'78 KZ1000 makeover

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27 Apr 2012 03:59 - 27 Apr 2012 04:02

I brought a new toy home the other day as well. I was offered a job with the department of defense, and accepting the offer means commuting about 70 miles a day. Soooooo, I got a commuter bike! An '04 Suzuki Bandit 1200 with 8300 miles.

FRANKEN Z!
1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end

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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover

27 Apr 2012 09:34

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sweet!

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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover

27 Apr 2012 09:51

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Nice bike, even if it is from the dark side.

Nice to see you back posting. I guess pretty son Ill be done posting in my project thread. At least until project turbo begins mwuhuhahaha.

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27 Apr 2012 12:14

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Ahahahaha, the dark side!!! Unfortunately, low mileage ZRXs were not available in my price range. Even so, it was a hard purchase to.make. the cash I spent on that sun would have more than paid for everything else I needed to finish my kz. But never fear, I plan to make a call to Z1 today and order the rest of the engine odds and ends so i can get that piece of the puzzle assembled.

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27 Apr 2012 18:13

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Woo, engine parts! As done as mine is, I even put in a call to Z1 today haha. I wanted one of those halogen headlights and I needed tank emblem screws, I lost the ones I had. It never ends haha.

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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover

28 Apr 2012 00:49

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porchev914 wrote: I brought a new toy home the other day as well. I was offered a job with the department of defense, and accepting the offer means commuting about 70 miles a day. Soooooo, I got a commuter bike! An '04 Suzuki Bandit 1200 with 8300 miles.

If I didn't want a ZRX so bad then I probably would already own a B12. Nice bike! If you don't mind, send me a pm with what you paid. I like to keep track of these things. I bet you have been riding the wheels off that thing. As long as your KZ has been down, I bet you were jonesing to get the wind in your face.

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28 Apr 2012 01:32

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I have emblem screws. Pm me if you want them.

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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover

28 Apr 2012 04:14

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porchev914 wrote: I brought a new toy home the other day as well. I was offered a job with the department of defense, and accepting the offer means commuting about 70 miles a day. Soooooo, I got a commuter bike! An '04 Suzuki Bandit 1200 with 8300 miles.

Let's celebrate! Mulholland next weekend?

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28 Apr 2012 04:34

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Next weekend, as in the 5th/6th? You're on Mark! Josh, I haven't gotten a chance to do anything except ride it to the gas station. It runs pretty lean though, and will benefit greatly from a jet kit. Maybe a slip on.... I wonder how wide the swingarm is......cartridge forks.....

I have a sickness. Someone stop me now!

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28 Apr 2012 22:20

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Out of curiosity, has anyone reading this thread replaced the seperate voltage regulater and rectifier units with a one piece part? I ordered an all in one replacement and it arrived today :woohoo: but it did not come with a wiring diagram. I also hope I got the right unit. Its part #VRRPM3 from Oregon Motorcycle Parts. Its made for a permanant magnet system and 3 wire alternator. Is that what my KZ1000 has? Electrical is my achilles heel, and it gives me a confusing headache every time I have to do anything other than a straight forward wire splice :whistle:

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29 Apr 2012 06:20

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yeah I got 2 from Jeff 4/5 years ago and they plug in either the 2 sockets that the reg and rec used.
Just re-read your post and you might not have the same as me. I guess you can look at the reg/rec that jeff supplies on Z1 ent. and see if they're the same.

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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover

29 Apr 2012 09:54 - 29 Apr 2012 09:58

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porchev914 wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone reading this thread replaced the seperate voltage regulater and rectifier units with a one piece part? I ordered an all in one replacement and it arrived today :woohoo: but it did not come with a wiring diagram. I also hope I got the right unit. Its part #VRRPM3 from Oregon Motorcycle Parts. Its made for a permanant magnet system and 3 wire alternator. Is that what my KZ1000 has? Electrical is my achilles heel, and it gives me a confusing headache every time I have to do anything other than a straight forward wire splice :whistle:

Boy did I! lol I had some trouble figuring it all out but finally did. I had a wire wrong and my bike wouldn't shut off when I turned the key off...it kept running! Thought it was my ignition switch.

I made some posts on it somewhere...I'll see if I can find them because I can't remember what goes where now!

EDIT: Ok, here's the link to the thread...should help you out.

kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/457270-st...0a?limit=20&start=20

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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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