1982 KZ1000 Project

motorscot wrote: I may be wrong, but I swear it looks as if your front tire is mounted backwards (not the wheel). The directional tread pattern looks correct on the rear.

It may not look right but it is mounted correctly. When the tire is mounted correctly the pointed ends of the chevrons treads should face the rider. Here's a pic of a Michelin Macadam front tire mounted properly. You can see it has a similar tread pattern. Ed

Abosltely correct. The front tire is indeed facing the right direction. I have been working on this lately. Had to replace the shift shaft seal and I have been working on a carbon fiber fender as well as carbon fiber side covers. The bike is mechanically ready to ride, just have a ton of little things as well as all the body work.

Can't wait to see the finished bike, just so you know my bike is now complete and painted.
It is posted on the forum but just in case you are looking for a different colour and have not seen it.

jmartin1110 wrote: Got the exhaust mounted for good. Also picked up a sprocket cover/clutch plate from Kipkawa. I widened the spot for the clutch release to fit a hydraulic clutch from a ZX7. I am also getting the wiring sorted bit by bit including getting the Dyna S wired up. I just ordered new 8mm wires to match my Dyna coils. Progress should pick up again. I took a break from the KZ to get my Honda painted and cleaned up. And since we all love pictures, I leave you with a picture of my 81 Honda Supersport

Way cool - another classic looking machine,, the Honda CB-F series....this is one I used to own, now belongs to my best friend...big block 1100F...only stock / unmodified parts left on it is the seat and the spring that holds the side stand up! Compression ratio is 14:1, it sounds like a 426 Hemi at idle, has enough bottom end torque to spin the tire in fourth gear at 35 mph, yet geared for 208 mph at 10,000 RPM! He kept it deceptively stock looking, but there is hundreds of hours in that engine.




... and a two (maybe even a five, I don't recall) pound NOS bottle under the seat cowl / tail section...

Kray-Z wrote:

jmartin1110 wrote: Got the exhaust mounted for good. Also picked up a sprocket cover/clutch plate from Kipkawa. I widened the spot for the clutch release to fit a hydraulic clutch from a ZX7. I am also getting the wiring sorted bit by bit including getting the Dyna S wired up. I just ordered new 8mm wires to match my Dyna coils. Progress should pick up again. I took a break from the KZ to get my Honda painted and cleaned up. And since we all love pictures, I leave you with a picture of my 81 Honda Supersport

Way cool - another classic looking machine,, the Honda CB-F series....this is one I used to own, now belongs to my best friend...big block 1100F...only stock / unmodified parts left on it is the seat and the spring that holds the side stand up! Compression ratio is 14:1, it sounds like a 426 Hemi at idle, has enough bottom end torque to spin the tire in fourth gear at 35 mph, yet geared for 208 mph at 10,000 RPM! He kept it deceptively stock looking, but there is hundreds of hours in that engine.

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... and a two (maybe even a five, I don't recall) pound NOS bottle under the seat cowl / tail section...

Apart from the Z these CB900/1100R honda were without doubt one of the nicest looking bikes, I am surprised I don't see more of them done up.

No one around here has beat that bike in a roll on or top speed. I'll have another go when my KZ1394 engine is ready, but I still don't think I'm going to win....

Last time that I tried, he left me behind so bad that after about 30 seconds, I couldn't even see his bike in front of me anymore.

Oh, and it burned up almost a full tank of fuel (20 L tank) and the entire bottle of NOS on that run too. His comment following that was interesting, because he is pretty tight lipped about horsepower and top speed, but right after that he said "I was worried, because it started to shake and weave at 175 mph, but once it cleared 200 it smoothed back out again". :ohmy:

Haven't been on in a while but progress has been made. I am slowly working on a set of carbon fiber side covers as well as a carbon chain guard and front fender. Also stripped the bike back down and painted it with a single stage black. I had to cut off the kick stand because it was interfering with my shift linkage. I replaced it with a stand off of a 900RR. Also replaced the factory fork springs with a heavier sprung set from race tech.

Oh and picked up a set of ZRX shocks for $150 usd

And new rear sets

This is everything mocked up before the new springs.

You can just barely make out the where the bike was sitting before the new springs. Gained over an inch and the stance is much nicer. Not to mention more ground clearance

nice stance! :evil: .


leon

just doing some mock up

It's looking awesome so far. ..Nice work.!