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KZ 750 R1

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25 May 2020 17:20 #826513 by GPZenthusiastic
KZ 750 R1 was created by GPZenthusiastic
This has been my project for 4 years, talking about "taking it easy"
I finally got it close to finish. Still working on details and tunning but overall it's running smooth.

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27 May 2020 20:27 #826706 by GPZenthusiastic
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27 May 2020 20:36 #826708 by Nessism
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Wow, a real beauty! Long live the 750's! Yours is a beautiful example and one of many we are seeing here recently.
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28 May 2020 05:59 #826722 by ThatGPzGuy
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Very nice. What exhaust is that?

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2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
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28 May 2020 06:42 #826730 by 650ed
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Looks good! Ed

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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28 May 2020 06:59 #826732 by Zuidoo
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Details on the suspension/ wheels/tires/ brakes please. looking to upgrade my GPz R1

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03 Jun 2020 14:14 #827235 by GPZenthusiastic
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It's a Delkevic 4 to 1 stainless steel with a yoshimura muffler .
Pretty good, they sale almost any vintage bike's exhausts.
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03 Jun 2020 14:30 - 03 Jun 2020 15:15 #827236 by GPZenthusiastic
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Hi Zuidoo,
this is a project that took me 4 years since I did almost everything my self.
I purchase front suspension, wheels and brakes all together on ebay from a Ducati St 3 2006. Brembo brakes and wheels, Showa suspension in 2016 , before I even got the bike. Shock absorbers are cheap from Ebay, Im buying real Ohlins eventually.
If you want to see all the modifications we went trough check Yacht shop creations on you tube. "how to build a cafe racer" 3 videos.
Requires a lot of work and dedication to do this right. I can tell you I've been riding at 125mph ,by GPS, and the bike is steady so I know It's aligned properly.
Tons of things to adjust and modify to get there. In my case I wanted to keep the original aesthetics , that was a challenge. If you just want new front and rear ends you can buy aftermarket part like, head lights gages, etc to minimize the work.
Any questions , just ask ,I'll be happy to share my experience.
All the best
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04 Jun 2020 21:56 #827336 by azman857
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WOW! You built yourself one fantastic machine there. Calendar girl or BOTM contender for sure.

I don't have a plan and I'm sticken' to it! '77 KZ 650 / 750 GPz custom project in progress
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