Snowballed.......

I set out this winter to fix what I thought was a base gasket leak and have gotten up to about $4800 on what has turned in to a total rebuild. Can you say "out of control"? Does anybody else have this problem? It started with I'll go ahead and have the head done while it's off, then came well I should probably get the crank cleaned up and welded, now I have to buy all new gaskets, might as well get the cases blasted, shit I need new paint, man now I need new powdercoat, that chrome looks kinda lousy next to that new paint and powder, really should put new wheel and steering bearings in, should probably fix that ratty wiring, replace those old cables, I think I need some new RS34's so it will run better, gotta have a new seat made. I think I may need to sell a kidney soon.:woohoo:

Looks like every project I've ever been involved with........ :laugh:

you are preaching to the choir,sir.

:laugh:

leon

I figured as much. If you count the $2800 I paid for the bike in July I could have bought a nice ZX10. But then I would have looked like every other non hardly on the road. The KZ got lots of looks and compliments before this started, and I can't wait to see the reaction it gets when done. I will try to take pictures of it going back together but I can make no promises as I tend to get tunnel vision when I'm working. I will definitely have a finished pic or two though and the avatar is what it looked like two weeks ago.

yea I started, out with a couple of broken exhaust studs, and now a : new Cavanugh ported head with Z2 cams, 1015 cylinder block with !015 piston kit, gs 1100 swing arm, kz 750 forks, wheels, brake systems, a soon to be re-done seat, cleaned and painted with custom lettering (my wifes' an artist) tank and side covers, frame mods, new V&H 4 into 1, New 29 mm Mukunis from WG carbs , new progressive shocks and a few other odds and ends later , well dont ask me how much ...I DONT WANNA KNOW,

Why cant Kawasaki Just start building these dang old bikes new again. I'm waiting at the door. I'd probaly give them 8000 gran for a new one. The junk today you can't work on unless you are a turbo rocket super conducter engineer or something like that. Shit I can't even spell;)

i can honestly say, i am following your footsteps.

I feel your pain sir. My build in it's current state

started with a valve adjustment gone awry exactly 355 days ago :blink:

u know I quit doin drugs a long time ago, OR SO I THOUGHT LOL

stonemaster wrote:

u know I quit doin drugs a long time ago, OR SO I THOUGHT LOL

So......what are you trippin on now? :blink:

I'm trippin on Kz parts all over my garage thats for sure

RunDog wrote:

I'm trippin on Kz parts all over my garage thats for sure

X 1,000,000
Well said.

I have the disease so bad that I already lined up my next fix before I finished the current one. Why won't my arm quit itching. I need to go ask Alice.