1975 KZ 900 , ZRX Swingarm, 89 GSXR front end

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24 Jun 2009 21:06 #301891 by Bad Kaw
Replied by Bad Kaw on topic 1975 KZ 900 , ZRX Swingarm, 89 GSXR front end
I'm waiting for Acewell to come out with a price on their latest unit...they said they would have a price in June...of 2008!!! :(

-KR

78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
83 Honda CB1100F (few mods)
79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
84 Suzuki GS1150ES (modified project)
83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)

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25 Jun 2009 07:09 - 25 Jun 2009 07:14 #301953 by 531blackbanshee
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your such a patient lil feller now ain'tcha!:cheer:
hehe
leon holmes

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

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25 Jun 2009 20:55 #302130 by Bad Kaw
Replied by Bad Kaw on topic 1975 KZ 900 , ZRX Swingarm, 89 GSXR front end
Ha! Yeah, you KNOW better than that! If I wasn't poor broke they'd be hearing from me on a daily basis...but you can't whine about what you can't afford! :)

78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
83 Honda CB1100F (few mods)
79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
84 Suzuki GS1150ES (modified project)
83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)

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04 Jul 2009 05:17 #304303 by tk11b40
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Well the Header, is on it's way back from Performance Coatings in Seattle. Got a ceramic coat of black, with the silencer getting a coat of what they call "satin titainium".

The two Chain rollers for the upper engine mount are getting made today I hope.

Friday we got the right side shock bracket done with good results. However, I must have overlooked the left side. Now I need a second bracket to move the left swingarm shock mount. I guess thats Engineering change request number.....dam where's the log?? I have lost track now:P

I was starting to think in a couple weeks the thing would be on the track, not so sure now. A bit of a set back. Ed the magicical machinist is making the second mount. I will be in debt to him, which means more Honda 90 work, scheduled in front of the KZ. Ed is a Bicycle builder first, Motorcycle helping Ted second. I just dam glad he is helping.

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s

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04 Jul 2009 05:25 #304305 by tk11b40
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Photo of "new problem"....

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s
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04 Jul 2009 05:41 #304308 by Old Man Rock
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Need I say more....

1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az
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04 Jul 2009 05:54 #304311 by tk11b40
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I sepnt about a day looking at the stock mounting of the coils. The aftermarket coils get the spark plug nipples jammed into the frame, when you bolt them on the stock brackets. Nobody likes they nipples jammed.

So I made a set of brackets out of 1/8" aluminum, the brackets are bolted to the stock mounting holes. The coils sit on top of the brackets, horizontal like.

Now the nipples just stick out in the free air...ahhhh. Kind of like Berkley in the early 70's.:laugh:

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s
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04 Jul 2009 05:56 #304312 by tk11b40
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AHhhhh yes you need say no more....:)

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s

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04 Jul 2009 05:58 #304313 by tk11b40
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Ok been trying to put a book together with all this tuff, and i actually found some photos of the bike in 2003 before we took it all apart.....:laugh:

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s
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04 Jul 2009 06:03 #304315 by tk11b40
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Well you know, we made some progress in the last couple weeks. Ed si going off to some bicycle building seminar, i am left to solve things on my own.

Ed was kind enough to loan me some advice, and some Scotch, to help solve the remaining issues....

Something old, something new.... something Italian....

something.........

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s

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04 Jul 2009 06:05 #304316 by tk11b40
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Smooooooooothhhhh...

Suzuki GSXR 750 slabside
Ducati S4R
Husqvarna FE 350s
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04 Jul 2009 22:39 #304498 by racer54
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Sort of stealing your topic a bit, but for those that have installed aftermarket swingarms, are your shocks spread farther apart at the arm mounts then at the frame mounts? Just like tk11b40 shows, how much difference have you run into? Looks like most aftermarket arms or OEM arms being used with wider tires would have to have the shocks tilted out at the arm mounts. What have you run into? Now....back to the original topic!

1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110

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