Bobbers and Street fighters

swest wrote: Is that a cable or a hose? Been thinking about a cable for my drum. Welding up my new swing arm so the rod could be an issue. If it cable, pics of how you did it? I too may go with a much larger tire.
Steve

Steve- do you mean for the rear brake? The rear brake is run on a steel braided hose for the hydraulic disc. You could probably fab some cable holders up nice and quick to run along the swingarm in your case?

Gotcha.
Steve

650mod wrote: Here's my contribution to this thread. It took me around 2 years to finish everything up on the fighter build part, just chipping away at it whenever I could. She started out as a '78 C2 KZ 650 that needed lots of engine work and some paint to bring it back to life. I started out on the engine, and put a Wiseco 720 big bore kit in it. Threw on a 4-1 exhaust from a 2002 Kawi Z750, and a stage 3 Dyna jet carb kit with pods. Repainted everything, and rode it for a season. Decided that the suspension and brakes needed work, so apart she came. The front end is off a 2001 Buell Lightning X1. We had to lathe/cut/weld the steering stem down to fit the KZ steering tube. The rear end is off a '99 Ninja 600 with the wheel from a '99 Ninja 900. With the suspension swap, the bike is dropped 3.5 inches and stretched 3 inches. I wanted to keep everything looking as stock as possible, so this took some good head scratching and planning out. We made up a custom rear shock mount that allowed me to leave the battery box in it's location. Foot rests are off a '99 Ninja 750. And the speedo is an Acewell unit, nice and compact. She still needs a little work, but I rode her all last season, and what a difference everything made. She weighs about 30lbs less with all the aluminum parts on it now, and handles like a dream. My next step is to make up a custom exhaust as this one drags on the ground in some corners and bumps. I also need to shorten up the headlight ears a bit.
But this is my take on a streetfighter. I tried to leave as much of the KZ look as I could, while adding as much new gear as I could.

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Looks great!

rstnick wrote:

650mod wrote: Here's my contribution to this thread. It took me around 2 years to finish everything up on the fighter build part, just chipping away at it whenever I could. She started out as a '78 C2 KZ 650 that needed lots of engine work and some paint to bring it back to life. I started out on the engine, and put a Wiseco 720 big bore kit in it. Threw on a 4-1 exhaust from a 2002 Kawi Z750, and a stage 3 Dyna jet carb kit with pods. Repainted everything, and rode it for a season. Decided that the suspension and brakes needed work, so apart she came. The front end is off a 2001 Buell Lightning X1. We had to lathe/cut/weld the steering stem down to fit the KZ steering tube. The rear end is off a '99 Ninja 600 with the wheel from a '99 Ninja 900. With the suspension swap, the bike is dropped 3.5 inches and stretched 3 inches. I wanted to keep everything looking as stock as possible, so this took some good head scratching and planning out. We made up a custom rear shock mount that allowed me to leave the battery box in it's location. Foot rests are off a '99 Ninja 750. And the speedo is an Acewell unit, nice and compact. She still needs a little work, but I rode her all last season, and what a difference everything made. She weighs about 30lbs less with all the aluminum parts on it now, and handles like a dream. My next step is to make up a custom exhaust as this one drags on the ground in some corners and bumps. I also need to shorten up the headlight ears a bit.
But this is my take on a streetfighter. I tried to leave as much of the KZ look as I could, while adding as much new gear as I could.

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Looks great!

Thanks Rob!

iI do like and use the term MUSCLE BIKE and HOTROD as well as Street Fighter.
Cant go wrong with any of them
Dave

I call mine a 'Streetbike on Steroids'. They're all the same. Though some think of their 'Streetfighter's' as being a hotrod muscle bike on steroids for cruising around looking for challenges. :evil: Not all but a good many do..............................Mike

Vroom-vroom!!!

There are plenty out there faster than mine but I surprise them from time to time. :woohoo:
Steve