'83 KZ1000R2 - Cafe racer (take two)

nice work..........those rear set seem a little to far back......all the weight will be on ur arms.
hope u young

spdygon wrote: nice work..........those rear set seem a little to far back......all the weight will be on ur arms.
hope u young

I cannot say I disagree with you on that If I had the choice I would have mounted them a good couple of inches forward, unfortunately modifying the stock brackets left this as the only place to mount these suckers. My body, fortunately, is still young and will have to pay the bill for this

Those are way back there. I'm thinking your young back might be okay, but your twig and berries will be making the payments after a long ride. :woohoo: :woohoo:

Alan

I got some work done last night, servicing my brake calipers. When you make something go faster, it might also be a good idea to make sure you can stop well. I am taking a part all calipers and rebuilding them, also with new pistons. Dunno really if the new pistons were really necessary, but when ordering the rebuild kit, it was easy to add them to the basket:



One of the pistons top was worn and a part was chipped away. Probably not a problem, but I will be replacing them:



I will also be painting the calipers, either black like original or silver. Since the bike is all black, I thought silver might be good and match also some of the silver parts that will be on the engine.

Next thjing I did last night was trying to find a way to mount the rear brake fluid reservoir. I kind of cocked up not making a bracket before powedercoating the frame. I was looking through some brackets I had lying around and found a couple of caliper spacers from my mountain bike that I am not using. They fit well for mounting the reservoir, without the need to drill the frame



Doesn't come out too shabby I think?

While I was at it, I needed a way to mount my rear blinkers. I also cocked up not making any tabs on the frame before powdercoating and needed a place to mount them. On the shock mounts is a good position, and I needed a bracket. I came across a rear derailleur hanger, also from my mountain bike. With a slight mod. it will fit like a glove:



So this is how the reservoir and blinkers will be mounted. Any other bright ideas on how to do this?

Mounted my head lamp and blinkers, and put on a tarozzi fork brace.

looks good keep the pics flowing

Look mommy, my calipers are solid gold



I cleaned and started painting my calipers yesterday. I was a bit hesitant to go for anything else than the stock black, but since my entire bike is black and I am going with the stock wheels (silver/gold combo), I think it will work out good.

:ohmy: I can't understand why you chose such a rare motorcycle to modify this way. You're not doing anything that makes the bike better. It's just different and it''s value and appeal have been lost forever.

I admire what you're doing. You just picked the wrong bike to start with

Things being what they are, you might at least consider the following advice about the engine. At least you can save face if it runs strong. If it's just a warmed over stocker with pistons and carbs it will only add insult to the already obvious injury :blush:

The RS36 carburetors will work on your engine but they are not optimal for it because you stopped short. You really need to take the motor to a higher level to take full advantage of them. First thing to go should be the piddly stock cams. At least find some late GPz11 cams for it.

Put GPz 38mm intake valves in it. Open the throats up to 34.2mm and open up the bowls to at least 34mm. Check the valve guides to make sure none of them are sinking on you.

That work won't turn it into a fire breather but it will at least wake it up a bit....

LarryC wrote: :ohmy: I can't understand why you chose such a rare motorcycle to modify this way. You're not doing anything that makes the bike better. It's just different and it''s value and appeal have been lost forever.

You know, different can also mean better It's all in the eye of the beholder...

LarryC wrote: I admire what you're doing. You just picked the wrong bike to start with

Things being what they are, you might at least consider the following advice about the engine. At least you can save face if it runs strong. If it's just a warmed over stocker with pistons and carbs it will only add insult to the already obvious injury :blush:

The RS36 carburetors will work on your engine but they are not optimal for it because you stopped short. You really need to take the motor to a higher level to take full advantage of them. First thing to go should be the piddly stock cams. At least find some late GPz11 cams for it.

Put GPz 38mm intake valves in it. Open the throats up to 34.2mm and open up the bowls to at least 34mm. Check the valve guides to make sure none of them are sinking on you.

That work won't turn it into a fire breather but it will at least wake it up a bit....

I appreciate your input. And if I had a choice knowing that all you kawaguys out there get so upset about this I would probably have chosen otherwise. Enough said about that.

I will take into consideration your input on the cams and porting. I have in addition to boring the engine to 1075cc also ported the in- and outtakes. Dunno any exact dimensions on the porting of the in and outtakes though... I am still waiting to get my engine back from the shop. I am excited to see how it runs when I get everything put together.

are you going with gold wheels with machined (silver)highlights,like factory but gold instead of black?

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: are you going with gold wheels with machined (silver)highlights,like factory but gold instead of black?

I am going with the factory gold wheels with silver highlights like in the photo (not my bike):



I am hoping the gold calipers will match the gold on the rims, without beeing too bling. Don't know yet I will take a photo as soon as they are ready and post... i just thought that the black calipers on the all black bike would be a little boring.

tommyboah wrote:

LarryC wrote: :ohmy: I can't understand why you chose such a rare motorcycle to modify this way. You're not doing anything that makes the bike better. It's just different and it''s value and appeal have been lost forever.

You know, different can also mean better It's all in the eye of the beholder...

LarryC wrote: I admire what you're doing. You just picked the wrong bike to start with

Things being what they are, you might at least consider the following advice about the engine. At least you can save face if it runs strong. If it's just a warmed over stocker with pistons and carbs it will only add insult to the already obvious injury :blush:

The RS36 carburetors will work on your engine but they are not optimal for it because you stopped short. You really need to take the motor to a higher level to take full advantage of them. First thing to go should be the piddly stock cams. At least find some late GPz11 cams for it.

Put GPz 38mm intake valves in it. Open the throats up to 34.2mm and open up the bowls to at least 34mm. Check the valve guides to make sure none of them are sinking on you.

That work won't turn it into a fire breather but it will at least wake it up a bit....

I appreciate your input. And if I had a choice knowing that all you kawaguys out there get so upset about this I would probably have chosen otherwise. Enough said about that.

I will take into consideration your input on the cams and porting. I have in addition to boring the engine to 1075cc also ported the in- and outtakes. Dunno any exact dimensions on the porting of the in and outtakes though... I am still waiting to get my engine back from the shop. I am excited to see how it runs when I get everything put together.

Not upset, just puzzled. You probably could have sold it bone stock for a nice profit and started with something rough that needed modifying. I hope it all works out good. You're work looks pretty good.

A few years back I watched a bunch of yahoos on here talk a guy into hacking up a bike that never got finished. By the time it was done being hacked, it was a complete abortion that wouldn't have been safe to ride. Things like that irritate me....I just shake my head an mumble "F'n Kids"