Z650 / GPz engined Restomod

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Re: Z650 / GPz engined Restomod

03 May 2025 11:21
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Came to fit the Gold spot calipers, only to find they didn't fit with the discs in place. Odd as the front end is from a 2003 -4 R6..  After further checking, it seems I had bought discs from a 05 R6.. which are 10mm bigger in diameter.. So they will have to go, and the correct discs bought. Decided against buying a used pair, didn't want the risk of worn or warped discs. Ordered a new pair of aftermarket discs for a good price from a company called Comet.. probably Chinese, but they have some good reviews on various forums. 

Also weighed the bike as it sits now.. 81kg in total. No idea how that compares to a standard bike in the same state, but for sure its a lot than stock. 

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Re: Z650 / GPz engined Restomod

08 May 2025 08:11
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The replacement discs arrived, made by Comet, probably Chinese, but they had some decent reviews, and at £79 each, same price as a used and possibly worn out OEM R6 disc. One change, I swapped the Gold spots for Blue spots, as the gold spots colour didn't look right with the gold of the wheel/disc. Luckily the Candy apple blue paint is a good match for the new calipers.

With the brakes fitted, I could measure the length of brake lines I'll need, and ordered them from HEL. 

Fitted the dyna coils, note the heat shrink used as insulation on two of the spacers.

A few small changes too, such as machining down the rear brake torque arm, as it looked too fat..








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