79 kz front end swap to zx11

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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

10 Oct 2012 18:17
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Any idea how much frame is raked,any pictures of the frame without the parts on it?
i dont need seat/tail piece . B)
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

10 Oct 2012 18:18
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What part of Indiana?

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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

10 Oct 2012 18:43
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I dont right now but i can take some next time Im home itll be a few weeks though
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

10 Oct 2012 18:44
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les holt wrote: What part of Indiana?

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Portland its about between muncie and fortwayne. but I go to school at Purdue so I also go to that side of indiana often also
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

10 Oct 2012 18:48
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les holt wrote: What part of Indiana?

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Les holt... I believe I saw your bike at the mid ohio race track this year?? I also saw a green one similar not sure if that was you but thats why i decided to buy one and do the mods...NICE BIKE!!
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

10 Oct 2012 19:16
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We hit Lafayette often, not far north of me. Graduation is a very prestigous event at Purdue. I also have a few friends that work there.
You may have seen us at Mid Ohio, we did it this year, first year for us and it was a good one.

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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

16 Nov 2012 23:03 - 16 Nov 2012 23:05
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I finally got home tonight and headed to the barn to check out what i have. After measuring the front rotor it measured about 12.2 inches which i believe mean its the zx11C (90-92) front end... After examining the frame and VIN which is KZT00B5... I beleive i have a 1979 Kz1000 LTD frame. So that means i have a 79 1000 ltd frame 76 kz900 parts and a 90 zx11 front end... My swingarm is made for drag racing/ hard tail i believe because it bolts on. Does anyone know if there is anyway to use it with a suspension? if not i have the zx11 swing arm but not sure if i can make it fit.
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

16 Nov 2012 23:49
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Landfair wrote: I finally got home tonight and headed to the barn to check out what i have. After measuring the front rotor it measured about 12.2 inches which i believe mean its the zx11C (90-92) front end... After examining the frame and VIN which is KZT00B5... I beleive i have a 1979 Kz1000 LTD frame. So that means i have a 79 1000 ltd frame 76 kz900 parts and a 90 zx11 front end... My swingarm is made for drag racing/ hard tail i believe because it bolts on. Does anyone know if there is anyway to use it with a suspension? if not i have the zx11 swing arm but not sure if i can make it fit.

my eyes arre pretty bad but yeah throwing some shocks under it ought to be pretty easy
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

17 Nov 2012 00:20 - 17 Nov 2012 00:21
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If you need any parts for the ZX11 front end, I have them.
And you could pick them up on the way to or from school.

I live on SR 3, 3 miles north of SR 28, nine miles north of Muncie, and I'm in Portland a couple times a month :)
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

17 Nov 2012 09:58
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The swingarm can be modified to take bushings and a sleeve so it can be used with shocks, I have done a few.

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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

17 Nov 2012 12:57
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I dont know if i have the ability to change the swingarm. I am thinking about buying an original swingarm and using the bushings tube and cutting the rest off and welding the back of my racing swingarm to the original tube. or if anyone has a pivoted swingarm they wanted to trade for my racing one i would be interested.
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Re: 79 kz front end swap to zx11

17 Nov 2012 13:18
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Does anyone know how wide the swing arm is. My dad had an extra H2 750 swing arm but it was to narrow to fit my bike. I believe my frame measured 9 1/8" or somewhere close to that across. Does that sound about right?
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