1981 KZ1000 front fork bushing kit?

Wookie58 wrote:

I don't know for sure ref the trees but I do know when Elfarm put the "J" equivalent (sorry don't know the model codes for 750) tank on his 750 Ltd he had to use the trees from the roadster as well because the forks where hitting the tank on full lock. (there was a significant difference in the offset with the two sets of trees which cured the clearance issue) below shows the difference between Ltd trees and Roadster trees (E&H models) regarding different "offset"

 

That's exactly what I was asking about. 
 

SWest wrote:

That's the problem with mix and match. Change one thing it effects another and another...... Better to slow down the steering than make it so quick you crash in a panic stop. 

 While modern front ends look cool but I've seen a lot of bikes for sale half done for this reason. It doesn't work? Sell it as a custom or Cafe bike. I wonder how many lawsuits came about when a new owner goes down because the steering wasn't set up right?

Steve

SWest wrote:

I was thinking about Jon and what happened with his bike. He could have used fork extenders but decided to stay with what he had. Though he said the front end wasn't a factor in his crash when a friend stopped suddenly in front of him and he went down trying to avoid him but I suspect it did. The front end looked too low to me.

 His wife made him stop riding and one of our members bought the bike. I'd like to see what he did and how it handles now. 

Steve

Shdwdrgn wrote:

That's a pretty significant difference in the trees.  I'll have to take a look when I get off work but I'm pretty sure mine match the first ones that are not set forward.  However I don't have any trouble with the forks hitting the tank (we have a bad problem in the area with people walking off with bikes so I always lock the wheel after I ride).  Maybe there's a difference in the frame between the 750 and 1000 that eliminates this issue?