KZ650 Streetfighter Project

Kawickrice
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24 Jul 2010 11:26 #385273 by Kawickrice

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Nothing like being one step closer, let the fun begin

73 Kawasaki Z1
07 HD CVO Ultra Classic
82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike)
80 Indian Moped (My American Iron)
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75 Suzuki GT550
74 GT 380
79 RD 400 Daytona Special
72 Honda CL 175
74 Honda QA 50
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28 Jul 2010 19:40 #386689 by wompy5000

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Nice shocks... what size are they? Are you putting on a zr front end also?

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31 Jul 2010 02:03 - 11 Aug 2010 10:52 #387163 by cherrymetal

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These are the shocks:
cgi.ebay.co.uk/shock-absorber-Honda-Suzu...&hash=item2308bf2486

I had to modify the top mount, as the mount on the frame although the thread is 12mm, the shocks would normally fit on a 14mm shoulder, but I found that the metal sleeve that fits in the rubber eye in the shocks had an OD of 14mm, so just cut it back so part of the shock (rubber bit) fits on the shoulder, and the other on the threaded part with the sleeve.

They needed spacing out from the frame anyway, so I had some spacers made about 10mm long, so that the shocks stay roughly parallel to one another since the ZR swing arm shock mounts are wider apart than standard KZ.

Not putting ZR front end on it, its having Bandit 600 forks and trees, I've had a KZ650 stem welded into the Bandit tree.

Things are going slow, but I'm hoping for a rolling chassis by the end of the year (just because of the cost of everything, and being able to spare money for it!!)

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1977 Z650 (WIP - GPz750 Engine, RF400 Wheels & brakes, Bandit 600 Forks, Zephyr Swingarm)
1997 ZRX1100 - Stock - for now!(except for Hindle header with Micron carbon can)
1988 NTV600 Revere - Stock (work hack!)

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