Radical streetable engine size

turboking wrote: I guess I'm a realist :ohmy: and I know I'm opening a big ole can of worms here :evil: I don't mean to crush anyone's toes.... :lol: but IMO 1075 cc for the street ....no case boring.... big studs all the stuff your told you need to have and do.blah, blah, blah :dry: ......I'm not selling parts or work...... :pinch: make a cool rider kz that you can ride all the time ..... and it may be blasphemy to a lot here but invest your money in newer technology (2nd bike)....... I love old kawasaki z series bikes, cool looking, nostalgic..... but at the same time parts are becoming harder to locate at a decent price.....I already own a 1428 big dry blocked turbo Z ,not ridden much as it gets too hot.... :huh: but if I want fast , I go to another of my street bikes, my pump premium (93 octane) fueled (14 psi boost) 325 h.p dynoed intercooled mcxpress turbo hayabusa. ( best e.t. 8.17 @ 173 in the quarter with 14 psi boost ) there is no comparison between the 1428 Z and the stock bore 1300 hayabusa turbo....... I wish you could out do newer technology , I'm a realist... and like I said IMO :dry: :side: please, don't shoot the messenger/NO haters....:whistle:

racer54 wrote: Anyone running a 1260 on the street? Hows it run? Hot? Any advice you or opinions you can offer...good or bad!?

saxjonz wrote: Nice, but where with a turbo do you need a full exhaust for? None of the bikes that have turbos have I ever seen with a full exhaust. Nice bike though. I have always been a fan of that particular color scheme.

turboking wrote: I guess I'm a realist :ohmy: and I know I'm opening a big ole can of worms here :evil: I don't mean to crush anyone's toes.... :lol: but IMO 1075 cc for the street ....no case boring.... big studs all the stuff your told you need to have and do.blah, blah, blah :dry: ......I'm not selling parts or work...... :pinch: make a cool rider kz that you can ride all the time ..... and it may be blasphemy to a lot here but invest your money in newer technology (2nd bike)....... I love old kawasaki z series bikes, cool looking, nostalgic..... but at the same time parts are becoming harder to locate at a decent price.....I already own a 1428 big dry blocked turbo Z ,not ridden much as it gets too hot.... :huh: but if I want fast , I go to another of my street bikes, my pump premium (93 octane) fueled (14 psi boost) 325 h.p dynoed intercooled mcxpress turbo hayabusa. ( best e.t. 8.17 @ 173 in the quarter with 14 psi boost ) there is no comparison between the 1428 Z and the stock bore 1300 hayabusa turbo....... I wish you could out do newer technology , I'm a realist... and like I said IMO :dry: :side: please, don't shoot the messenger/NO haters....:whistle:

racer54 wrote: I agree Les...if only there was a way to hide one on a KZ although I have seen one where the turbo isunder seat or the tail...can't remember...I'll try to find the pic of the bike and post it...He has the panels behind carbs to hide things I know...

On the 1260, not sure what the compression is...I think its 10.5-1 but it has a J head so it may be lower or there might be J type pistons in there...won't know till I can get in there to find out....but was curious if they ran hot or not and was concerned with the thin cylinder liners after that big a bore....motor is in bike I bought but wither the trans or clutch is messed up cause I can't get it to shift without major effort so I guess it will be a winter project unless I can fit it in sometime to pull the pan.

mtkawboy wrote: I was thinking the same thing about a Busa. For 5 grand out where I live you can find one with a pipe & Dynojet Commander on it to race and keep the old KZ to ride. Im old and my back is good for about 5 miles on one of the new rockets but you cant build a good KZ type motor for what you can buy a potential 8 second Busa for. I fully understand not wanting a newer bike though. I have a 95 Fatboy with an S&S 124 in it that makes no financial sense at all but its easy on my back and I only have to mess with other Harleys

les holt wrote: Now that is NAILS! Exactly what I would be pulling off if I could but KZ's don't have lower fairings.. LOL

Les