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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 04 Jan 2013 20:26 #565894

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Well the holidays are over and I'm unemployed but still at it. This build has been a real *¡¥¢} but I ain't giving up. Have 6 freaking Kawasaki projects now....time to focus!! Can.t so wiring kz900 has been hell and the bobber carb conversion is on my midnight oil list today. PVC intake cut almost done. Will it last if I coat it with tank liner or should I take detailed notes for the nxt one if it don't??? pics coming in a few.......welll pics wont upload so maybe later

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 05 Jan 2013 00:32 #565934

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oh my lord... I kinda skimmed through a bit but those pictures of that milky brown shit all over the inside of the motor were aweful :( Not sure whats been done since then but i would recommend draining the oil and someone once told me a good way to flush a motor would be to fill it up with WD-40 (from the big metal cans you can get full of the stuff). and then let it sit for a week or so and drain it. OR... you could tear it down, clean, and then re-assemble :D
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maybe rotate the motor while the WD-40 is in there too
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000-K LTD
1983 Suzuki GS300L-D
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DO A BARREL ROLL!!

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 05 Jan 2013 01:59 #565946

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that bike on the bottom of the list...kz400... Bobber hopefully will crank with cr125 carb and pvc manifold this weekend.

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 05 Jan 2013 01:59 #565947

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need another 90 to finish mock up but then that's my luck. Learning about wiring diagrams bout 10 days in figuring,re-wiring,cleaning connections, all that jazz with my kz900...will have to start a build thread when real progress is made

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 05 Jan 2013 02:42 #565952

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Wanna sell the 900 to free up some money for your other projects? B)
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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 05 Jan 2013 05:24 #565958

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ha,ha, just dropped in on this thread, not seen it before, nice to see a well ordered, clean and tidy rebuild job going on ;) i will read through it tonight, looks interesting and bear bones style. is that a trailer that you live in? im in a trailer in someones garden in Cornwall England. good fortune with the kz400.

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 06 Jan 2013 01:59 #566048

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wireman...sorry but this 900 is the bike out of my package deal the p/o said was the best kawa he ever rode...... mick that's the inside of my garage so the backyard bobber aint in the backyard anymore......the 900 is in my dining room[house,not trlr!]

Somebody pls chime in on the pvc intake. Need some type of insight{good or bad}

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 06 Jan 2013 04:48 #566057

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Pvc doesn't generally hold up well to sunlight,atleast the white version anyway.
You might want to try making your intake from dwv copper fittings instead B)
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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 06 Jan 2013 05:20 #566061

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thats true bout i figured once i flow it to the best of my abilities then coat it with tank liner that it'll be fine....in theory anyways...?????? wat ya'll think now?

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 06 Jan 2013 12:46 #566085

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Wireman's copper idea would look cool.

My vote is go forward without the liner. Just for testing purposes.

PVC is smooth from factory so flow should be good. How PVC holds up to ethanol/gas, engine heat, sunlight, etc. may be a problem long term. Who knows?

Try letting some junk PVC sit in gas for a week and see what happens to it.

I would go ahead and mount the carb on PVC and see if you can get the engine running well before worrying about long term effects on the plumbing before even knowing if it's gonna work at all.

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BACKYARD BOBBER!!!! 06 Jan 2013 13:23 #566092

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great idea there fivestring....dropping a scrap cut-off in gas now!! Copper would be nice but my little bros just ended their last job before the holidays so finding the 90's is a hassle....chkd hume depot and nothing that fit my intake boots

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