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1977 KZ1000 new life 25 Apr 2011 23:09 #447045

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Head light brackets complete, time to go back and finish up the the rest of the outside drive set up. Oh the head light that I am running is from a GS1150E. Sorry about the pic I'll take another one tomorrow.

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1977 KZ1000 new life 26 Apr 2011 12:28 #447123

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sweet mike. you ganna have tank clearance issues?

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1977 KZ1000 new life 01 May 2011 23:32 #448187

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Stu Pidasole wrote: sweet mike. you ganna have tank clearance issues?



Looks like the steering "lock to lock" will be significantly reduced. That's normal when you switch to modern inverted fork/triple clamp combination. It's only a pain when wheeling it around the garage or parking lot. You will learn to live with it quick enough! :lol:
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1977 KZ1000 new life 01 May 2011 23:34 #448188

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Oh, great work BTW!! Lookin' great! B)
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'02 zrx1200r Lightly Modified Street SOLD!!
'74 h2b 750 (FZ600) "Mongrel" 2 Stroke SOLD!!


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1977 KZ1000 new life 12 May 2011 14:04 #450501

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Not much progress on the bike latley my son has had me working like a slave on his truck, Building a-arms and building a back half chasis for it. But I did get a chrome rear caliper for my rear caliper hanger, this is a really trick part it lets you run a radial mount front six piston caliper on the rear,plus it looks bad ass.
pic of the custom a-arms

rear caliper and hanger



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1977 KZ1000 new life 12 May 2011 15:59 #450509

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looks realy nice mike.
what tubing(chromo/dom od id )did you use for the a-arms?

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1977 KZ1000 new life 13 May 2011 00:02 #450597

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super nice! I wish I could do stuff like that for my KZ.
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1977 KZ1000 new life 13 May 2011 13:44 #450715

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531blackbanshee wrote: looks realy nice mike.
what tubing(chromo/dom od id )did you use for the a-arms?

leon

. The a arms are made from 1 inch dom with a .125 wall
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1977 KZ1000 new life 16 May 2011 11:02 #451431

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thanks mike.
that seems to be the standard tubing to use in automotive applications.
keep up the good work,

leon
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1977 KZ1000 new life 16 May 2011 14:52 #451466

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I am always fascinated watching things built from scratch. Keep them coming your bike is going to be nutts when done. You may be nutts when its done too :)

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1977 KZ1000 new life 17 May 2011 19:40 #451766

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dvrpilot wrote: I am always fascinated watching things built from scratch. Keep them coming your bike is going to be nutts when done. You may be nutts when its done too :)


I think my wife is the one who will be nuts I have told her several times "this is the last bike I am building" I dont think she buys into it any more.

Today I got some 1/2 hex rod and built some stand offs so I could finish up the out side drive/ bearing support. They worked out well now I just need to make up two steel ones to weld to the frame and thats a wrap on the support plate.



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1977 KZ1000 new life 18 May 2011 10:33 #451883

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more :lol: :silly: :evil:

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i make what i can,and save the rest!

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