KZ1100 New Paint

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29 Mar 2010 11:04 #356943 by CSR1000_Mike
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I painted my motorcycle body work with the Dupli-Color Paint Shop Sublime Green Pearl and Clear. It went on well and turned out really nice. I just rubbed out all of the parts and got the bike reassembled over the weekend. I am very happy with the outcome.


1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project
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29 Mar 2010 11:09 #356944 by 9am53
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nice bike man! How did you get the tail on that bike?

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29 Mar 2010 11:29 #356946 by CSR1000_Mike
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The previous owner welded a piece of flat across the frame with threaded holes for the front tail mounts and he had a sheet metal piece underneath as a fender eliminator with a modified sport bike tail light to tie the back of the tail to the bike. I welded an end in the sheet metal to mount a cateye light I had and built a new mount for the back of the tail. Now I can both take the tail off without getting into the wiring and also can use the document tray in the tail now.

1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project
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29 Mar 2010 11:36 - 29 Mar 2010 11:42 #356947 by 9am53
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What do you know what was done with the seat pan? was it just banged out and then recovered?
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29 Mar 2010 12:15 #356958 by rstnick
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Looks good.
Well done.
KZs look so much better with a nice tail too.

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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, Progressive Suspension, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
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29 Mar 2010 12:28 #356960 by CSR1000_Mike
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The seat is a Corbin aftermarket seat that is made for a Z1, so it fits the tail fine. The previous owner modified the frame to make the Z1 style seat fit.

1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project

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29 Mar 2010 12:43 #356963 by Mark Wing
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Looks great, nice job.

Mark

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77 KZ650 C1 with ZX7 forks, GPZ mono rear, wider 18 police wheels and Yoshimura motor.

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30 Mar 2010 23:01 #357373 by wagonmaster69
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Nice what year I have a 82 KZ1100 and I like the duck tail on it..

78 KZ1000 work in progress in Hacienda Heights California and a 82 KZ1100 Spectra And a 1992 ZX11.

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31 Mar 2010 01:43 #357384 by Bad Dad
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The paint job turned out really good... can you post a few more pic's, when you get a chance? :cheer:

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31 Mar 2010 09:30 #357437 by CSR1000_Mike
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The bike is a 1983 KZ1100 LTD. The previous ownner added the Z1 style tail, instruments and Corbin Seat and K&N pods and painted it blue. I added a dyna ign setup, a different exhaust that I built, went thru the carbs, redid the tail section and turnsignals and lots and lots of misc stuff plus of course the paint. Here are a few more pics of it.

1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project
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31 Mar 2010 09:31 #357438 by CSR1000_Mike
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Another pic

1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project
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31 Mar 2010 09:31 #357439 by CSR1000_Mike
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And one more

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