531blackbanshee wrote: a couple projects with some mods as well,
kzrider.com/forum/13-bike-related/491552...one-followed-me-home

kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/478810-thr...r-to-ride-til-winter

a stem swap can adapt any frontend you choose(within reason)to your bike.

as long as you dont cut the frame up you can always return it to stock if you desire.

leon

Ahh, you guys are swaping stems. I wondered how you put different front ends on these bikes. Swingarms I understand more, except for the monoshock setups, but I'll learn. Helped a buddy with his Z1 drag bike back in the early 90's. Extended the swingarm and lowered it. Man was that thing fast!

I've been thinking of buying this bike to drive for now, but concerned about the fouling plug on one cylender. Could this be more than a carb issue?
peoria.craigslist.org/mcy/3095687971.html

well here is my bike now. i was bored so i took the struts off and now this is what i want but still no info on extending the swing arm properly. i was thinking about having it stretched 6" in the box area where the swing arm pivots. i figured it would be stronger with it boxed in rather then put plugs in the tubes.

oldkaws4ever wrote: Here are some shots of it I decided to redo the spokes and ditch the mags.

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Why? I have a 75 Z1 and was thinking of adding mags like that. What year bike are they from?
Did you have to mod the swingarm for that rim and will the calipers fit front and back?

Minus32 wrote:

mtbspeedfreak wrote:

Minus32 wrote:

OneShoe50 wrote: When I did my update, I bought a 80 KZ750E for $100 so I could have all the pieces (swingarm, wheel, axle, caliper, etc.) and kept it all Kawasaki.

I have seen alot of guys use the GSXR swingarm and the ZX6 front end, provides plenty of upgraded, newer brakes.

Good luck.

Thanks. I thought about the USD forks etc, but want to retain a classic look and avoid turning it into a street fighter type project. I may yet just refurbish the stock twin callipers up front and locate myself a disc back end set up. I never actually rode the bike before stripping it, so info on the stock front end would be useful. As in, are they good enough as stock? The bike won't be ridden hard and the engine will remain stock.

I'd recommend getting a set of caliper rebuild kits and a master cylinder rebuild kit , as well as braided stainless steel lines .

I have a single front disc and rear drum on my KZ900. I recently rebuilt the caliper and master cylinder and installed SS hoses - great improvement!

I'll go with the full refurb and braided hoses then, before making a costly decision to buy new callipers. Thanks for the info pal.

No prob! That's what the forum is for. Just a slight word of caution though, Z1 Enterprises is having problems with their website. A new version is supposed to be online later today (Sunday the 15th). If you're in a rush to get the rebuild kits, send an email to any of the following email addresses with your year and model information and they'll hook you up.

customerservice@z1enterprises.com - for questions / inquires about your order and for returns

technical@z1enterprises.com - for general or technical questions about products on the web site

parts@z1enterprises.com - for inquires on special order items - note: we DO NOT sell used parts.

mtbspeedfreak wrote:

Minus32 wrote:

OneShoe50 wrote: When I did my update, I bought a 80 KZ750E for $100 so I could have all the pieces (swingarm, wheel, axle, caliper, etc.) and kept it all Kawasaki.

I have seen alot of guys use the GSXR swingarm and the ZX6 front end, provides plenty of upgraded, newer brakes.

Good luck.

Thanks. I thought about the USD forks etc, but want to retain a classic look and avoid turning it into a street fighter type project. I may yet just refurbish the stock twin callipers up front and locate myself a disc back end set up. I never actually rode the bike before stripping it, so info on the stock front end would be useful. As in, are they good enough as stock? The bike won't be ridden hard and the engine will remain stock.

I'd recommend getting a set of caliper rebuild kits and a master cylinder rebuild kit , as well as braided stainless steel lines .

I have a single front disc and rear drum on my KZ900. I recently rebuilt the caliper and master cylinder and installed SS hoses - great improvement!

I'll go with the full refurb and braided hoses then, before making a costly decision to buy new callipers. Thanks for the info pal.

Minus32 wrote:

OneShoe50 wrote: When I did my update, I bought a 80 KZ750E for $100 so I could have all the pieces (swingarm, wheel, axle, caliper, etc.) and kept it all Kawasaki.

I have seen alot of guys use the GSXR swingarm and the ZX6 front end, provides plenty of upgraded, newer brakes.

Good luck.

Thanks. I thought about the USD forks etc, but want to retain a classic look and avoid turning it into a street fighter type project. I may yet just refurbish the stock twin callipers up front and locate myself a disc back end set up. I never actually rode the bike before stripping it, so info on the stock front end would be useful. As in, are they good enough as stock? The bike won't be ridden hard and the engine will remain stock.

I'd recommend getting a set of caliper rebuild kits and a master cylinder rebuild kit , as well as braided stainless steel lines .

I have a single front disc and rear drum on my KZ900. I recently rebuilt the caliper and master cylinder and installed SS hoses - great improvement!

OneShoe50 wrote: When I did my update, I bought a 80 KZ750E for $100 so I could have all the pieces (swingarm, wheel, axle, caliper, etc.) and kept it all Kawasaki.

I have seen alot of guys use the GSXR swingarm and the ZX6 front end, provides plenty of upgraded, newer brakes.

Good luck.

Thanks. I thought about the USD forks etc, but want to retain a classic look and avoid turning it into a street fighter type project. I may yet just refurbish the stock twin callipers up front and locate myself a disc back end set up. I never actually rode the bike before stripping it, so info on the stock front end would be useful. As in, are they good enough as stock? The bike won't be ridden hard and the engine will remain stock.

When i bought the bike, 3 years ago, the left leg had a leaky seal and was low on oil. PO was a dip S***, that's why I got it so cheap,($275). The leg had a bit of bushing material come out when I first changed the oil and put seals in, when first going over it. Among a whole list of other stuff, it didin't run, (Bent Vavles), looked like crap, etc.
As far as play, I could feel a little, but when I tore it down, and checked against a new bushing, there was quite a difference in wear. The upper of course was the worst. I just want to go through all the chassis this year, so I'm nearly there now. Bracing the swing-arm, and adding the fork brace were two big changes to the handling. Then I just put in RT Emulators, as well. I did the Progressive fork springs last week. i like to do, then see what the effect is of each change. So then I can point the finger at any good or bad change.

When I did my update, I bought a 80 KZ750E for $100 so I could have all the pieces (swingarm, wheel, axle, caliper, etc.) and kept it all Kawasaki.

I have seen alot of guys use the GSXR swingarm and the ZX6 front end, provides plenty of upgraded, newer brakes.

Good luck.

no i did not widen the frame ,just made swingarm sleeves to adapt gsxr swingarm to the kz swingarm bolt and mount the shock.