Budget Build '78 KZ1000

nice............ :woohoo: I like the paint scheme... keep up the great work.

thanks man,
i coulda never dreamed it up my self but i love the green !

you are going to have a head turner for sure.

leon

Thanks All for the kind words. This is my first bike build of this magnitude. I'm having a blast, and totally blown my budget. Maybe its time to change the heading

at least you will have what you want. :evil:

thats priceless.

it doesn't look like there was much compromising.

leon

Very nice...

As for those who are looking for speedo cables: www.motionpro.com

They do custom cables for little money. Just tell them length and what each end needs to mate with. Very easy.

The Suzuki speedo drive may not be the same Kawi standard 2440rpm ratio as the speedo, so that may need to be thought about FYI....

As far as driving the stock speedo instead of the front wheel, check out the Honda VFR ( first or second gen) speedo drive driven off the front sprocket. ZRX guys have been doing that with their ZX14 front suspension conversions and the info can be found on www.zrxoa.org

Cory

+1 on LOVING the GREEN!

Thanks for the tips Cory. I just tried recently to get a throttle cable for my dad's atv through Motion Pro without success. During the on line check out it process it ask you to select a country. Canada was not on the list and I was not able to continue with my order. Maybe if I called them I might have better luck.

Yeah. For custom cables you HAVE to call them. For standard stuff, you can always get the part number off their site, then use that number in EBay to buy it from a more Canadian friendly online seller.

Cory

Hey all,
Been away for a while. I have made some head way with the KZ. Still a couple of things to tidy up on it. Brake line on the front, muffler, rear upper shock spacers, fuel leak (tee fittings between carbs), gauge pod backing, and final tuning. I had it running, for the first time, a couple of weeks ago. engine sounds great. Now just to get these other things done so i can get out on a ride before the snow comes.

congrats on your bike....look awesome.

Lots of good ideas and very nice fab too!

Very nice build. Excellent work. The stripes really make the tank stand out, giving the illusion of a much larger tank.