KZ motor Photos

zippy wrote:

1978 KZ1000 Z1R

Sorry dude, you need to tell us about this fine unit. Is it yours? I'll say "Please" if need be. This is sickness at it's finest. If I owned that bike, I may never come home.

zippy wrote:

1978 KZ1000 Z1R

This is the work of the devil. This is a recipe for disaster! I hope you have more pictures?

okay

kzz1p wrote:

zippy wrote:

1978 KZ1000 Z1R

Sorry dude, you need to tell us about this fine unit. Is it yours? I'll say "Please" if need be. This is sickness at it's finest. If I owned that bike, I may never come home.

OK - Yes the bike is mine and I built it. Here is a list of specs. on it. If you have any other questions - please feel free to ask. I'll also post a few more pictures of the whole bike for your enjoyment. It will go on the auction block in the spring for around $ 10K which also includes a garage full of extra parts, motors, etc. If you are interested - let me know and maybe it can be yours !!!!

Kawasaki Z1R Parts list



Crank Case

1. Falicon welded, balanced and magnafluxed crank
2. Manley steel crank main bearing brace and heavy duty bearing bolt kit
3. Heavy duty crank case bolt kit
4. Chrome oil pan with special oil flow gate
5. Oil windage tray
6. Custom fabricated polished oil breather with multiple outlets with braided stainless steel lines
7. Polished alternator cover
8. PMFR clutch release system
9. Falicon undercut transmission gears
10. Over shift limiter bushing
11. APE cam chain tensioner
12. Complete stainless steel allen bolt kit for all covers


Cylinder Block

1. MTC big block - copper O- ringed
2. MTC 1500cc 8.5:1 compression ratio blower pistons
3. MTC heavy duty blower wrist pins
4. Teflon wrist pin buttons
5. MTC heavy duty cylinder studs
6. FBG heavy duty cylinder stud nuts

Cylinder head

1. Blower ported head by Orient Express
2. Bronze valve guides
3. Heavy duty race valve springs
4. Teflon valve guide seals
5. Titanium valve spring retainers
6. MTC shim under buckets
7. Oversize Manley stainless steel valves
8. Slotted cam sprockets
9. Stock cams installed with 110 deg. Intake and 112 deg. exaust lobe centers - extra race cams included
10. Heavy duty cam chain
11. Manley aluminum cam cap end plugs


Clutch


1. Barnett heavy duty clutch plates
2. Barnett heavy duty clutch springs
3. MTC timkin bearing clutch pusher

Ignition and electral

1. Very trick Bill Hahn BHP H.E.I. blower ignition with special boost retard that senses blower manifold pressure
2. Heavy duty race plug wires
3. Chromed cover
4. Fast by Gast battery

Supercharger

1. Magnuson blower with teflon seals on lobes
2. Magnuson blower drive from clutch w/pullys for 8 lbs and 20 lbs boost
3. Magnuson fuel pump drive off of blower for Hilborn fuel pump

Fuel Injection system

1. Hilborn fuel injection system - S- 24 throttle body - 2 7/8 bore with metering valve
2. Hilborn PG 150 fuel pump
3. Hilborn velocity stack
4. Kinsler adjustable dial-a-jet main jetting system
5. Kinsler adjustable high speed precision bypass valve
6. Tons of Hilborn and Kinsler fuel flow pills
7. Braided stainless steel fuel lines and Russell aircraft fittings
8. Fuel pressure gauge

Oil cooler

1. Kerker oil cooler
2. Kerker oil cooler bypass valve included
3. Braided stainless steel oil lines with Russel aircraft fittings


Frame

1. 1978 Kawasaki Z1R frame and body parts w/ title
2. Raked head tube
3. Kosman heavy duty frame brace tubing kit installed
4. AVS heavy duty motor mounts and heavy duty bolt kit installed
5. Macintosh 8 inch over stock chrome moly boxed swingarm w/oversized axel pivot bolt
6. Macintosh chain gaurd
6. Italian Tarozzi rear set foot peg/pedal system
7. Heavy duty fork brace
8. Really trick Cir Cycle hollow alum. adjustable swingarm struts
9. Wheelie bars and mounting tabs
10. Manley fork lowering blocks installed in forks


Wheels

1. Performance Machine hubs front - spoked
2. Performance Machine hubs rear - spoked
3. Rims - Akront - 18 - 1.85 - 40 front Akront - 18 - 3.5 - 40 rear
4. Performance Machine aluminum rear sprocket


Brakes

1. Performance Machine 4 piston front caliper and rotor
2. Performance Machine 2 piston rear caliper, mounting plate, and rotor
3. Grimeca front master cylinder
4. Performance machine rear master cylinder
6. Braided stainless steel brake lines
7. Performance Machine chromed caliper mounting plate

Tires

1. Bridgestone 140 - 18 - 80V rear
2.

Exaust system

1. Individual drag pipes with baffles - hi temp. black painted
2. Kosman heavy duty polished exaust keepers
3. Fancy chromed allen head knurled exaust nuts

kzz1p wrote:

zippy wrote:

1978 KZ1000 Z1R

Sorry dude, you need to tell us about this fine unit. Is it yours? I'll say "Please" if need be. This is sickness at it's finest. If I owned that bike, I may never come home.

Some more pics for you

kzz1p wrote:

zippy wrote:

1978 KZ1000 Z1R

Sorry dude, you need to tell us about this fine unit. Is it yours? I'll say "Please" if need be. This is sickness at it's finest. If I owned that bike, I may never come home.

Another view for you

kzz1p wrote:

zippy wrote:

1978 KZ1000 Z1R

Sorry dude, you need to tell us about this fine unit. Is it yours? I'll say "Please" if need be. This is sickness at it's finest. If I owned that bike, I may never come home.

Last pic for now - enjoy. Please don't notice the flat front tire at the time I took the picture last year. I was just out riding my baby yesterday !!

no name wrote:

my good old boy ...

I would really like to know how you got the carbs looking like that...Russ

@ Russ

I cleaned and polished the carbs,did the same with some engine cases ...

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