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looking for recommendations for fork swap 1980 ltd
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All i had to do to the swingarm is remove 3/4 inch off each side of the front of the swingarm.
If i had to to over again i would leave the mono shock off and have two mounting brackets for shocks welded to the swingarm. Roy
1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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Anybody else on here ever do this mod. gixxer parts on a 80 kz1000 sounds like a cool recipe for fun
Type "fork swap" in the box that says "Search Function" in the top right hand corner. I just got 439 results. I'm swapping to newer forks on my 'Stripfighter project but it's not done yet so I haven't road tested it.
Later, Doug
1978 z1000 Streetfighter
1976 z900 Stripfighter (work in progress)
1983 Gpz750 Resto-Mod
1989 Vmax
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I did here that turning radius is shortened on the Gixxer swap if you don't fab your own trees... and who does?
I am also investigating the FZR front end swap to stay with conventional forks.
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Definitely had a turning problem, the guy made stops to keep the fork tubes from hitting the tank, and you aren't going to make any sharp turns with it :laugh:
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pretty much same physically,that does lok pretty clean.www.roadbikemag.com/forum/MincowKawiKZ1000.php does anyone know if the 1977 frame is the same as the 1980 as this guy made it work sweetly
Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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Z1000R ´83...Slightly modified...
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The picture was on photo bucket. With work slowing down maybe i will get something done. I am at the point of wiring the bike. I have the ignition wired and need to wire the lights. Then tear the bike down and clean up the welds and paint the frame and reassemble.
This is a red neck conversion. I had to make all the rear brake brackets and the shifter linkage.
The bike still has the same wheelbase. Roy
1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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