1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods

here it is.

Cover looks really cool! I see you have a lock up too. Great looking motorcycle!

79MKII wrote: Yes, I meant tight between the swingarm and the frame. The swingarm pivots nicely but it is pretty tight. How freely should it swing?

If yours is riding on bearings rather than bushings it should move quite freely. Normally the sleeve is a little bit wider than the swingarm so the caps tighten against the sleeve when the pivot bolt is tightened. This leaves a little bit (but not too much) of play between the ends of the swing arm and the frame so it isn't pinched and prevented from moving freely. At least that what I noticed on my KZ650 when I replaced my bushings. Maybe someone on this site can provide the correct difference in width of the sleeve vs the swing arm. If you can get that measurement you can probably adjust things by using spacers with a smaller outside diameter than the inside diameter of the swingarm. Hopefully someone will chime in with that info. Ed

The swingarm has all new bearings, spacers and end caps. I know I don't want any slop in the pivot area...had bad bearings on my 650 before and that wasn't fun at all. The aftermarket swingarm I bought for my MKII was super tight and hard to get it, so I was thinking extra tight should be fine. I might try some of the thinner washers to see if the swingarm loosens up. As long as there is no slop then thinner might be better.

i got the cover and the lockup and the spacer from you.

madkaw1200 wrote: i got the cover and the lockup and the spacer from you.

Yeah, I knew the cover and spacer....didn't recognize the snowflake lock up...can't remember having that! :S

Got the brake discs painted....hoping the gold won't be too much....should match the black and gold paint pretty well and they don't really show a whole lot anyway, especially the back one.

79MK11... you using spray can to paint disks?
nice project...

spdygon wrote: 79MK11... you using spray can to paint disks?
nice project...

Yes, it's engine enamel with ceramic....rated to 500 deg F. I'm thinking it should hold up to the heat pretty well. I also baked them to make sure they were fully cured.

ok.....so should of ask this on the last post...
did you take apart the disk ( if you did how do you do it ) or did you just do a great tape job?

I wanted to take them apart but I think they are assembled permanently. Some floating rotors have circlips that pull off but these appear to be kind of riveted, I guess. No way to take them apart and get them back together without all new hardware and a special tool. So, I spent a lot of time masking:

Yep, as much as I am embarrassed to say...I did...I prematurely shot a load off in my pants. Never thought that I would ever be considered less than a two stroke bloke but there it is. :blush: :blush:

madkaw1200 wrote:

here it is.