KZ1000 mild custom, frame off...

I have never been good about documenting my projects. I decided to do my best to keep track of this one.

I have a blog that I started a while ago that has become mostly my KZ -
fairmachine.com

I will also try to put some updates here...

A year ago I bought this as a frame/engine and have been grabbing parts on ebay mostly, 18" police wheels, late model police fork/triples, used Kerker, just got some Koni shocks, and a mess of other little things which I am afraid to add up what I have spent...

Currently I am in the middle of the engine overhaul, just reassembled the head after porting and a 4/5 angle valve job.

The frame is out getting blasted (wont fit in our cabinet) so I can refinish it in black oxide.

Here is a BMW oil cooler I welded -6an fittings to yesterday.

Sweet welds man. Was it was a BMW motorcycle or car?

Motorcycle. r1100 I believe.

Cool..... I always wondered why you see full braided lines from cooler to engine on the high end bikes like Sanctuary. I'm sure there is a really good reason that I don't know about, but I always thought that it would be cleaner to run a hard line from the engine pick up to the front frame rails, then transition to braided. The braided looks cool and all, but its awfully bulky.

I can sympathize with your build. I was the exact opposite, I needed to tear the engine apart but I didn't need to tear the rest of the bike down. Once the engine was out though, I couldn't help but give way to the dreams I had about making my KZ a one of a kind (like your Hawk). I got bit hard, and it hasn't let go

Adam

I was planning on flared hard lines for the cooler, but after talking to our race shop foreman, and our head machinist (who used to do a lot of hydraulic work also), I am going to use flexible lines like most folks use.

They both immediately warned me that the flare like to crack when it sees too much vibration. Its a bummer, I really working with hard line.

i can't wait to see your project come together.

keep us posted

leon

I am in this boring/anxious holding pattern, waiting for my block, pistons and crank to materialize, and the frame to get back from blasting.

I have bee occupying myself cleaning and finishing all the bits I have on hand.

Here are some awesome photos I found of some KZ's at the track for testing in the 70's with honda logos on them.

The machine work on my head is finished, and its painted waiting in a bag on the shelf.

Here is a photo of the plugs in my smog ports, I posted this as a reply to another thread, but as its part of my project...



I wanted to run the early valve cover, so, I turned four tapered aluminum plugs and welded them into the openings in the exhaust ports before the porting happened. In the photo above, I tapped the upper holes 1/8 NPT, and put some plugs in more for cosmetics and to keep water and debris out.

This will be full of tweeky little projects, like this.

Starter hole plug with npt breather.

:woohoo: hi im a newbe hear, but i like your weld also looks real good .Would also like to see more please. also can you tell me how to find info on oil cooler hook up ? again great job !!!!! nobody ohio

Here is some good info on oil coolers

www.oldkawman.com/

Thanks for the compliment, I dont have any other photos of the cooler sorry.