1976 KZ1000A to KZ1R RestoMod

Gonna give this a go here... KZ1R Modified/clone from a 1976 KZ1000A

Got a really poor shape KZ for the cost of a cup of coffee and should of been paid to haul it away... I went ahead against my better judgement and pulled the motor down to see inside. Well boy was I surprised, the internals are in as good a shape as anyone could hope for.

I will load up all the pics to date, but leave out much of the conversation, and start from where I am now.

To summarize:
Bike as purchased, then just tear down as usual, motor inspection, parts assessment bla bla bla... Then the hairbrain idea to do a clone Z1R with modified suspension (I had some parts around) went with the GSXR legs I had and another modified FZ6 swingarm with custom machined pivot, new devon steering stem and one off custom top tree to raise and run superbike bars. Then I went about gathering plastic, seat pan and a tank which all came together faster than I could of hoped for.

More, sorry still learning the rules.

Welcome in!

Been following you over on DoTheTon. Glad you found this place.

Later, Doug

Thanks! Gonna lay low and try to get a build documented here.

A little tip for adapting a pivot axle.

On my last two i have used an FZ6 box swingarm and the pivot axle is larger, to overcome the difference without modifying the frame I had to come up with an axle that would fit. What I ended up doing on both a SOHC CB750 and this KZ1000 was to use the stock axle and both the FZ and Stock bushing/bearing race (inner tube) You will need to Cut or face off the FZ at both ends for exact length, machine the stock tube to press fit inside the FZ tube... on the Honda you need only skim a few thousandths off, but on the KZ a bit more, both have plenty of meat so no worries on the machine work.

For the Honda it pressed sorts easy, but before pressing the two i drilled two holes for plug welds to keep them from turning oposite each other. The machinist I had turn and face the KZ parts did an excellent job and pressed it all together with a thin coat of red thread lock just to add some sticktion no welds.

Here is the results:

Did a little phosphoric soak and scrub on the seat pan, need to weld up the crack and it will be good as new!

Nice build started, kind of a Deja vu here,





put this girl on hiatus due to remodel and move. Just getting last quotes for another shop addition so I can bring it out of storage and work on it.

Les Holt

nice build you have on the go here!
can't wait to see where you end up.

keep us posted,

leon

Thanks guys... We will try to push it along, parts are not so easy

Les, Keep at it things look real good so far. Maybe you can share your fairing bracketry I have yet to design build that yet

Tune

as far as fairing mounts for the z1r you might want to look over the ones that sanctuary produce.



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leon

Em R beautiful! $550 before shipping tho for $10 in jet cut ally you'd think it was for chemo therapy... I'll likely buy em anyways
If these were made in china $20 lol