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12 Sep 2011 21:04 #476205 by bearshawk
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you can see the "old" bike in the background with the tank on it. patiently waiting to be transferred.


the next day was saturday! alll day off and my girlfriend was out with her mom for the day! SCORE tons of work time i got so much done, and lucky too it was nearing the end of summer and i had to go back to school, 2 hours away by august 18th the "engine" night was the 12th... IM RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!!

so i wake up early and get to work putting the front end back on, mounting the tires, and fender

rear tire on


got the brakes all hooked up, and a few other things. but i was tired... sunday would be a good day

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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12 Sep 2011 21:06 #476206 by bearshawk
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more to come guys i gotta find some of the other pics :) its fun recounting all this work that i did, this was my first real teardown and rebuild and it all happened (mostly) in under a month

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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12 Sep 2011 22:43 #476240 by testarossa
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You are coming right along on your project. Looks like you had fun painting that frame. I bet you got some black hair out of that deal. I know I would.

So does the slide cycle smoothly on your #2 carburetor? I'm assuming that these pictures of the carbs are after re-assembly.

1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
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12 Sep 2011 23:13 - 12 Sep 2011 23:16 #476259 by Patton
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bearshawk wrote: ...

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Available for #2 carb, if needed:
Click > www.z1enterprises.com/Mikuni-Drain-plug-17mm-hex-head-78.aspx

Good Fortune!:)

1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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22 Sep 2011 19:17 #478743 by bearshawk
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ok guys here is where im at, i cant seem to find any of my pics form the night i finished assembly...however i have pictures of once it was down at school in my garage down here, the day i got my clubmans and barend mirrors in the mail!

so here it is before anything is done to it
full on side shot

front shot

from the saddle

bars are off

clubmans on!

if you notice the left side switches i put them on on the wrong side of the lever... i rode it around like this for a few miles until i realized :)

after my first ride with the new bar setup, absolutely love it


so thats where im at

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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22 Sep 2011 19:18 #478744 by bearshawk
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ok i put all these pictures in rotated... i dont know why they went back to sideways!

1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE

Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant

it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...

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22 Sep 2011 19:39 #478754 by gengomerpyle
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bike is looking good

1982 GPZ750R1 ELR
1978 Honda CB750F SuperSport
1971 Honda CB750K
1970 Honda CL100 Scrambler

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22 Sep 2011 20:24 #478779 by trianglelaguna
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fun ..great pics too....really cool

1976 KZ900
2003 ZX12R
2007 FZ1000
2004 ninja 250R for wife

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22 Sep 2011 23:02 #478828 by Boostable
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Bike looks great... I had a 78SR myself back in the day!! If I can scan I pic I will post it. Loved that bike!!!

~Jack

1982 KZ1000 J2 ~ Project (Street Fighter - Project Section)
1976 KZ900 - Daily Rider

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