Tarozzi rearsets? .02 anybody?

Anyone know if something can be changed in the setup to run race pattern shift? ie. 1 up & the rest down?

In this photo I totally lifted from the Fast From the Past site, you can see that you can flip the linkage over at the transmission. The little lever that connects to the linkage on the gear shift lever can be removed and then flipped as well. Your choice. It is aligned to the gear shift by a locator pin. Both the gear shift and the little lever (there are actually two of the little lever pieces that sandwich the gimbal on the linkage to make everything nice and solid) have a flower pattern of holes and a pin goes through one of those holes on each of the little levers and the gearshift lever to align them. This arrangement allows you to be able to set the angle of the gearshift to many different positions. All in all, the rearsets are pretty cool.
I just realized they sell linkage rods with an offset in them to accommodate this.
Link to funky, curved linkage rods for Tarozzi rearsets :lol:

Thats exactly what i do with my race bikes but it wont seem to work with my 750 Twin as the sidestand mount is directly below the gear selector. There's just no room to turn the fitting upside down

I think that's the beauty of the curved linkage rod. You can flip the lever on the gear shift so it points down and keep the transmission lever upright.

tricky on our 900-1000's to do because the spline does not sit flush on the cover as their pic shows but is down and under some

So I'll "necro-post" a little here, since this is a pretty old topic.
I'm looking at the Tarozzi rear sets myself with my 80 LTD in mind. The mounting points look identical to the other KZ 1000 models.
Has anyone successfully put these on their LTD, or is there another rear set I should be looking at?

Thanks guys

PDXDave wrote: So I'll "necro-post" a little here, since this is a pretty old topic.
I'm looking at the Tarozzi rear sets myself with my 80 LTD in mind. The mounting points look identical to the other KZ 1000 models.
Has anyone successfully put these on their LTD, or is there another rear set I should be looking at?

Thanks guys

Les Holt made these for me.
He is a member here . A good friend and excellent machinist








Lots of folks here on KZR have these
Hope this helps
Dave

PDXDave wrote: So I'll "necro-post" a little here, since this is a pretty old topic.
I'm looking at the Tarozzi rear sets myself with my 80 LTD in mind. The mounting points look identical to the other KZ 1000 models.
Has anyone successfully put these on their LTD, or is there another rear set I should be looking at?

Thanks guys

the mounting is the same from 73-80 on 900's and 1000's.no matter ltd or std.
81 and on may be different not sure.

so you should be able to utilize a set for any kz 900-1000 1980 or below.

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: the mounting is the same from 73-80 on 900's and 1000's.no matter ltd or std.
81 and on may be different not sure.

so you should be able to utilize a set for any kz 900-1000 1980 or below.

leon

There is a difference with the brake linkage depending on drum vs disk brake so keep that in the back of your mind.

Later, Doug

Ya know, that's kinda what I suspected but Jim Hinshaw at Fast From The Past told me in response to my inquiry with them that they wouldn't crossbreed.
It sounded suspect to me, which is why I posted up here...
Thanks for the feedback.

PDXDave, I got your PM, I'll reply when I get home, easier to send the info.

On the cross breeding, not sure what they are meaning but, you got disc brakes, my stuff is a bolt on replacement, all you add is the master cylinder, ZX6 part easily purchased off eBay, shifter link, modify the ole shifter to take the link bolting on and the pressure switch for the brake light. Setup is a proven success cheap at less than $300 shipped to your door!

Les holt

PDXDave wrote: So I'll "necro-post" a little here, since this is a pretty old topic.
I'm looking at the Tarozzi rear sets myself with my 80 LTD in mind. The mounting points look identical to the other KZ 1000 models.
Has anyone successfully put these on their LTD, or is there another rear set I should be looking at?

Thanks guys

I put a set of Tarrozis on my LTD. the MC pushrod is different form the KZ1000A, otherwise they are bolt on. Unless you are going for a period correct piece i would definitely go with Les' rearsets; same price but much higher quality.