1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods

TexasKZ wrote: Looking forward to "the rest of the story."

531BB, Have you had a lot of shaking lately in Skiatook?

yes sir,
i believe oklahoma is the current earthquake capitol.

leon

TexasKZ wrote: Looking forward to "the rest of the story."

531BB, Have you had a lot of shaking lately in Skiatook?

Paul Harvey reference? Brings back childhood memories of being in the Dentist's chair. Always had Paul Harvey on the radio.

I figgered that most of the OFs around here would get the Harvey reference.

Earthquakes, one more reason I don't regret leaving (not so) OK many years ago.

Earthquakes? What's that? The fault line is a mile below me. Just kidding. Why is OK so prone to them now?
Steve

Just about have everything back together. Had it all powder coated / painted / replaced. All new gaskets, seals and bearings. Rebuilt calipers, master cylinders, new brake lines....all of it. Didn't tear down engine except for all of the covers. Decided to paint it satin black and went with powder coated black engine covers for the first time. It's not everybody's cup of tea, but I'm very happy with it.

Ran into a little trouble with the new aluminum cam end plugs. The casting was thicker on one side and the plugs wouldn't fit. I got some advice here on the forum and filed the outside of the head near the plugs. worked beautifully:

I just hate newmotoritis, there is always you shoulda woulda done because because because!!!!!!!!,,,,,,,,, whats your sentiments about brown Santa?

I did a rider quality resto on the switches. I had actually bought a new repro set but didn't like the paint quality.

Looking good, I like the silver plugs on the black head

Mocked up the oil cooler with several different mounting brackets. Settled on a simple U-shaped bracket.



and the finished product:

This is how it sits now. The exhaust is temporary. The Kerker racing pipe will be going back on....just wanted to test fire the engine and warm it up to change the oil. The Kerker blocks oil filter access and I didn't want to blue the pipes if the carb settings were way off.

A shot of the other side before the oil cooler and carbs were back on:

Nice
Steve