Otto's garage thread

I've decided to start this thread, mostly as a way for me to start documenting what I do to my bikes, which is always good to later on when trying to remeber what those valve cleranses were set at and so on. Also it could be a pushet to get me to do some spanner throing every day, at least spending a minute or two doing something....

When first posting I had just bought a KZ1000J (the European model, seeing how i live in Sweden), and half a year later I bought a KZ1000R(2) that I wanted to do some work on. I've since sold the KZ1000J, but kept the Z1000R. It's mostly that bike, the Z1000R, I'm going to be posting about. But work on my other 5 bikes, all Yamaha, might slip in. Those bikes are (if anyone would find that intresting) the following: TT600 (1987), XS650 (1975), SRX-6 (1986), XZ550 Vision (1982) and a Yamaha TR1 XV1000 (1983). All old bikes! I had a KTM 660 SMC a couple of months, but that hing would have gotten me in trouble if I kept it....to fast, to agile, to good handling!

My goal is to have the KZ road worthy to the spring, and before that go through the top of the motor, getting another set of carbs, getting a kerker 4-1, slapping some paint and decals on there, and mybe some paint on other parts of the bike. Nothing fancy like monoshock converting or something of similar intrest.

I'm thinking of getting a rack of Mikuni RS36, since I'm gussing that the stock carbs would need a teardown, and mybe replacing of some diaphragms, rubber from carbs to air box, and so on...so buying a set of RS36 and running pods will simplify things....maybe not the setting up though.

I've also been looking to by a new set of cams to give the bike an additional push, been looking at Web Cam's 118 since it doens't require any valve mods and works with stock pistons...also been looking at megacycles offers but doesn't seem like I can order from the via the internet or E-mail...and it seems like a hassle to call them from Europe.

Other then that I might to a powder coating of the frame, think I can get it done for about 100-150 dollars, dunno if thats expensive or about what it would cost anywhere. But havn't had it done on anything of my own yet so would like to see the results.


Well, if I just get started with things and get some momentum I'm hoping to get stuff done this fall/winter/spring, at least that's the plan.

I'm going applogising for my english at an early stage, seeing how it's not my native language I'm sure that theres incorrect spelling and grammar issues in every sentence, but I'm hoping you can look past that!

I'm hoping to upload some pictures and every thred update I do, since I my self think it's rather boring just reading a wall of text. The exeption would be this first post hehe

That's all for now!

/ Otto

Sounds good Otto...we are looking forward to photographs!...and don't apologize about your English...most native English speakers only have a rudimentary grasp of their native language.

So, do you have the Euro 1000R or the North American 1000R? They do differ, slightly. Are you a member of www.kz1000r.com ?

WELCOME
+1 on the english, most of these idiots have to look inside their underwear to spell their names correctly so dont sweat it
the Web Cams are a good choice, as well

Welcome...
Powder coat @ $100-$150 is cheap compared to Arizona so golden there...

As for your English and grammar... Have you read some of our crap???? :whistle:
Search NADS replies, holly smokes.... :S
Search BS34 carbs, OIL/additives, coil mod.... :pinch:

And there's Plumi, Uhmmm, only has a 3rd grade education.... :pinch: but that is exceptional for his bloodline.... :blink:

Start a project post and we LUV images here... Post away pre & post accomplishments....

OMR

Old Man Rock wrote: Welcome...
Powder coat @ $100-$150 is cheap compared to Arizona so golden there...

As for your English and grammar... Have you read some of our crap???? :whistle:
Search NADS replies, holly smokes.... :S
Search BS34 carbs, OIL/additives, coil mod.... :pinch:

And there's Plumi, Uhmmm, only has a 3rd grade education.... :pinch: but that is exceptional for his bloodline.... :blink:

Start a project post and we LUV images here... Post away pre & post accomplishments....

OMR

ma says suppers ready pa! :sick: :woohoo:

Christ i thought this was going to be a lecture on OIl :evil:

McDriod: It's the Z1000R(2) Euro modell, it cam with the polar (?) white paint and the 4-2 Kawa exhaust system, dunno what more differed compared to the US modell. It has some sort of dark green metalic ugly paint on it now, but that will be changed given time, and money

jonnybravo: Yeah seams that the 118 is a good choice, don't want to make a dragster...just want a little more "oomph" ten stock. Also thinking about the Dyna 2000 ignition, so I can play around with the ignition curves...out lowest octane fuel here in Sweden is 95, otherwise it's 98/100 or E85 (85% ethanol :ohmy: )

Old Man Rock: Yeah I've seen some of NADS posts when searching for carb info, he seems, hmmm...special? :lol:



Well, living in Sweden means at this time of the day, 19:56 (that's 7:56 PM) it's dark outside, so I've done my garage run for today.





Went up the attic and patted the Z1000R, and that was the amount of love it got today! My -87 yamaha TT600 got some more lov today, with some brand new "mono cross" srickers for the swing. Seeing how I've planed to ride i all winter through the snow and blizzards it needs all the attention I can give it :laugh:




My brother came by and changed his rear view mirror on his -90 Yamaha TT600...yeah and my dad got -87 TT600 as well...it runs in the family?



Wen't through some pictures this evening, since I'm gonna send som pics of the Z1000R to a guy to get a price estimate for painting it, and found some pictures of the Z1000R on the vacation through Europe I went on this summer with my dad, brother and a friend of my dads. I had only ridden the Z1000R a couple of meters before starting to get it ready for the vacation, 2 days in advance. The day before our departure I noticed that it was missing a MOT (?) so had to take the first avaible time, which was 4 hours befor the ferry departed to Germany :ohmy: But it passed...and we got on our way. But first thing that happend when we was driving of the ferry in Germany was that the throttle cable snapped, and left me stranded on the boat. had to push it for almost a mile, in about 90 degrees with full gear on, untill I catched up with the others Other then that it was great fun, riding through Germany, then Austria, staying in Italy a couple of days, then going down to Croatia for another couple of days and the riding home. The Z1000R held up all the whole trip! :laugh:


Somewhere in a small village in nort Italy, close to lake Garda.


Just of Autobahn in Germany.



Down time when my dad wen't in to Lübeck in Germany to find a replacement throttle cable.



Up on Grossglockner hoch alpenstrasse, Europes highest (altitude) public road.



Well it's about time that I give the bike some love, and so it shall! Little by little.

I got some crappy as internets out here in the woods, so I'll try and upload some pictures tomorrow instead! over and out.

/Otto

Welcome Otto! Man after reading your last post I'm jonesing to see some of those pictures. Especially the ones of your trip through Europe. Hope you get your internet connection straightened out. It has always been my dream to do a motorcycle trip through Europe. Wanted at least 1 to 2 months to do it. Maybe someday. But for now, I have do it vicariously through others who have. So please upload some photo's.

Joe

Very cool Otto. Looking forward to reading more.
About the pictures... Sometimes they are too big to load. I think 2 megs is the max picture size. And if you have slow Internet, it should speed things up there as well.

Might try these limits when posting pics:
Width: 2400px
Height: 1200px
Size: 2048kb (2 MB)



Good Fortune!