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19 Dec 2018 06:34 #795406 by TexasKZ
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WOW :woohoo:

1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough

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19 Dec 2018 07:12 #795409 by z1kzonly
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Rich, Cool! Different! Patience is a virtue! "METICULOUS"!
Rich, hurry up and get it all finished up before the New Year!
So I can nominate it for "Bike of the Century"

Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!

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19 Dec 2018 18:19 #795445 by Oldschoolkz1000
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This is a beautiful bike with a lot of attention to detail. I see some Revival parts. I am also using some of their stuff.

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20 Dec 2018 17:40 - 20 Dec 2018 17:47 #795485 by rich67
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Thanks Very much guys , I put the cap on the tank today , The bike is in Memphis and tank here with me in Atlanta so it will be a little while before they are reunited. .
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20 Dec 2018 17:54 #795486 by Oldschoolkz1000
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Rich, I just started to follow your build. I started from the first post to the current, wish I could have seen all the pictures. I my self have been doing a build for some time. My thread is Tribute Bike. glad you decided to keep going, it will definitely be worth it. What a beautiful paint job.

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21 Dec 2018 11:55 - 21 Dec 2018 12:06 #795509 by rich67
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Thanks for the Kind words OldSchoolkz1000 , I've been following your build as well , can't wait to see the finished result looks amazing and That is a monster engine , You have made some serious progress . There were times were I wasn't sure if I'd finish my project , But Thanks to the kind words of encouragement I pushed through . I'll be watching yours closely .
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22 Dec 2018 09:56 #795545 by old_kaw
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That is a gorgeous bike and amazing paint. Your attention to meticulous detail is amazing Rich! Although there are many awesome examples on the site, this would be my vote for bike of the year.

I'm not sure if you plan to continue to run the velocity stacks on the carbs (haven't read your entire build) Dirt is not good for moving parts. Daveo posted a pic a while back with velocity stacks being used with his air box. Going from memory here, but he cut out the interior divider section , and inserted the stacks from the inside through some sort of grommet. Then added a filter to the top of the box to keep dirt from being sucked into the engine.

1981 Kawasaki Kz1000K1
Located in the Saint Louis, Missouri Area.

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22 Dec 2018 14:22 #795552 by saxjonz
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Good god, I'm glad you are getting close to finishing this! So much wow here. I want to see this thing in person. I will bring mine out to do a flag run if you're down to come out and roll with us. This has got to be one of the sexiest KZZZZZ 's I've ever had the good fortune to witness being built.

79 LTD B3
80 LTD B4 1075 kit JE Pistons .410 cam grind, Bassani, 31 keihin CR Specials...
1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200

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22 Dec 2018 14:24 #795553 by saxjonz
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This bike....needs to be bike of the decade here at kzr and I hope to see it up in short order...ahem, Mods.

79 LTD B3
80 LTD B4 1075 kit JE Pistons .410 cam grind, Bassani, 31 keihin CR Specials...
1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200

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27 Dec 2018 16:23 - 28 Dec 2018 15:44 #795799 by rich67
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Would be awesome to do a run Saxjonz , hopfully soon.
OLD Kaw , I would like to use those velocity stacks but probably going to switch back to my APE pods. Currently I have put filters on the screens of the velocity stacks but I don't think they will tune well with the filters, as well as velocity stack performance.
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30 Dec 2018 15:41 - 30 Dec 2018 15:43 #795931 by rich67
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The bike and tank are finally one again
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31 Dec 2018 06:22 #795959 by TexasKZ
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Wow.

1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough

www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24

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