'76 KZ900 (ZRX1200R) Build

Under hard acceleration all the oil flows to the back of the engine starving the oil pump. It happened all the time before I went through my pump. It hasn't happened since. For whatever reason the light would come on for a few seconds then go off. I always wanted one.
Steve

Cory, you really should be designing this stuff for Ma Kawi yourself. I swear the quality of your work and the level of thought and math put into this is just mind boggling. I went to the Colorado School of Mines of ME and this is still just incredible and way over my head more often than not, thanks for sharing and it has been a joy and pleasure reading and learning with you!

Brett

You're very kind to say that, but I am just hobbling along trying to get this thing built!

As far as my oil gate, need to make a slight modification. I tested the pan by filling it with water and sloshing it. Occasionally the door would hang open against the stop I have. It can just open too far over center I think. Going to mod the stop a bit and slosh it again.

Cory

I was thinking curve the bolt some so it will open just so much. kinda like a door stop.
Steve

swest wrote: I was thinking curve the bolt some so it will open just so much. kinda like a door stop.
Steve

Thought about that, but I like removable stuff.....bent M3 screw not easy to remove.

Cory

NakedFun wrote: Not a whole lot to report this time. Finished up "polishing" the cases, tapping the motor mounts for the D&G Chassis mounts, and working on cleaning up the cases really well from the glass media. I also made my own oil control gate. Didn't like the standard design gate where you have to drill through the bottom of the pan, so I designed my own.
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Cory

Seems like such a simple idea...I don't understand why they don't make them this way. The only thing I can think of is the stop...and I'm sure you'll figure that out too! I hated drilling into my pan, but at least it never leaked. 8 years and counting....

Oh, I know....you could drill a hole in the pan and run a bolt up vertically for the stop....yeah, that would be great! :blink: :lol:

I was thinking about how I would do that gate. A couple of things came to mind. It looked toe that it could open to wide and not shut. I have two solutions.
1. A spring. Very si ml please in nature, shoped like an obtuse "V" with a circle at the apex for the pin to go through. I would make the 150°. Lightweight so the gate could move it if it had to.




2. Weld a stop on hinge in the center so that when the gate opens it hits the stop at your preferred opening.

Figured it out..... Little table band saw action and some gentle persuasion....

Infinitely adjustable as well.... Also thought of another way to solve the pin keeping besides JB Weld, but I am leaving that alone. Will swap out to a much shorter Allen now as well.

Cory

Perfect.
Steve

Well still need to dress it up a bit as well with a file. I quick did it in the garage when I went home for lunch today. I also want to slosh test it as well.

Cory

my thought was an L bracket under the mounting bolt.

your lil finger oughta work just fine tho.

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: my thought was an L bracket under the mounting bolt.

your lil finger oughta work just fine tho.

leon

That's what she said...ZINGA! All kidding aside, you're idea was what I was planning, but by the time I started to sketch out what would be left once trimmed down, it made sense to try this.

Cory