AM GOING TO THE NHRA DRAGS THIS WEEKEND SO I WILL GET TO POSTING THE BUILD NEXT WEEK THANKS FOR LOOKING

HI Z1KZONLY SEEMS THE OLDER WE GET THE YOUNGER WE ACT. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CAR TIRE BIKE.

welcome!!!!!!!!!!

keep us posted on your progress.





leon

my eyes bleed at the sight of constant capitalization

sorry hope this helps

ok i am back. i will start out with the front and work my way back. to let everyone know i am building the bike for short trips here and there it is not for long trips.i got a set of gsxr 17" wheels the front is 1998. i will say this is not as easy as putting it on and go! i tryed to use the stock kz rotors but on the wheel it was way to wide to fit in the kz forks i was trying to make it look as close to stock as i could. i had to do alot of research and come up with suzuki marauder rotors they had the offset and diamiter i needed.put the stock kz caliders on well, the rotors are alot thinner than the stock ones so the calibers could not clamp tight enough to stop it so i went with the marauder calibers also.the rear axle fit the wheel bearing perfect so all i had to do was turn the ends down to fit the forks. i also used the kz speedo worked fine. put a shinko 100 tire on it and i think a saber fender ( i am not sure i forget ) went with tapered bearings in the trip tree new fork rebuild and it was done.

jeff i am glad that you got your frontend sorted out.




but,


ya gotta show me some more pics of it :woohoo: :whistle: :evil: ,

leon

( z1kzonly ) looks like you got a good project going also. get it done there a hoot to ride