KZ650 cafe-racer
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04 Apr 2022 13:44 #864903
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
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When assembled it looks like this:
Sandpaper could be installed on any side of the disc or on both sides simultaneously.
Sandpaper could be installed on any side of the disc or on both sides simultaneously.
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
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04 Apr 2022 13:46 #864904
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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And last but not least attachment for rotary tools. Actually it's the most useful tool especially when it comes treating pipes or holes from inside (including ports of cylinder head). But it could be used on outer surfaces, ribs and grooves as well.
Most of "universal" sets of accessories for rotary tools come with pretty useless drill bits. Usually they might be used on wood or plastic but they are no good for metal.
We need two things to turn these drill bits into useful attachments. First is a rectangle of sandpaper (cut from sheet or roll).
Most of "universal" sets of accessories for rotary tools come with pretty useless drill bits. Usually they might be used on wood or plastic but they are no good for metal.
We need two things to turn these drill bits into useful attachments. First is a rectangle of sandpaper (cut from sheet or roll).
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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04 Apr 2022 13:47 - 04 Apr 2022 13:47 #864906
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
www.gazzz-garage.com
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Diameter and length of future depend on dimensions of sandpaper rectangle.
It has to be rolled in tube like this:
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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04 Apr 2022 13:48 #864907
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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Roll of sandpaper has to have an internal diameter suitable for the drill bit, so the drill bit may be screwed into the roll with little force. Second thing we need for the tool is a strip of paper tape or vinyl tape or duct tape. With the help of that strip we have to fix sandpaper to drill. Mind direction of rotation.
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
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04 Apr 2022 13:49 #864908
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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This tool doesn't like side loads because it essentially is paper. But it could last for quite a long time, since after the upper layer is worn it may be torn off exposing a new layer of fresh sandpaper and so on and so forth until the end of layers. Same thing with the working end of the tool: once it wears, it may be cut off with scissors. Wide range of sandpaper grit make this tool truly universal. Here are some examples of worn or half worn sandpaper attachments I have used some time ago:
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
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04 Apr 2022 13:50 #864909
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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And here is the most illustrative example of work I did using all four types of tools. I believe you have already seen it.
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
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04 Apr 2022 14:19 #864911
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06 Gsf 1200 bandit, 08 Triumph tiger 1010
05 Yam xv1700 , 02 Hon shadow 1100
1975 Z1 (currently working on)
1977 Z1000 ( running and in storage)
1978 Z1000 (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "skinny tank" (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "fat tank (gathering parts)
1979 z1000st (currently working on)
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Its like a piece of art.
06 Gsf 1200 bandit, 08 Triumph tiger 1010
05 Yam xv1700 , 02 Hon shadow 1100
1975 Z1 (currently working on)
1977 Z1000 ( running and in storage)
1978 Z1000 (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "skinny tank" (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "fat tank (gathering parts)
1979 z1000st (currently working on)
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04 Apr 2022 15:47 #864916
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KZ RIDER RELAY FLAG CARRIER #55
1977 KZ650B Ready & Fit to Roll Anywhere!
1974 F7 175 -first bike and still own, full resto soon!
2002 ZRX1200R -Red the faster color
2011 Concours 14 -Now a Snarling Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!
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Absolutely beautiful work.
KZ RIDER RELAY FLAG CARRIER #55
1977 KZ650B Ready & Fit to Roll Anywhere!
1974 F7 175 -first bike and still own, full resto soon!
2002 ZRX1200R -Red the faster color
2011 Concours 14 -Now a Snarling Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!
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04 Apr 2022 19:08 #864923
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1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
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Thank you for sharing your custom tools. I may never rival your skill, but these tools will improve my work considerably.
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05 Apr 2022 07:24 #864944
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1980 Z500 B2 owned from new 78260 miles
1980 Z500 B2 in bits since 1982 23000 miles
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Many many thanks for sharein your methods. I look forward to making a few of these myself.
Our thoughts are with you all
Rob B
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Our thoughts are with you all
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1980 Z500 B2 in bits since 1982 23000 miles
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06 Apr 2022 02:18 #865026
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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Well, that was a rather simple decision: knowledge is better to be shared than to be lost.
With the emergence of pictures of massacre in north Kyiv suburbs (Bucha, Irpin) and nearby towns like Borodyanka I feel a black rage I have never felt before. Those atrocities made by Russians, they should never have happened in 21th century.
With the emergence of pictures of massacre in north Kyiv suburbs (Bucha, Irpin) and nearby towns like Borodyanka I feel a black rage I have never felt before. Those atrocities made by Russians, they should never have happened in 21th century.
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Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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06 Apr 2022 02:27 #865027
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
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However, here's another little thing I kept forgetting to do. I found the original part list of the 1983 Kawasaki KZ750 (L3) on the Internet some 15 years ago. Since then I managed to forget I found them until one day I was sorting all manuals and lists in my PC. The list is in pictures (JPS, 300dpi), so I ZIPed them in one archive. I loaded scans to my Google Drive and shared them.
Here is a link:
drive.google.com/file/d/1XR9Z3YPX-ES2fjv...gT2/view?usp=sharing
Here is a link:
drive.google.com/file/d/1XR9Z3YPX-ES2fjv...gT2/view?usp=sharing
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer: in progress
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (810ccm, 4in4, spoked wheels)
Honda CB815 "Eight Fifteen" cafe-racer
Yamaha XJ "Eight Ball" cafe-racer
www.gazzz-garage.com
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