Which one do you prefer?

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 14:46
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Hey les,
Ive been following this thread and i really like the rear sets you came up with. How do we get to become your guinnie pig for testing these beauties? You do good mill work (coming from a younger machinist) i would love to be able to be that good one day.
Hahaha and i thought my JEEP addiction was bad; my Kz addiction is just as bad!!!

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 14:54
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Shoot me a PM and I'll let you know.
I've been machining for over 30 years and learn something new everyday! Just got to stick with and it really helps to enjoy it.

Post up some pics of your work, always great to see others in the trade who have hobbies in common!

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 15:30
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Ill try to find some pics of some of the things i make at work. I love machining, i just havent gotten to make some pices as cool as you have. Ive been machining for almost 3 years and im 22 years old. So i got a long way to go and a lot of years to learn.

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 20:45
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wow ...heading to the track i see.... :P

mow the lawn/ride bike versa gear :P

great pic

bike looks right for your size for sure
les holt wrote: I'm 5'10" and not scrunched at all.


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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 20:46
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i can see now where that header could give you a heart check mid corner :blink:

#2 my vote too
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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 22:07
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The new rearsets are in the same location. I've since mounted rear pegs and she seems to find them comfortable as well. It feels good riding for me too.


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Re: Which one do you prefer?

10 Aug 2012 22:09
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Wow, I need to give that thing a bath. :sick:

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

11 Aug 2012 23:51
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Here are some things i made at work. The first picture is a rotory disk that holds bottles for a capping machine. The second is a pnumatic brake caliper for a brake under the rotory disk to slow it down and or stop it.

Like i said les, the stuff ive made so far isnt as.... Advanced as the thinks ive seen you make.
Hahaha and i thought my JEEP addiction was bad; my Kz addiction is just as bad!!!

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

12 Aug 2012 09:21
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Not bad. B) I use to make the internal forming pin for the plastic bottle caps on your pop bottles. Being shop foreman I worked hand in hand with engineering quite often. Largest tolerance was .0002" . Everything for that company had crazy tight tolerances with their parts. That will keep you on your game!
Keep it up.

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

12 Aug 2012 10:12
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Being that I have a sidewinder pipe on my bike the brake pedal sets too low to use as it is. So, I'm making an optional pedal to fit the sidewinder pipes which should make for a nice dragrace setup, may even make an optional shift lever with air shifter hookup on it.

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Re: Which one do you prefer?

12 Aug 2012 11:19
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No. 2 is definitely my favorite! And are the passenger pegs still mounted in the original spot? The set up is very clean. I'm thinking a set of these would look real nice on my 77 kz1000 A. B) B) .
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Re: Which one do you prefer?

12 Aug 2012 11:24
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You know, out of the 5 chassis I have here I haven't mocked it up on the only one that still has original passenger peg holders, I'll do that today and see how it looks.
Thanks, I hadn't considered it.

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77 LTD 1000 turbo
2 78 Z1R's
72 H2
kzrider.com/forum/13-bike-related/491552...one-followed-me-home
accelerate.presspublisher.us/issue/issue-6-2012/article/ltd
www.cycleworld.com/2013/09/04/2013-cycle...-concours-bike-show/

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