Howdy! Can I pick you brains!

Hello everyone. I have lurked for awhile to edjumacate myself alittle on KZ's.I have a variety of sportbikes dirt bikes and 4 wheelers. I am a fabricator and recently built a 4wheeler out of assorted Yamaha blaster pieces and bent up a frame to fit a kz1000j engine I had. I chose it because I didn't want an oil cooler or radiator as I will off road it. My question is if there ever was a kickstart available for this generation of kz? Police bike maybe? I would like to have it as backup and space is limited and a small battery would be helpful.
Thanx,
Brett

Nope, for a kickstart 1000 you have to use a pre 81 model /900/1000, 81 nad newer don't have kickstart (except for 81 KZ1000P which used the old style motor).
No J was ever equipped with a kickstart, that I am aware of anyway.

Brettbaker wrote:

Hello everyone. I have lurked for awhile to edjumacate myself alittle on KZ's.I have a variety of sportbikes dirt bikes and 4 wheelers. I am a fabricator and recently built a 4wheeler out of assorted Yamaha blaster pieces and bent up a frame to fit a kz1000j engine I had. I chose it because I didn't want an oil cooler or radiator as I will off road it. My question is if there ever was a kickstart available for this generation of kz? Police bike maybe? I would like to have it as backup and space is limited and a small battery would be helpful.
Thanx,
Brett

Welcome bb - Post some pics and details of that Yamasaki hybrid. Sounds like an interesting project. Though be prepared for some of our more talented photoshopers to fix any Yamaha logos.

Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada

Thanx guys. I will try to take some pics today.I'm just finishing it up and we all know that with projects like this 10% of the work (the details)take 75% on the time.It's down to the wiring,exhaust and body mods.All the the hybrids I've seen run a bike pipe below and that limits off road use. I am almost finished with a tri-Y header that stays above the nerfbar/footpegs and Y's up under the seat with a shortened vance and hines can. I will also have to mold an extended fuel tank cover to make the stock body fit. I bent up the new frame with the same upper tube width and angle to fit stock body but had to make it 3" longer and 4" taller to fit engine so there is a gap between the tank and the handle bars. The front suspension is from the blaster and I machined a longer steering column.The back of the swing arm is blaster but I extended it a few inches and machined a new pivot tube using 1" chromed shafting and 3 needle roller bearings and thrust bearing on both sides.I used a Carrera coil over shock off of one of my old race cars on the rear as I have a multitude of spring rates to chose from. I also installed a hydraulic rear brake using a Wilwood caliper, also from the race car.
Thanx again,
Brett

Welcome to KZR. Please post some pix, that thing sounds FUN.:woohoo:
Mark

Welcome to KZR,Brett.
Ya man...some pics of that project for sure!

And don't listen to Collin...Nobody here is going to pick on a Yamaha....:whistle: ...



(seriously though...pretty sure We'd ALL like to see some pics)