KZ1000P conversion.
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Re: KZ1000P conversion.
20 Dec 2018 12:55 - 20 Dec 2018 12:56Jussumguy wrote:
I was going to put LED turn signals on mine but it has that fancy flasher. Does anyone know how it reacts to LEDs?
You need a current/load independently flasher relay
www.elektronikbox.de/blink_v2_uk.html
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Re: KZ1000P conversion.
20 Dec 2018 22:26
Better light. Its definitely a beater.
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21 Dec 2018 09:12 - 21 Dec 2018 09:14
Lookin good there Jimbo! Miami Ed, and that other guy are two great examples of converting ponches old sled! Keep putting lipstick on that pig, she will clean up nicely. :woohoo:
I like the engine parts in the dishwasher. I don't have one, but wish I did.. it would see all kinds of engine and transmission parts.
I like the engine parts in the dishwasher. I don't have one, but wish I did.. it would see all kinds of engine and transmission parts.
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22 Dec 2018 09:31 - 22 Dec 2018 11:26Jimbo302 wrote: Ha, I don't think the dishes would agree with the greasy engine parts.
LOL, You aren't supposed to put greasy parts in it silly. You need to clean stuff up a tad bit first. Like most things in life, you need to exercise some common sense on things. A trait that seems to be getting phased out of the human race gene pool. Or at least it sometimes seems to be.
If you look through Ed in Miami's apartment build, he scattered a Kz1000p in an apartment, and resurrected it into a nice bike. I did't go through the whole thread, but what I saw, he was welding, painting, polishing, etc on his balcony. He posted pics of his engine cases in the dishwasher. His bike looks great. I bet his neighbors loved it.
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Re: KZ1000P conversion.
22 Dec 2018 09:39Ed_in_Miami wrote: Cool looking bike. Since you're going for the clean look, probably the crashbars should go. I wouldn't recommend running it on an open exhaust for too long.
I would second this! The open pipes actually hurt performance. The stock mufflers, like the air box, are designed to flow the proper amount of exhaust gasses for optimum engine performance. Believe it or not, the engine needs a small amount of back pressure to run properly. Depending on the cam grind, and overlap it can suck in fuel / air mix, then spit it back out if the required back pressure is not there. You will find that by replacing the muffs, the bike will rev without sputtering, unless something else has been "upgraded". :woohoo:
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23 Dec 2018 08:45Dude, you have to learn to take a joke.old_kaw wrote:Jimbo302 wrote: Ha, I don't think the dishes would agree with the greasy engine parts.
LOL, You aren't supposed to put greasy parts in it silly. You need to clean stuff up a tad bit first. Like most things in life, you need to exercise some common sense on things. A trait that seems to be getting phased out of the human race gene pool. Or at least it sometimes seems to be.
If you look through Ed in Miami's apartment build, he scattered a Kz1000p in an apartment, and resurrected it into a nice bike. I did't go through the whole thread, but what I saw, he was welding, painting, polishing, etc on his balcony. He posted pics of his engine cases in the dishwasher. His bike looks great. I bet his neighbors loved it.
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23 Dec 2018 08:47 - 23 Dec 2018 08:52Thank you for the suggestion. I am familiar, as I've had previous careers building and tuning engines as well as drag racing them.old_kaw wrote:Ed_in_Miami wrote: Cool looking bike. Since you're going for the clean look, probably the crashbars should go. I wouldn't recommend running it on an open exhaust for too long.
I would second this! The open pipes actually hurt performance. The stock mufflers, like the air box, are designed to flow the proper amount of exhaust gasses for optimum engine performance. Believe it or not, the engine needs a small amount of back pressure to run properly. Depending on the cam grind, and overlap it can suck in fuel / air mix, then spit it back out if the required back pressure is not there. You will find that by replacing the muffs, the bike will rev without sputtering, unless something else has been "upgraded". :woohoo:
This bike had no mufflers, when I bought it and I already have a full exhaust system for it.
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