Okay first pic, I hope this posts okay,

I only have a couple of worthy pics available at this time and the bike wasnt completly finished when I took them. I still have a lot cosmetic work to do. The PO had glued Kawasaki emblems onto the tank and they started to peel up at the ends. When I removed them it took the paint with. So now Im looking at a complete re-painting. One nice thing though, the PO had the factory swing arm chrome plated.

My bike also has an 84 ZN1100 LTD head with shim on top. I found the whole engine on Craigslst for $200. At the time, neither the seller nor myself knew it was a ZN1100. Im now using the head and crank. The block is a bored 1089 off an 82 KZ1100.

Hey Myke !!
It's been a long time, I am wondering how the bike is doing.
After moving to Washington, most of my time is spent fixing up an old house. I finally have the urge to start on the 86 GSXR. It was parked next to the KZ when you first saw it at that show in California
How did the motor refresh go and are you on the road with the bike?.

The problem is you used a 750cc rear wheel. If you study the Kawasaki parts diagrams and compare bearing and axle sizes youd see they went with a larger axle on 900cc+ bikes. I think the swingarm pivot is smaller on 750 and smaller bikes too.

To use that wheel you can probably use the 750 axle and machine T shaped bushings to make up the space in the axle adjusters

Check the chain sizes too.

Leave the inner spacer (socket) between the new wheel bearings untouched!!!
The inner spacer will keep the ID races of the new (old) bearings in place as same as the outer L/R spacer that maybe need to modify to fit the swing arm opening (maybe).
Do you want to use the Z1000J rear sproket carrier on the GPZ750 wheel, did it fit in the damping Rubbers?

My ears must have been burning....... Responded to your PMs.

My bike is still in progress and hope to have it done this summer.

I’ll try to answer what I can, but I wrote a pretty detailed thread...... I have kept all of my pictures and detailed drawings of what I have machined, etc.... so I will help in any way I can.

I had to just figure it out, no blueprints in custom bike building......

Cory

GS 1000 swingarm for your kz the Suzuki arm is both longer and wider than stock 900's nd 1000's. Good condition $50.00 + shipping from 16602

In case it needs to be said, the wheel should be rock solid. No movement at all.
And be sure to check the swing arm for movement as well >> those bearings can fail.

Nice! glad you got out, it was warm enough here too but we are going through a thaw and everything is mush so I knuckled down and changed the fork seals, springs and front brakes on the Mrs bike, now it's the Kz's turn for maintenance.
That's a sharp looking Wing but the bridge looks like it has seen better days

Theses are pics taken in Utica IL showing 3 generations of bridges crossing the Illinois river
I'm standing on the original road/ramp to what was a swing bridge, facing the new bridge with old steel bridge slated to come down this year in the background.

Kidkawie wrote: Is the GS swingarm longer than stock? Does it allow for a wider tire?

I’ll measure my stock and compair to these dimensions. What I have heard is about 1 1/2” - 2” longer and maybe up to a 160 tire

Is the GS swingarm longer than stock? Does it allow for a wider tire?