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Try the ZX10 linkage, usually around $10 or so on e-bay. I'm pretty sure you'll need the links also from a ZX10. Alot of the 10 owners put zx6 linkage and arms on to soften the ride. The 10's have a more agressive leverage ratio to the shock acting as a higher spring rate.

Les

les holt wrote: Try the ZX10 linkage, usually around $10 or so on e-bay. I'm pretty sure you'll need the links also from a ZX10. Alot of the 10 owners put zx6 linkage and arms on to soften the ride. The 10's have a more agressive leverage ratio to the shock acting as a higher spring rate.

Les

Thanks Les gonna start researchin that now guess the new pipe can wait lol

new tail light will be in today I am gonna try to make a fiberglass mount and license plate holder all in one that mounts into the fin

Plan is to use an old tail clean it wax it and take some thin aluminum bend my shape Inluding license plate holder poor my resin in and my matting to cover everything let it dry and when I pop it out I will have my holes for mounting to the frame/fin and a shelf for the light to sit in and whent I insatall it I will use 3M tape to secure the top side to the fin like they do the chrome rocker kits on trucks hopefully the aluminum will reinforce it enough to not crack I will post some pic's when I et started on it.

wishe me luck I plan on moving the plate a little further out than my last design.
I think my last plate holder (was bolted together was the culprit or my fat arse but hopefully
the new design will be cooler and last longer.

Correct me if I read that wrong ramtough; are you going to use the aluminum as a template/mould for a fiberglass part?

originally my plan was to make my template out of cardbpard etc.. lay the glass in and reinforce with thin strips of aluminum but as i have started that wasnt a good plan lol

ok my first draft is a little shakey not enough planning so to speak lol ok complete lack of knowledge

it looks like its heading in the right direction. so far so good?
hows it look from the side veiw?

totally hidden from the side i sprayed some black on it to cover up the ugly was going to make the license plate frame and mount all one piece but think thats over my head

it didnt come eith the nuts to mount it and i dont have any that size so i have to
pro it up but every thing is flush by the time i put th rubber grommets and a strip
of rubber for vibration should work ok

i have bought a couple tail lts a zx12 and a Harley lt. I’m not sure which 1 I like best yet. when i get around to mounting 1, i thought i may let it stick out a bit, so it can be seen from the side. i was thinking safety/visibility, more so than aesthetics.

mark1122 wrote: i have bought a couple tail lts a zx12 and a Harley lt. I’m not sure which 1 I like best yet. when i get around to mounting 1, i thought i may let it stick out a bit, so it can be seen from the side. i was thinking safety/visibility, more so than aesthetics.

yeah i'm not sure im gonna like this one it may be too far up but after my last mis-hap im thinkin
i will have to seriously bottom out to tear this one off lol

railroad tracks riding 2 up destroyed this set up

Ahhhh, I see now. Have you attempted to demould the glass work from the tail piece yet? Fyi, that CBR light fits a Z1 tail PERFECTLY Are you going to mould in some sockets for the tabs at the top of the light?

porchev914 wrote: Ahhhh, I see now. Have you attempted to demould the glass work from the tail piece yet? Fyi, that CBR light fits a Z1 tail PERFECTLY Are you going to mould in some sockets for the tabs at the top of the light?

yeah the it popped right out i may attempt another one just for a nicer finish. I been studyin on whether to try and mould in the sockets or rey something else (not sure of what something else is at this point)

I'm sure you're in no mood to paint a Z1 tail to match your existing bodywork, but this is how that light fits in a Z1 tail:


I was going to mould some sockets in mine, but since you're using a stock tail, maybe plastic weld some ABS sockets in place?

oh wow! I didnt know there was such a dif in the Z1 tail. been lookin to paint another set at least i know which tail to use what yr is the tail from.

have no experience with plastic welding but thats the most logical route and hell i didnt have experience with kz before i started either lol

That tail is 73-75 for sure. I'm not certain about the 76 tail....maybe, maybe not....someone else would know better. Plastic welding isn't all that difficult. Its basically a soldering gun and you melt the plastic pieces together, use a little ABS filler rod and it'll feel like TIG welding

Bike looks awesome ! NICE WORK! Wondering what you covered the gauges with? Chrome bullet's look sweet...

thank you very much ..very helpful diagram ..and good fortune

DesmoBro wrote: Bike looks awesome ! NICE WORK! Wondering what you covered the gauges with? Chrome bullet's look sweet...

thanks man they are just chrome guage covers from either Z1 enterprise or Z1 parts. net forget where i got em they both have em but one was 1/2 the price as the other