Thinking about a new frame up rebuild.
Last one she had was back in 88 or so.
Been digging around on line to try and find front and rear swaps that
are the closest to just "bolt on" ...
and about to pull my hair out.
74 Z1 900
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Got plenty to work with.
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Hopefully the ZX will be able to fund the Z1 build.
It is just hurting this old man too much to ride.
Thought about going fighter with the ZX but I like the look of the CBR naked and pissed better.
My first bike. A 1983/4 Kz250. Bought it for $350. Got it running enough to ride it around the front /back yard but never went any further with it. Sold it for $50 to a wreckers. They put a new battery in, changed the grips, serviced it and then sold it to some bloke for $800.....2 weeks later the motor blew and it cost him another $800 for a dodgy ass rebuild...
I wish I still had it.
My bro is after one of those. I am one of the nay sayers in his world. When he rides anything old, he throws a leg over, and treats it like it's a modern sportbike, I'm not so sure the KZ could take the stress of his punishment. Even at a "moderate" pace, older/bigger bikes (from my experience) headshake like mad when the power unloads the front end! Shit, even my Bandit 1200 would do that when pushed so hard it had little connecting it to the ground in the front end.
I dare you to try to tell me this isn't the greatest sound you have EVER heard come from a motorcycle!! (ignoring the clutch slip, fuck, that sounds horrible!)
KZ1300 FTW!
I swear to god there is nothing aside from Ferrari that can even come close in raw mechanical sound, even the Carerra GT (supercar) sounds too refined and "soft" to compare with the all out visceral experience of a 6 cylinder bike! :rock:
Fuck it it is my thread I can post whore it. My new racing stripe, I had extra primer and was bored. It looks alright breaks the monotony of the flat black.
I got it running yesterday, but the battery is draining quick and it only runs well when the choke is up. So a little more work needed. I put a manual cam chain tensioner and new starter, float bowl gaskets and battery this week.
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