'78 KZ1000 makeover
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 06:40
Is that supposed to be a passenger footpeg mounted to the swingarm on the green bike? Holy hot foot Batman!
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 07:49
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
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1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 08:24
I bet she runs well on boiled gasoline :woohoo:
Looks good though.
Looks good though.
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 08:46
531blackbanshee wrote:
Wow. Look at the foot peg location on that bike. looks very uncomfortable.:blink:
i love the alien workshop bike,it has a little different take on the exhaust.
leon
Wow. Look at the foot peg location on that bike. looks very uncomfortable.:blink:
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 08:51
Where in the hell do you guys find pics of all these custom kz's? Its great! Lots of ideas and inspiration. I always wonder how many of those bikes are owner built vs shop contracted...... thanks for the pics fellas

FRANKEN Z!
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 09:52
There all mine and i built them all myself. i keep them in the basement so no one steels my ideas. Leon keeps taking pics through my basement windows.
Leon, stay away.
Leon, stay away.

76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 10:42 - 31 Mar 2010 10:42
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I call shenanigans on that one Mark. I've seen pictures of the man cave. Why isn't there a big Kawasaki sign in the background of all those bike pics. :laugh:
There all mine and i built them all myself. i keep them in the basement so no one steels my ideas. Leon keeps taking pics through my basement windows.
Leon, stay away.
I call shenanigans on that one Mark. I've seen pictures of the man cave. Why isn't there a big Kawasaki sign in the background of all those bike pics. :laugh:
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 10:44
Better hurry up and get Patton or OMR to photochop that for ya!
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 13:30
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:lol: :laugh: :woohoo:
Better hurry up and get Patton or OMR to photochop that for ya!


76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 13:32
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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~ ~ _- \,
~ (k) / (z)
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 13:32 - 31 Mar 2010 13:34
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
~ ~ ~_@
~ ~ _- \,
~ (k) / (z)
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
~ ~ ~_@
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Re: '78 KZ1000 makeover
31 Mar 2010 19:22
Wow, that beemer is something else. Looks like art but appears to be functional as well. Looks to be an electric vehicle?
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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
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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