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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 05:25 #867360

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Does anybody make an engine cradle / stand for a Kawasaki motor?  
I'm including a pic of an engine cradle for a V-8 chevrolet as an example of what I am looking for but for a 4 cylinder motorcycle motor.
1978 KZ 1000B (73 tribute)
1977 KZ1000 project
1976 KZ 900
1976 KV 75
1976 Honda Elsinore MT250
1974 Z1 900 project
1971 Honda CT70
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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 05:36 #867361

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I have been looking at one of these (don't need it yet) it says 75kg but there is feedback from guys with Honda 750/4 etc that are using them. Rotates through 360 degree's so would be useful for strip/rebuild

 
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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 05:50 #867365

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K&L makes a nice motorcycle specifispecific stand.

www.amazon.com/Supply-Metric-Engine-Stan...-9352/dp/B000GV3DSE/

I have a kz1000 engine on this stand right now.  It seems very stable.
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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 06:07 #867366

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K&L makes a nice motorcycle specifispecific stand.

www.amazon.com/Supply-Metric-Engine-Stan...-9352/dp/B000GV3DSE/

I have a kz1000 engine on this stand right now.  It seems very stable.
I have the K&L. found it on Craigslist/Marketplace for $40.00 

I also have this. Haven’t used it yet, but nice quality. Evilbay item number 255464679797

These cheapy HF are great, the engines sit nicely on them and make moving them around super easy.
 www.harborfreight.com/18-in-x-12-in-1000...ood-dolly-58312.html


 
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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 06:31 #867369

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This is a nice looking unit but in the UK they are $350 currently 

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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 06:42 #867370

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If you have a car motor engine stand  a simple adapter can be made to fit it. 
Couple shots of my stand and some of my buds
 

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Dave that motor has made me go a bit wobbly 
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Dave that motor has made me go a bit wobbly 

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And all my money as a young man  over 40 years ago.
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Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn

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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 07:31 #867373

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Here’s another option

If memory serves me RickH bought one. 

www.kzrider.com/forum/21-tools/609382-engine-stand
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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Engine Stand / Cradle 20 May 2022 23:00 #867423

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I don't see him around, but yeah, try give a Hardgun a PM. He made me one and it's very nice. I'm pretty sure he can customize it for you, according to your need. I bought it from him few years back. Compare to what I had to pay for K & L stand, price was very reasonable, and it's well made. I can take pictures if you guys like, but I need to find all that parts as he made me a stand that will come apart. He made it that way for me so he can ship it to here.

Won't hurt to contact him.
82' KZ750-R1 cafe racer style. Clip-on, Rear set, Fork-Brace, Mikuni Flat-slide (forgot the size), Kerker.
84' GPz750 (basket case). everything are in pieces.
89' ZX750-H1 (ZX-7 Ninja). Resurrection project are on going with my KZ750. Everything is stock.

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Engine Stand / Cradle 21 May 2022 04:57 #867431

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Mikaw post=867373Here’s another option

If memory serves me RickH bought one. 

www.kzrider.com/forum/21-tools/609382-engine-stand

We bought one of Hardgun's stands.
 It's a fine stand for the hobbyist like us, can be configured to fit many different motors.  It will allow a motor to rotate 360 deg. for easy access to the top and bottom of a motor.

  Plenty strong enough for a complete Z1 bottom end sans jugs & head.  Very likely strong enough and tall enough for a complete Z1 motor, although we've never had a complete motor in ours.  We've only used it on Z1 motors.

  Very good welds. The only change we'd ask for is for the various threaded fasteners on the stand to be metric, to eliminate the need to dig out SAE wrenchesfor the stand's fasteners. 

Note that as pictured it's a stationary tabletop stand, not a rollaround floor stand.  That is OK with us, as we have a workbench in the shop we can dedicate to motor building.  Since Hardgun hand builds each stand, he can make whatever changes to construction the buyer might desire.

The stand breaks down for storage into a reasonably compact assemblage of parts.

We would buy again.

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Engine Stand / Cradle 21 May 2022 11:22 #867450

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I bought 2 cheapy HF stands hoping to build something like this. 

 
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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