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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 30 Mar 2017 17:42 #758179

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Looking awsome!

I might have to talk you into making some covers for my GPz.....

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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 02 Apr 2017 01:53 #758321

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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 03 Apr 2017 11:06 #758390

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Fantastic!

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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 03 Apr 2017 15:13 #758404

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I have been fiddling around with the foot controls. got the kick-starter painted with a new detent spring and ball, shifter and rear brake arm are drilled and painted. The stock brake lever was bent pretty badly from where the PO layed it down, so I bent it back with fire. I still want it a little closer to the motor but its much better.

The brake linkage is getting fouled by the new swing arm, so I am going to cut the tab on the brake lever where the linkage connects and move it out some. The problem this creates is that the brake pedal linkage mount is now no longer planar to the rear brake drum arm, and has to be bent into a dogleg to clear the swingarm. I mashed on the pedal pretty hard and it didn't seem to bend the dogleg linkage back hardly at all, but it still makes me wonder if its good. I'm thinking about making a new linkage rod out of chromoly and doglegging it. Thoughts?





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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 04 Apr 2017 06:04 #758442

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i think i would use it and observe it for a bit and make my decision from there.

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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 05 Apr 2017 23:23 #758594

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I decided to get rid off the stock brake pedal push pad in order to bend the brake pedal tucked in closer to the motor. I turned a steel bung and knurled an aluminum the push pad, welded that on and modded the linkage mount.I already had some 1/4" - .065 wall 4130 laying around so I made a new linkage by TIG brazing a clevis to one and and threading the other, but the threads are kinda rough and shitty, which has been my experience in machining 4130 as well. I think I might cut those threads off and braze some stainless "all-thread" on.




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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 06 Apr 2017 05:34 #758602

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That does look nice and tucked in. Interesting idea.
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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 09 Apr 2017 13:32 #758855

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rear brake lever and linkage finished and painted. I also turned up and polished a bunch of brass washers on the lathe, for the footpegs, shock mounts, and steering stem bolt. I wanted to try and pull a little gold into the scheme since i put the gold stripe on the tank. Tons of little things have been finished. The list of remaining stuff is short. Here is a bunch of gratuitous pics of it in the sun for the first time in months.

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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 10 Apr 2017 06:22 #758895

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this thing is so well done that so many of the details are "lost".
if you aren't familiar with what a stock one looks like you wont even notice them.
you have turned out two very nice bikes vic good job man.nice work.

leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

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www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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Saving a 1980 750 twin. 10 Apr 2017 06:39 #758896

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Awesome results! Really love the the color! Been enjoying this build the whole way through.
Current project 76 KZ900 (This was a Vetter model)
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81 XJ550H SECA (Current Project)
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74 Z1900
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