KZ1100 New Paint
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KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 11:04
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
1978 Honda CB550 project
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 11:09
nice bike man! How did you get the tail on that bike?
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 11:29
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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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 11:36 - 29 Mar 2010 11:42
What do you know what was done with the seat pan? was it just banged out and then recovered?
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 12:15
Looks good.
Well done.
KZs look so much better with a nice tail too.
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, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
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1978 KZ1000 project
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 12:28
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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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
29 Mar 2010 12:43
Looks great, nice job.
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
30 Mar 2010 23:01
Nice what year I have a 82 KZ1100 and I like the duck tail on it..
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
31 Mar 2010 01:43
The paint job turned out really good... can you post a few more pic's, when you get a chance?
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
31 Mar 2010 09:30
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
1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project
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Re: KZ1100 New Paint
31 Mar 2010 09:31
1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 LTD
1978 Honda CB550 project
1973 Yamaha TX650 project
1978 Honda CB550 project
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