Finally getting re-started on my KZ..
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18 Oct 2009 15:20 - 18 Oct 2009 16:10 #328280
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Naiveté in grownups is often charming, but when coupled with vanity, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
Tis better to remain silent and thought a fool - than to speak up and remove all doubt.
Did ever think that maybe you've been doing it wrong all these years?
Finally getting re-started on my KZ.. was created by KzJim
It's been 3+ years since I started my KZ streetfighter project.. a few moves and the lack of a work space has slowed things down a bit... but now I have a garage, time and mostly some funds to work on it..
I'm upgrading the front end to a nice set of '96 zx7-rr usd forks. I started out trying to put the old kz stem into the new zx bottom yoke by removing the kz stem from the yoke.. but the more I looked at it, the more I didn't like the way it needed to be done so I designed my own stem.
From the bottom bearing to the top lock nut is '76 kz below the bearing and above the lock nut matches the zx. I kept the nice kz chrome bolt and washer to give the top yoke a nice finish rather than the stock zx lock ring.. a bit of the old with the new...
I had it turned from 4130 CroMo.
The assembly went together just as designed/planned, the zx fork stops match up with the kz steering lock stops as well.. they might need to be trimmed but so far they seem to be in the right spot.
I'm also designing a new top yoke and risers. I hope to have them done in the next few months...
BTW.. I have a bottom yoke from a '97 zx7 and if anyone is interested I can have another stem turned and pressed in...
I'm upgrading the front end to a nice set of '96 zx7-rr usd forks. I started out trying to put the old kz stem into the new zx bottom yoke by removing the kz stem from the yoke.. but the more I looked at it, the more I didn't like the way it needed to be done so I designed my own stem.
From the bottom bearing to the top lock nut is '76 kz below the bearing and above the lock nut matches the zx. I kept the nice kz chrome bolt and washer to give the top yoke a nice finish rather than the stock zx lock ring.. a bit of the old with the new...
I had it turned from 4130 CroMo.
The assembly went together just as designed/planned, the zx fork stops match up with the kz steering lock stops as well.. they might need to be trimmed but so far they seem to be in the right spot.
I'm also designing a new top yoke and risers. I hope to have them done in the next few months...
BTW.. I have a bottom yoke from a '97 zx7 and if anyone is interested I can have another stem turned and pressed in...
Naiveté in grownups is often charming, but when coupled with vanity, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
Tis better to remain silent and thought a fool - than to speak up and remove all doubt.
Did ever think that maybe you've been doing it wrong all these years?
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