Z1000R and Z1000J - Lots of pics, and Gun-Kote oven baked paint.

Thanks boys. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Here is a little update.

Its a shame that Rush only have been in Norway twice, with 25 years between... :S


You all have some old oil lines around, and the bad thing is that the old couplings are there, but hard to reuse.
Well here is what I have done.

Chop them off from the rubber hose.

Use a angle grinder and cut around.

That have generated so much heat that you just can twist the coupling off the rubber.

After some rounds with grinding off the last remains of the coupling. And sandblasted.

Done. You all know what paint I have used.

Now I can use whatever 10mm oilline I want.

OrgRacing

SamPowerSports
(They will not be blue for a very long time after I have received them)


[size=14pt]The gear link.[/size]

I started with a aluminum rod, a little thicker that I wanted to use, but still useable.

Making threads.

Chopping off the other part I want to use.

Before blasting.

And done.

[size=14pt]The rear brake rod.[/size]

I used the old one from an GPZ1100 85 model, In US it is a ZX1100 if I remember right?

Old VS New shortened.

After blasting and paint.

[size=14pt]So, now its not much left before I can crank up the engine...[/size] :evil:

The chain looks closer to the frame then in real.

:woohoo:

The bike is looking very nice. I read through the whole thread yesterday, nice work!

Are you going to gun kote the front calipers too? The gold looks great on the rest of the bike and now these don't match.

Shit!

I thought no one would notice the calipers... :laugh:

Yes, they will be gunkoted, but not before I have ridden the bike a little, or if I dont are going to be finished this summer they will be taken this winter.

Thanks for nice words.


I can mention that I have done the tire changing and balancing my self, its easy, here is how to:

it is soooooooooo cool...watching with much interest....

nice to see some progress roy .
we have had a coupla members stop by and fan the coals from time to time :evil: .tryin to help you keep the fires lit.

leon

531blackbanshee wrote:

nice to see some progress roy .
we have had a coupla members stop by and fan the coals from time to time :evil: .tryin to help you keep the fires lit.

leon

You got that right, bruddah!
-KR

PS> You know, at first I thought "too much gold"...but now...ewwwwwwrrrrrrr...you've definately got a vision in your head and it's coming out. Great stuff!
-KR

Our builds have an amazing resembelance.... I swear that I didnt see your build until mine was finished 2 weeks ago.



Sorry for the thread polution lads, but I couldnt NOT show the similarites.

Super Roy! Man your getting close now... will you have it on the road soon?

Regards, Doug

Bake> Nice looking bike!

Looking good Roy.
can we see a pic of the whole bike?

Very Nice work Roy...............

Thanks boys!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Really nice comments!

Its hard to say when its done... You all know projects...

Hey bake, really a raw bike you got there!
Do you have some more pics?
Seems like we have the same taste. :lol:

Mark: There are coming some pics now, if you want more/others, just tell me, and I will put out.




[size=14pt]Its summer in Norway, and here are the latest update![/size]

Project saddle/rear end. (LED light will come soon, maybe tomorrow, its finished)

Well, its no use for me in using the old J saddle. The boxy construction and space for two is no use for me.

Luckily I have spares in the GPZ1100ZX, and also the GPZ750 behind, my two spare bikes wreck.

I took that what I think is an unoriginal sports saddle that belongs to the ZX1100, and, behold! It almost fits.

Original 1000J to the left.

Here I need to cut off some material, in order to lower the saddle.

Done with the polyester resin and fiberglassing.

Also needed to move these.

Drilled new holes, and blasted and gunkotet.

Now I need to find the right design.

First I need to fasten the old rear end. After MUCH thinking and Pepsi drinking, which angle etc...
Using aluminum rivets.

Then, after the design is planted in my head, I need to make an mold.

Filling it up, using expanding foam for insulation.

The day after.

[size=14pt]The next pictures is almost from the Indiana Jones movie, when they eat the monkey brain...[/size]

I told you! Now I got a secret place for all my gold. :king:

So, then its shaping.

And this is so far I have come, tomorrow more pics!

Yeah, also a little preview of the LEDs.

:woohoo: