1977 KZ1000 Restomod

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29 Feb 2024 11:03 #895757 by calum

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Had a bit of spare time today so got the swingarm bearings in and the back wheel on. Didn't have enough time to work on the engine - valves/cams are up next so I can't be on a clock like I was today.

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www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/616901...-spare-parts-project

1977 KZ1000 Restomod ( www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/614517-1977-kz1000-restomod )
1980 KZ750H ( kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/612054-kz750h-restoration )
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29 Feb 2024 11:47 #895758 by Wookie58

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The black swinger with the shiney wheel and shocks is a nice contrast that really works (IMHO)

1982 KZ1000 Ltd
www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/617631...-82-begins?start=192
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29 Feb 2024 12:21 #895759 by calum

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Thanks. I'm hoping I hit a good balance of black to shiny stuff. Will know when the front end and exhaust are done...

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02 Mar 2024 12:29 #895846 by calum

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Forks are back together. Brake calipers are on as well but my phone died so no pics yet.

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03 Mar 2024 11:48 #895888 by calum

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Got a bit more done today. Got the starter back together and the stator wired up. Then I spent a while just grabbing stuff off the shelves and putting it on the bike. Was a bit warmer today so I got the front fender repainted. Clear coat will need a light sand and polish but it looks pretty good. Will get some pics in daylight tomorrow.
Got the valves back in as well so I can check the clearance and degree the cams in the next couple of days.

Hard to take good photos at the moment as I cracked the camera lense on my phone...

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03 Mar 2024 13:41 #895892 by Rolf1976_KZ900

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Very impressive work on everything you got skills!!

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10 Mar 2024 13:58 - 10 Mar 2024 14:00 #896255 by calum

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I spent the weekend in the booth. It was far from dust-free so I just put a layer of clear over the candy that I can sand down to even things out before applying the stripes. I waited almost 2 hours before putting the clear on the tail but still got a tiny bit of solvent pop which I spent this evening sanding out (thankfully didn't cut into the candy anywhere). After that I left the clear off the tank until tomorrow - 24 hours should be enough time for the candy to air out

I have three options for the stripes: the ones I had on before I sanded everything down, the classic cafe racer stripes on the tail in the pic below, or the standard 1000A1 stripes in the same yellow. I'll try out the first two and take some photos, then get everything prepped and put the A1 stripes on (I only have one set and I can redo the others with tape). WIll post the photos when I'm done. After that it's just another couple of coats of clear and I'm done with the bodywork.

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10 Mar 2024 14:44 #896257 by Wookie58

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I like the "centre" stripe from the first time

1982 KZ1000 Ltd
www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/617631...-82-begins?start=192
kzrider.com/filebase-alias?view=download...d-fault-diagnosis&ca

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10 Mar 2024 15:19 #896258 by Kelly E

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I like the center stripes too.

The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda Sabre 700
1984 Honda Interceptor 1000
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000
1994 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours

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10 Mar 2024 15:25 #896259 by calum

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Wookie58 wrote:
I like the "centre" stripe from the first time

Do you guys mean the ones on the side like in the picture below? I'd describe the ones on the tail now as "centre" stripes.

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10 Mar 2024 16:54 #896262 by Wookie58

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The one on the tail now

1982 KZ1000 Ltd
www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/617631...-82-begins?start=192
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10 Mar 2024 17:21 #896263 by calum

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OK, the "from the first time" confused me a bit... I'll see how it looks tomorrow, but I think I agree with you guys.

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