Big Mikey's 1974 Kawasaki Z1-A

Who made the exhaust system?

I love the hand bend curved Titan header style too



www.bulldock.jp/parts/win_mccoy/#neo



Michael

Hi Big Mikey,
That's a great build, and an inspiration. We've been contemplating building a Z-bike street sleeper/hotrod. We just have to make room for another bike somehow without hogging or blocking access to our homegrown service bay.

Good Ridin,
slmjim & Z1BEBE

Is the engine powder coated? If so was it assembled or did you get each part done individually?

Thanks
Matt

@Kidkawie
I used a 2003 zx6r swingarm. There's a ton of really good information on this forum for using that swingarm. Old Man Rock has a nice PDF as a how-to within the files on KZrider main-site. I reached out to Leon for help on the pivot portion of my swingarm, and he did a kick-ass job.
High-level of what needs to be done: Pivot needs to be modified to accept stock Z1 bolt / If you go dual rear shocks, the rear caliper needs a new or modified mount / Mounts need to be created for shock(s) / Offset front sprocket to keep chain aligned / If you keep the cable clutch (as opposed to hydraulic), the clutch cover needs some modification to the backside to avoid hitting the new offset front sprocket and chain / Depending on your clearances, may also need to make a guide, roller or both for the chain to avoid damage to chain, frame, engine case or swingarm

@TexasKZ
See Scirocco's post

@Slmjim + Z1BEBE
Thank you! You should bite the bullet and do it! Was a ton of fun .... but time consuming and expensive

@M_a_t_t
I painted the engine with a ceramic coating. I decided to go with Cerakote ( www.cerakotehightemp.com ) and went with one of their Air Cure products. I did some of the loose covers individually and did the rest of the engine lightly assembled (without internals). There is a photo in my earlier post showing the engine lightly assembled. We will see how well the coating holds up to wear and tear...

Awesome and stunning Mikey. One of the best builds I've seen, EVER.

it turned out very nice.
thanks for the kind words,
i'm always happy to help on such a cool project.

leon