jdougs wrote: After going about 25 years without riding, I finally just couldn't take it any more! I decided I needed a green GPZ 750 or 1100, and it had to be a twin shock model to look at close to an ELR as possible without actually being one. So here's my new baby!

Beautiful Green Machine!

BTW, You do know that you have KYB shocks from the 1999-2000 ZRX 1100 and 2001-2005 ZRX 1200 Models?

I´m thinking of installing 1998 zrx 1100 shocks to my KZ 1100. The zrx shocks are 20mm longer (KZ shocks are 340mm eye to eya and zrx, as far as I know are 360mm). How will this change the geometry/handling of the bike?

I started riding in 2011.

My first bike was a 1980 kz440 ltd. It was running but had original 32 year old tires, bad brake master cylinder, one muffler baffle, and no air box.

I fixed it up by rebuilding the forks, new dunlops, new tachometer, new handle bar, new master cylinder, air pods, removed muffle baffle, dynojet kit, wrapped pipes, euro style grips and mirrors, and free saddle bags from my neighbor.





rode this bike for a year, received a lot of complements from Harley riders on the look and sound of the bike. was able to sell it quickly on craigslist for a good profit <-- this confirms my opinion that the KZ ltd is a beautiful thing.

my new bike is a KZ 750 ltd, I have been riding it for about a year but there was a lot of down time. this bike was purchased in non running condition but it was complete with airbox and mufflers.





I fixed this bike up with handle bars, aprila mirrors, rebuilt and painted the forks, zrx1200 shocks, z1 lowering links, custom turn signals





after I fixed the bike up to running condition I had an accident colliding with a deer at 55mph

I just noticed the ZRX shocks in the pic, no wonder it's leaning so far, it's got shocks that are ~14.75" long, and the stock shocks were much shorter.

You jacked up the back end, which raises the frame, and you didn't lengthen the kickstand

I put 14.75" Koni shocks on my 750 twin to replace the worn out 12.5" stock shocks.

I now use a piece of 2"x4" under the kickstand. :laugh:

tk11b40 wrote: Rear shocks:

fully extended 13.5" center to center eye to eye.

Yes they are 17 inch wheels, Front from an early 90's GSXR, rear from a 99 ZRX 1100.

Thank you for the compliment, you appear to be from Seattle, I was living in Wenatchee until 2007.

When you are ready just hit me up. I can walk you through the swingarm switch. The 99 ZRX fits right in. Then there is the chain alignment, and the front and rear wheel alignment.

Its all do-able.

Rear shocks:

fully extended 13.5" center to center eye to eye.

Yes they are 17 inch wheels, Front from an early 90's GSXR, rear from a 99 ZRX 1100.

Thank you for the compliment, you appear to be from Seattle, I was living in Wenatchee until 2007.

Great looking bike you have there...

Couple questions

what's length on the rear shocks?
are those 17" wheels?

Here are a few photos. The first 3 are of my YZF, it is my commuter.







This is my KZ, triples and gas cap, clutch and ignition covers, Zephyr swingarm, frame bracing, and ZRX shocks,and YZF600 forks and monoblock calipers with the stock KZ wheel.















The last photo is a friends STD. I did the CNC parts and helped with the design work.

faffi wrote:
Are there pics of your bikes?

I was going to recommend a lower seat but it looks like you did that already.

You can buy shorter shocks or find a serviceable shock like the ZRX shocks and install a limiter. It's basically a disc that fits in between the shock piston and body of the shock limiting how far it expands. I've made them for MX shocks out of polyethlene rod.

Voxa_33 wrote: Hi guys!
I'm new for this site and I read all of this project. Cool stuff! So I try some parts on my KZ650LTD. It is GSXR front end, bolt rite on like its made for it. In back some Ninja swing arm and it need bushing bore bolt and about 1/4" spacers on sides, between frame and swing arm. Than going to weld tabs on sides for two shocks which going to be from ZRX.

Looking good!