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07 Feb 2006 05:56 #22098 by skippr76KZ
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Now THATS what I'm talking about! :P This is valuable stuff guys. Thanks! Some of you can do this in your sleep. Hat's off to you for sharing your experiences with guys like me who are doing their first rebuild. No doubt there will be many learning mistakes I will make, but this will at least minimize them. Keep them coming! Any Brake Gotcha's? I'm getting ready to put together (rebuild master cylinder, calipers and hoses). When I tore down the bike, I had all the brake elements bead blasted and powdercoated. Was black powdercoat on the calipers and (external) brake components a bad idea?
skippr76kz.home.mchsi.com/after/DSCF0019.JPG I just recently reviewed an archive where caliper paint was recommended. I didn't know it existed. Was that another Gotcha?! Thanks again.

1976 KZ900LTD Fully Restored
2000 Vulcan FI Classic
1998 Ducati ST2, Gone

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07 Feb 2006 06:15 #22101 by wireman
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powder coating should hold up good,just dont get on any machined surfaces or bolt holesB) springfield is just a couple hours from here,im going to arkansas here again in a couple weeks to grab another bike from my dads place the blue 74 ill let you know when im going by maybe i can stop and we can compare notes!:whistle: goodluck,happy wrenching!

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07 Feb 2006 07:37 #22119 by ltdrider
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I'm with wireman on your powder coated calipers. I just used Duplicolor paint from a rattle can on mine, after sanding and priming the calipers. It's held up fine, no blisters.
I don't ride twisties, much, so I'm probably not heating up the calipers like some hard riders, but for normal riding, you should be good. Wish I'd powdercoated, but I was too anxious to RIDE!
Here's the paint job on my calipers:

'76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze)
'96 Voyager XII (Dark Star)
'79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt)
Greensboro, NC
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07 Feb 2006 07:38 #22120 by ltdrider
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And the rear...

'76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze)
'96 Voyager XII (Dark Star)
'79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt)
Greensboro, NC
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07 Feb 2006 08:02 #22126 by skippr76KZ
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LTDRider, good to hear from you again. I get jazzed anytime I see pics of your bike. Thanks for sharing. Great feedback on the brake powdercoat and a big sigh of relief. Wireman, let's communicate about your trip down. Would love to share notes. I'm outside of Springfield - small town of Crane. 30 min from Branson, 30 from Springfield and about an hour from Eureka Springs. U2U me and we'll exchange info (if its working). Thanks to all for sharing your ideas. I noted on another post Wiredgeorge was commenting about possible issues with wirebrushing and re-using the old bolts and fastners, etc. Which is something I have done. Any experiences there? Is this another Gotcha?:pinch:

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07 Feb 2006 11:17 #22178 by wireman
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3 good coats of wax!are youtrying to use all origional hardware?if not i can probably dig up some decent chrome bolts that im replacing on one of my bikes!:whistle:

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07 Feb 2006 16:48 #22245 by tfh903
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Garn wrote:

and I still have trouble with this on the Z1 series, The order to assemble.

  • Airbox - DELETE
  • ,
  • battery-box 3.,
  • inner guard 2.,
  • seat locking mechanism
  • (including that little 6mm nut tab-washer) 1..
  • Rear wheel 5.,
  • rear fender 4.,
  • chain guard 6.

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    07 Feb 2006 16:58 #22249 by skippr76KZ
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    Ahhhh....Wax. I was waiting to see if anyone would elaborate as to what type of wax. But I have to ask. Car Wax? Special Chrome Wax? Does polishing compound constitute a wax? I would be interested in any type of chrome bolts you might have that would work on this project. I will be locating and making a run to a plater eventually. Already got steering stem chrome bolt from Z1.

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    07 Feb 2006 17:01 #22253 by wireman
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    903 i had a feeling that seat lock would come back and bite me in the ass!bwaha:whistle: goodluck ,happy wrenching

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    07 Feb 2006 17:19 #22262 by tfh903
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    Wireman, seat lock and rear brake pedal/spring are my nightmares! Lucky I don't have to mess with them but once every third moon of the month

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    07 Feb 2006 20:28 #22327 by Garn
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    Tfh903, Agree with your sequence on the Z1 series. However, how about the Air-box sequence on a KZ900A4?
    At the monment I don't know whether to pull everthing off to put the air-box in, or what! Unless, I have a Z1000 air-box and it just don't fit? Somethings wrong.
    RegardZ.

    1 x 73 Z1 (Jaffa), 74 Z1A, 76 Z900-A4
    1 x 73 Yamaha TX500 & 98 fzx250 Zeal
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    07 Feb 2006 21:53 #22347 by wireman
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    pull out that one off a4 battery box ,reinstall after airbox.;) goodluck,happy wrenching!

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