JEFFG1 wrote: not sure what you me by frt.end as far as the hub i took nothing off of it and the chain has never hit the tire but i had my swingarm made for me. all i had to do was dent the frame about 3/8th. if you run a offset sprocket you will have to hog out the inside of the cover that covers the frt.sprocket my tire also sits in the center of the bike it is not offset to the right have put alot of miles on the road and the strip so it is done rite no problems at all.[/quote its a stock frt, with a gsxr wheel and marauder brake disc. and calipur

back in January I put a Shinko Stealth 190/50/17 on my bike with the
swingarm swap unfortunately I didnt record the miles but am guessing
only about 1500-2000 miles so far very little if any noticable wear

My suspenion was too soft and I have put minor cuts the tire but no broblems so far


This is a softer compound tire so it stands to reason tread life
would be shorter than a touring tire

09/20/12 I installed a Shinko 712 100/90/19 with new Tube tire tube and ballanced
for 80.04 with tax




seems it took quite afew weghts ro balance it but its a 34 year old rim and
i'm running a tube (seems to be common according to other reviews from the net) of

132 reviews of the 712 on one site there were about 10 that leaned more negative than
positive of those 10 2 were trashing the product The rest have ratings from 4 to 5
stars for various caracterisitics.

1 review gives it 5 stars for dry grip and 2 stars for wet pavement the next review
gives it 5 stars for both The common 2 to 3 stars seem to be tread life. the old you
get what you pay for statement.

2 stars from a guy who has 9000 miles on his front with plenty of tread left
and 3 star from a guy who has 3000 miles and says his are shot

researching the reviews has proved as everything else in motorcycling everyone has
a different experience with the same product

I remember one review says he can feel every groove in the road and just below it
another reviev says its the smoothest tire he has ever had on his bike

These tires get a bad rap because they are inexpensive. & as we all agree Tires are
something you dont skimp on.

While I havent looked into the Bridgestone or Dunlop advertising budget or dealer
incentive programs I do know they have a far larger one than Shinko and here in the
States there was a day you got what you paid for but with NAFDA and The US liability
laws allot of what we are paying for is an outsourced product with extreme insurance
& advertising and incintive rates so they can compete in our designer jean world.

I am going to document as best I can my experience with the inexpensive Shinko brand

REAR TIRE
somewhere around 1500 miles as a guess before i start tracking mileage
General experience upto this point

Awesome feel grip is crazy sticky allows for peg dragging turns other than my damaging
the tire no visible wear wet pavement awesome grip even with limited tread

FRONT TIRE
took a lot of weights to balance with tube
60 miles in initial feel a little hard
country roads 2 up feels solid takes transition from blacktop to gravel well

Tomolu5 wrote: Have you named this bike yet? I'm thinking fast would be a good name, built fast, rode fast, repaired the same way. Just re-read the thread, and its like your speed dating this thing:lol:

Man, that's good! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
We just call it the shop bike but that's funny. First time I've had the motor out but I've done a lot of little things testing things so I'm pretty familiar with it. I will say this, first time I ever had to pull a swing arm to install a motor. :blink:

Les

Hello friends! Ive had my bike for a little over two months at this point. Its an 81 KZ1000. Since I bought it I have been turning it into a cafe/ fighter. She has the mono shock and GSXR rear wheel with swing arm and GSXR rearsets. I just picked up a 78 kz1000 rear fairing/ fender and im wondering how you guys have mounted them, if at all.

Please and thanks
Zero

KraZyRIDER wrote: Special thanks to yet another KZR Member! I haven't been around here all that long, but in the short span, I have crossed paths with many fine, helpful people.

I received a PM a while back about the Project 650 I'm working on. A question about the swing arm modification that leon (531blackbanshee) did. One thing led to another and it turns out that Chris (o.c.f.rider) does polishing for a living. I decided to give him my fork legs and see how they turned out. I picked the finished product up tonight and damn was I surprised. When I saw them, I didn't recognize them. I though they were someone else's and even thought the damn things were chromed! Turns out they actually were mine. Hot damn!

I figured I'd post some photos, but the damn things are like mirrors and reflect the light and colors around them. My first photos sucked! I took photos in several places, with and without flash. They still sucked! You just cannot see how outrageous the polish job is from the photos. The product is just so much better than the photos show. But, here they are, without flash, which makes them a bit easier to see. You need something polished? Talk to Chris.

So......where does Chris have his shop? California? Thats awesome work!! Can you say what the cost was? Thanks Tennessee Z ED

Special thanks to yet another KZR Member! I haven't been around here all that long, but in the short span, I have crossed paths with many fine, helpful people.

I received a PM a while back about the Project 650 I'm working on. A question about the swing arm modification that leon (531blackbanshee) did. One thing led to another and it turns out that Chris (o.c.f.rider) does polishing for a living. I decided to give him my fork legs and see how they turned out. I picked the finished product up tonight and damn was I surprised. When I saw them, I didn't recognize them. I though they were someone else's and even thought the damn things were chromed! Turns out they actually were mine. Hot damn!

I figured I'd post some photos, but the damn things are like mirrors and reflect the light and colors around them. My first photos sucked! I took photos in several places, with and without flash. They still sucked! You just cannot see how outrageous the polish job is from the photos. The product is just so much better than the photos show. But, here they are, without flash, which makes them a bit easier to see. You need something polished? Talk to Chris.

Sorry to hear that. I have enjoyed the thread greatly. It is a beautiful bike and I hope you are selling because you want to and not out of frustration. I know what happens when you sell out of frustration.... Perhaps we can help you figure out what the issue(s) are so maybe you can start to enjoy it again?

Good luck with what ever decision you make.

Cory

I am selling.

Anyone interested, PM me.

Just tired.

Hello everybody, this is my first post here and ive been told this site has many wise kawasaki owners. A friend and i just picked up a '82 csr 305 that belonged to his late cousin. It has been sitting in a garage for 18 years and we just started tearing it down tonight. We have some basic ideas as to what it will look like but i wanted to ask a few questions to see if those ideas will work. Btw my buddy and i have been riding motorcycles since we were kids but this is our first project bike.
1. Will a kz650 tank fit our 305 frame?
2. We want to run a 650 rear wheel + brake setup. Will a 650 swingarm drop in? Im afraid of the rear sprocket not lining up with the transmission. What are our options? A friend of ours owns a BMW tuning shop and hes cool with making us whatever we need so fabricating stuff shouldnt be an issue.
3. We have a complete 2004 GSXR 1000 front end we want to throw on. What will we need to make that happen?
4. I know this is the chassis section but what are some performance upgrades we should consider?

Any help/info would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. - i know its alot of work and $ to throw into a 305 but remember the bike has Sentimental value and i guess you can say its a tribute bike.

GS1100 swingarm would be a much better choice.