And finally, Wookie's 82 begins !
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Re: And finally, Wookie's 82 begins !
18 Jun 2025 21:41
Amazing work, Wookie!
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'81 KZ-750 E2
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'81 KZ-750 E2
'87 Suzuki Savage 650 Street Tracker (lost in the shop fire)
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Re: And finally, Wookie's 82 begins !
19 Jun 2025 01:55 - 19 Jun 2025 01:58
I haven't been keeping up with this thread for a while - I think I have just been too busy with my own problems!
Just caught up now. Excellent work as always. I like the routing through the frame and swingarm. One thing you should look at is the entry point on the swingarm. Those braided lines without any coating on them will eat away at the swingarm over time. A friend has a deep gouge along his swingarm from them and I added an ABS panel to my swingarm that I can swap out when it gets too worn. In your case you could fix the line at the entry point so when the swingarm moves the line just goes up and down by the master cylinder and doesn't move at the swingarm. Hope that makes sense...
Just caught up now. Excellent work as always. I like the routing through the frame and swingarm. One thing you should look at is the entry point on the swingarm. Those braided lines without any coating on them will eat away at the swingarm over time. A friend has a deep gouge along his swingarm from them and I added an ABS panel to my swingarm that I can swap out when it gets too worn. In your case you could fix the line at the entry point so when the swingarm moves the line just goes up and down by the master cylinder and doesn't move at the swingarm. Hope that makes sense...
KZ1000 Restomod (
www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/614517-1977-kz1000-restomod
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1977 KZ1000A1 ( www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/616901...-spare-parts-project )
1980 KZ750H ( kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/612054-kz750h-restoration )
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1977 KZ1000A1 ( www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/616901...-spare-parts-project )
1980 KZ750H ( kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/612054-kz750h-restoration )
2000 BMW F650GS
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Re: And finally, Wookie's 82 begins !
21 Jun 2025 13:05
Good point Calum, I have “shrink wrapped” the clutch line where it enters and exits the frame, I could possibly use some plastic “spiral wrap” at the swing arm entry. I don’t want to isolate the flex point more than I have to as it causes a “stress point for the line. At one time in the UK braided lines where an MOT fail as the “approval test” at the time was a “whip test” (constantly flexing the line) where rubber lines out performed braided !!
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