Minimalist inspiration
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Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 06:18
1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 07:14 - 12 Nov 2016 07:15
Awesome... back when mustaches were required to match your handle bars.
I don't see any brakes... possibly a board track racer? Prob not, since the front fender looks pretty important.
I don't see any brakes... possibly a board track racer? Prob not, since the front fender looks pretty important.
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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Kz550 valve train warning.
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 08:24
No apparent throttle control and the exhaust pipe is right under his elbow. Could those fat things above the front wheel really be springs, or is it some sort of primitive brake?? :blink:
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www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 08:25
No evidence of a clutch, either.
1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 08:28
Oh, wait, could that pipe be the intake, and the exhaust exits through open ports about mid way down the cylinders in front?
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1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 09:18 - 12 Nov 2016 09:21
Yes, I think the front end is a weird type of springer. The rear half of the fender is actually supporting the swingarm for the front wheel, and the vertical contraption parallel to the steer tube must be some kind of spring.
As for the motor... your guess is as good as mine. Very cool looking, though. That thing is all motor and wheels.
No brakes, no clutch, no trans, (direct drive?) max throttle ... maybe a top-speed salt flat racer?
Maybe he gets pulled by horses to get started?
As for the motor... your guess is as good as mine. Very cool looking, though. That thing is all motor and wheels.
No brakes, no clutch, no trans, (direct drive?) max throttle ... maybe a top-speed salt flat racer?
Maybe he gets pulled by horses to get started?
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1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
Other links.
Kz550 valve train warning.
Other links.
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 10:38
No tranny, def flats or board track racer
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 10:53
NICE!
Wonder what the bore to stroke ratio is?
Wonder what the bore to stroke ratio is?
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1981 KZ750E2
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Re: Minimalist inspiration
12 Nov 2016 14:58
Zoom in on the pic and look at the chain ans sprockets on that thing.
The sprockets look more like gears. :blink:
The sprockets look more like gears. :blink:
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