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1981 KZ750H2 - V&H 4-1 pipe, pods, jetted, clubmans, homebrew rearsets, 18" rear wheel and more.
Parting out a 1982 KZ750H3 to fund future projects
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Polishing the rims would be a heckuva big job given the rough casting of the rims.
Here is how my bead blasting job turned out.
Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada
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-1977 Kz650 Custom bought new by brother. Now with 810 kit, GPz750 cams, intake valves, Mikuni 29 smoothbores, velocity stacks, Dyna Igntion, MAC pipe and other goodies.
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I've got a set of those rims as well,and I was going to get them powder-coated,but changed My mind and stayed with the spokers.I too,bead-blasted(glass-beaded) them and they DO look pretty good as is...not a brilliant shine,but they do look good.
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I did pretty much everything from the work bench to the trim with either stainless steel or polished galvanised and fastened everything with sheet metal screws to give it a riveted look. The stainless covered beer fridge is well-used.
The tool peg board on the wall is pretty cool. My son and I spent a weekend drilling something like 2000 plus holes on the galvanised sheet metal, mounted it to a wooden frame and hung it up. Some companies started making these last year and offering them for sale.
The floor is stamped and colored concrete from Increte Systems.
-1977 Kz650 Custom bought new by brother. Now with 810 kit, GPz750 cams, intake valves, Mikuni 29 smoothbores, velocity stacks, Dyna Igntion, MAC pipe and other goodies.
-1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi Red/Tan
-Toyota FJ Cruiser - 6 speed tank
-2010 Mazda CX-7 Turbo (my bride's)
-1998 Jeep TJ Wrangler 4.0...
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As a Flooring Installer,I had to look close at the flooring,to see what the heck it was...stamped concrete...great idea!I have a Friend Who does that,and it looks great...can't tell the difference.
Sorry for the hijack,cafekz750,but I couldn't help Myself! :laugh:
I've seen a lot of nice shops,and THAT is one of them!
(No t.v.??:huh: :ohmy: :whistle: )
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1981 KZ750H2 - V&H 4-1 pipe, pods, jetted, clubmans, homebrew rearsets, 18" rear wheel and more.
Parting out a 1982 KZ750H3 to fund future projects
2 other non-Kawasaki motorcycles
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Also nice bike and wrench pad above!!!
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1980 750 LTD Stock
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But I don't know. Doesn't seem like it would be a big deal to me because they are pretty thick. So he could just be over exaggerating, but I figured I would let you guys know.
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One shop even let me do some blasting for free,but I brought Them a bag of sand for it anyway.
If You know of a shop in Your area...see what They would want,if You did it Yourself,if They'd let You.
I personally wouldn't pay more than $40 per wheel to have Someone do it though,and I'm sure if You ask around,You'll find somewhere to do it...good luck with them,and don't hurry it,just because You're in Someone else's shop...take Your time,and be happy with the results.
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Hey Reborn, they are trick rims! What kind of maintanance do you do to keep them from oxidizing? Are they clear coated after blasting?
The bike shop that did the work for me uses a glass bead media. I think I paid maybe $50 as the owner of the shop is a friend of mine and had one of his apprentices do the work.
As far as maintenance I just give the wheels a wipe with WD-40 every few weeks to get the road grime and brake dust off. I don't ride in the rain or on gravel roads so I don't get a lot of crap on the rims.
Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada
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77 KZ650 C1 with ZX7 forks, GPZ mono rear, wider 18 police wheels and Yoshimura motor.
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