Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

Thanks Les. Fortunately she has been riding for about 18 years so I don't worry about her handling either bike. Recently she started taking the ZX-10r to work about once a week. I would worry if either bike was very heavy. She has to tippy toe at stop lights.

excellent pics


there were more chicks riding this year than i have seen before at GP week

and better skills too....did not look all herky jerky...for the most part

good for her,and both of you

i wish Amy would ride

i pointed out many different bikeslast week walking the grounds and the ninja 250 and little,starter teeny bopper version honda enduro are the only ones she even half way said she might consider

to me that is not a yes yet

i am glad that you two are able to get out and ride a lil together.

leon

Thanks guys. You know when you have little ones you tend to forget that you used to have a life of your own. It's nice to re-capture small pieces of it when you can.

Tri it's too bad that we don't get any of those bad ass little 400s that Japan does. Those would be perfect for the ladies.

One of my buddies bought a GSXR 600 for his wife. She wasn't confident due to the tippy toe factor. So he lowered it 3 inches which made it handle like crap. Then he painted it pink because that's what she wanted. Took a perfectly good bike and turned it into a pink turd that was scary to ride. In the end he sold it for a big loss when she lost interest. It's too bad she couldn't get a similar bike with a lower seat height. Might still be riding.

i almost had a fzr400 traded for once and the deal fell through :pinch: .

there are some pretty trick little 400's for sure.

leon

tons of info on here , thanks!!

Mickey1031 wrote: tons of info on here , thanks!!

Hopefully I can add some more useful info in the next few months.

531blackbanshee wrote: i almost had a fzr400 traded for once and the deal fell through :pinch: .

there are some pretty trick little 400's for sure.

leon

My best friend has a FZR400/600 race-spec.
FZR400/600

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testarossa wrote: Thanks guys. You know when you have little ones you tend to forget that you used to have a life of your own. It's nice to re-capture small pieces of it when you can.

Tri it's too bad that we don't get any of those bad ass little 400s that Japan does. Those would be perfect for the ladies.

One of my buddies bought a GSXR 600 for his wife. She wasn't confident due to the tippy toe factor. So he lowered it 3 inches which made it handle like crap. Then he painted it pink because that's what she wanted. Took a perfectly good bike and turned it into a pink turd that was scary to ride. In the end he sold it for a big loss when she lost interest. It's too bad she couldn't get a similar bike with a lower seat height. Might still be riding.

I need to do my clutch basket and was wondering if you could tell me who balanced yours ? Thanks

boogiepicker wrote: I need to do my clutch basket and was wondering if you could tell me who balanced yours ? Thanks

Sorry, but I never had my clutch basket balanced. I welded it up myself when I replaced the hub springs. If I wind up balancing one in the future I'll be sure to document it here.

Wow. What a fantastic build thread. I'm late to the party, but thanks for all of the info. Incredible amount of skill displayed on this forum...I don't know whether to be inspired or intimidated! :laugh: