Your bike

Kawickrice wrote:

TerryK That is a very short description you have.

Sorry, I figured people would see the description on my sig!

1977 KZ1000
GSXR swingarm and rear brake
WM6 rear Akront rim
Wiseco 1075c pistons
34mm Mikuni flat slide carbs
Dyna S ignition
Lockhart oil cooler
Wiseco pipe

Frame is gusseted in all the right places. Future mods include a modern front end and controls, swingarm and shock, wheels, pipe and more motor mods.

I've also had my 1000 for 26 years. It was bone stock except for the Wiseco pipe. I had the stock exhaust but lost it somewhere over the years. Bought it about 2 weeks after I met my wife so she says she was here first. (but she knows she will be the first to go if I had to choose!! )

My Bike

78 KZ650C

Here's my everyday workbike I bought for $150 14yrs ago with 66,000 miles. It's never had any work either. Check out the pitbull lift that will lift a motorcycle 29" off the floor. I got it for work on the Goldwing, but a few wood blocks it will work with anything.

82 Kz 550 A2, my first street bike. What i learned to ride street on, with previous dirt experience.
mac 4-1
ngk wires
new tires
just rolled over 22,000
ill keep this bike and give it to my son someday.

When I got my 650 in 1984, she was already modified a little, and I have been changing things over the years a bit at a time.

As she sits now; 1978 KZ650C2 with ATK Fork Brace, Magnum Progessive springs, Koni shocks, braced stock swingarm, Drilled disks, SS brake lines, GSXR rearsets, First over bore, some porting, K&N filter in stock box, Kerker exhaust, electronic Ign., Cir Cycle clutch, Rickman fairing, VF500 chin scoop, GPz front fender, Clubman bars, ZX tail light & rear signals.




Back in the 80's, Yosh pipe:





Cruiser faze:



BOTM here back a few years ago:

1980 frame with parts from many different bikes and a 1977 KZ1200 turbo.

I'll jump in here.

My '79 650 SR. These pictures are a few years old (2005) and there have been a couple of slight changes since, the most visible is a set of mini crash bars. I rode it again for the first time in a year last night after replacing the forks on it Sunday evening. With the more narrow and higher bars it feels much different from the KZ650B3 that I've gotten used to.

Mods, well it has a few.

Dyna S ignition
ACCEL coils and wires
HEL USA stainless brake lines on the front
Bar Snake
Grips
H4 halogen headlamp (installed last night!)
Coil power mod
Mini crash bars
POR-15 lined tank
Manual petcock
38 tooth rear sprocket

My intent has been to keep it as stock as possible, but I've given it upgrades that provide a performance/maintenance improvement without sacrificing the stock appearance.

My kz/gsxr mutt kz650 frame, kz/gpz 810cc motor combo, gsxr rear.

ELR KZT00R-003027 Z1000R ´93 with some minor changes:

Front: USD forks, rim, rotors and fender from a ´98 GSXR, fender cut shorter and lower. Top triple one-off-billet.

Rear: ZRX11 ´99 swing, rim and rotor. Ohlins shocks.

Brakes: Front Tokico 6-piston calibers and master cylinder off a ´98 GSXR. Rear Opposed (2) piston caliber off ZRX11. Braking Line steel-braded lines.

Engine: GPZ1100 block, #1st oversize 1109cc, Kawi pistons. Mild intake porting (by Klasmo), stock valves+cams, bronze guides. APE HD clutch plates+springs. Mikuni TM33 flatslidecarbs, K&N oval filters with stealth velocity stacks. Earls oil-cooler with steel-braded lines. One-off SS headers by Martelius Racing and a Kerker megaphone with 2" baffle.

Electrics: Dyna coils, BatZilla 20 Amp conversion kit by OMR :laugh: No coil-rewiring!

Others: Renthal bar+risers, a douzen SS parts and brackets to hold it in one piece, Powder coated frame, stealth passenger-peg mounts. A few zip-ties and some Mcgyver-tape.

Here’s the project:

1976 KZ900-A4 Street fighter modification:
All fabrication, welding, paint, aluminum repair and buffing, engine rebuild, CAM Degreeing, carb jetting and fine tuning accomplished by myself.

NOTE: Cylinder bore & Head accomplished 3rd party...

Motor upgraded to 1015cc.
Wiseco Pistons and rings.
Camshafts: WebCam .365 lift, 283 duration, 246 duration @ .050
Head: Valve 3 way grind with Port & Polish via Larry Cavanaugh @ Cavanaugh Racing Heads. (New SS Valves, Guides & Seals).

Kawasaki ZX636 front end and ZX6-RR rear J link mono-shock rear swing arm.

Clutch: OEM steel & Friction plates, new springs.
OEM oil pump.

Carbs: Keihin, 29mm CR specials, Dynoman Filter PODs
Kerker 4 to 1 exhaust with 1.5" competition baffle.

Dyna S Electronic Ignition and Coils (GREEN 3 Ohm).

Liske Timing components (ALL replaced) & Tsubaki Heavy Duty Timing Chain

Front Rotors & Pads: EBC
Digital Speedo/Tach combo: Acewell 2802 Series
Corbin Seat
Aztec8 Dual 5.25" Head Lights (Thanks Kano!)
Integrated LED Brake/trun signals and LED Mirrors.
Rear Sets: Used Kawasaki ZX-7
Spiegler Black Chrome Braided Stainless Steel Brake Lines.
Tires: Michelin Road Pilot 2 Series
Renthal Low Rise "FAT" Handle Bar w/Triumph Risers
Yamaha forward clutch and throttle hand levers and master cylinder. (Used)

Paint: Dupli-Color Gloss Black Enamel, Metal-Cast Gold and Sherwin Williams 2 part Clear Coat....

Still left to accomplish... Earl Oil Cooler!

I think that's about it... :S