gussets from the "land of the rising sun"

thought that i would show some pictures of some really nice gusset work that i "liberated" from a japanese website.enjoy!











here is the blanks they start with.

Id want to have the frame in chassis jig to hold everything in place when I did all the welding or it might torque all out of shape

Looks good!!

But not as good as the pics I posted a few days ago in this topic:
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...d=5&id=233412#233412




And a PDF with some more details:
PDF

i posted these because there has been some discussion as to frame gusseting.
yes you can gusset a frame without it being in a jig.

Paling1 wrote:

Looks good!!

But not as good as the pics I posted a few days ago in this topic:
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...d=5&id=233412#233412

And a PDF with some more details:
PDF

On that same site did you guys see the tank mounted in the tail section. Is that some kind of oil tank.

That looks great, now if I could read japanese Id be laugh ing

jus1975 wrote:

On that same site did you guys see the tank mounted in the tail section. Is that some kind of oil tank.

It's probably a catch tank for the crankcase ventilation...

Dave Sloan wrote:

That looks great, now if I could read japanese Id be laugh ing

Haha, me too. Too bad I don't know any Japanese people who can translate it for me...
I've been looking on some Japanese websites lately. They sell the most awesome stuff for old KZ's, but I don't know hoe to order it...
(I also have to rob a bank first, or win the lotery a few times)

I have ordered stuff from Japan several times. The problem is the shipping. Some vendors dont want to ship overseas so i just ship it to my mother in law's house and have her ship it to me it costs way more but well worth it. It also doesnt hurt to have a Japanese wife to translate and actually order the parts!!:laugh:

Where are you trying to order from? and what do you need translated post a pic and maybe i can help by showing it to the wife.

How does having a catch can for crankcase ventilation help?

jus1975 wrote:

How does having a catch can for crankcase ventilation help?

It keeps the oil from getting on the rear tire.

galaxian wrote:

I have ordered stuff from Japan several times. The problem is the shipping. Some vendors dont want to ship overseas so i just ship it to my mother in law's house and have her ship it to me it costs way more but well worth it. It also doesnt hurt to have a Japanese wife to translate and actually order the parts!!:laugh:

Where are you trying to order from? and what do you need translated post a pic and maybe i can help by showing it to the wife.

Hi galaxian,

I'm not really trying to order something from the Japanese shops I have found... I just don't have the money right now to buy expensive exhausts front forks or other nice goodies.. But who knows.... someday....
Can you maybe give me a ballpark figure of the costs of sending an exhaust to Europe or the USA? I have no idea what it would be...


If you can help us with the translation of the PDF file I linked to ([url= PDF ]click[/url]), it might be helpful to all of us...
From looking at the PDF it seems they have some sort of filosofy for strenghtening a frame. Do they give any measurements in the PDF?