78 KZ cafe project

Just getting started, did some tear down today. Would of gotten further, but i didn't have a big enough wrench to get the front axle nuts off. It will be a slow build but I'll update as I go. . .

more tear down.

good progress nice pic's cant wait to start my tear down I am pretty excited about it

Pulled the carbs and checked the jets. VERY clean!! Also added the pods on. Stock air box was a pain in the a$$

Quick update:

Ordered tires (Bridgestone spitfires 100/90/19 and 130/80/18)
new clutch and brake levers are on
push cable installed
brake pads came in
bar end mirrors came in
clubman are on order

Currently painting the wheels, going with black and bronze.

I'll post some pics soon.

good progress post some more pics when ya can

cool project

I love these projects

******************UPDATE*********************

Busy couple of days. . .

So this week I decided to get the wheels done.

My buddy talked me into stripping the whole bike minus the motor and paint the frame. . . so I said fuck it.

Then I decided to paint the front forks. . . bam done.

also painted the calipers, brake resivoir, swingarm, headlight.

So we really wanted to see what it looked like and since I'm waiting o n valve stems, I obviously don't have tires. But we mocked up the wheels any way.

the seat and the fairing are TEMPORARY. I need to sell more stuff to get the rear cafe fairing and tail lights.

Here are the pics enjoy!

looking good..I like the wheels painted like that

Thanks Clutch, I need to do some touch up on em. One of the guys at the shop gave me an ingenious idea. For the black of the spoke I used pin striping tape, but for the outer rim I used, get this, VASOLINE, and it worked great. Just spread the vasoline around the rim, don't be afraid to use a lot. Then just clean up the inner part of the rim with a paper towel. Spray your little heart away. Once complete let them sit over night, remove the tape and just wipe off the vasoline. I could not believe how well it worked.

Well put everything back together running into a few issue. I'll post that in the appropriate forum.

Anyhow here is how she sits.