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1979 Kz1000 MKII road racer project
1994 Seca II, pile in the corner
1973 Honda cb175 cafe racer
1971 Yamaha AT1
1975 Massey Fergusson MF440
1971 Skiroule 300rr
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im guessing theyre pretty close other than the slot in the 79 stem for steering head lockAlso, are the stems the same between your 1975 z and my 1979?
Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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1979 Kz1000 MKII road racer project
1994 Seca II, pile in the corner
1973 Honda cb175 cafe racer
1971 Yamaha AT1
1975 Massey Fergusson MF440
1971 Skiroule 300rr
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Okey dokey - will get fresh pics.What are the chances of gettin some pics of your setup Elseeed?
Anyways, how far are you going? This part of the racer project listed in your sig? When I started nudging things around on my bike there was a cascade effect on systems and assemblies. You going to use the ZX wheel?
I committed to the full ZX front including wheels, brakes, master cylinder on bar. Wheel diameter is smaller, changes frame geometry -- everything clears, but had to watch Kerker clearance at pavement, oil cooler to wheel. Steering radius is much tighter but fine on the road. The fork tube just bumps my tank at full stop, has scratched paint. I also committed to modern rear suspension and swingarm with ZX11 donor parts -- I'm using ZX11 wheels front/back.
I think the clip-ons were banging the tank or squashing fingers, also uncomfortable for me. So I have an aftermarket superbike bar kit. ZX7 triple meant new mounting concepts for instruments, headlight, and turn signals.
'75 Z1B with mods
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Im keeping the engine mostly stock for now. just minor upgrades until i can afford a full rebuild. like manual cam chain tensioner, a light port and polish job, all new seals and gaskets, ect.
My priority is chassis performance first.
And i think i figured out that the stock 89' zx6 steering stem bearings will fit a kz1000. the top bearing is 1mm less in O.D. the bottom is the same. the widths are slightly differant but not by more than 1mm. so i ordered them from z1 enterprises.
1979 Kz1000 MKII road racer project
1994 Seca II, pile in the corner
1973 Honda cb175 cafe racer
1971 Yamaha AT1
1975 Massey Fergusson MF440
1971 Skiroule 300rr
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2-1976 KZ900 A4
1995 KZ1000 Police bike
1978 Z1R
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Made by GSG Moko - German company. Got them from a guy who distributes Euro moto stuff out of Phoenix. click hereElseed, who made your head light ear brackets? I don't want to hi-jack this thread but just had to ask this question.
'75 Z1B with mods
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Sounds like a project!Well, im going pretty far with it. ... And i think i figured out that the stock 89' zx6 steering stem bearings will fit a kz1000. the top bearing is 1mm less in O.D. the bottom is the same. the widths are slightly differant but not by more than 1mm. so i ordered them from z1 enterprises.
So you're going to fit ZX6 bearings into the KZ frame? I don't quite understand how you'll press the bearing into the frame - bearing spacers (like 0.5mm) to the OD? I did the opposite - got KZ bearings that fit the frame, used spacers to neck down the ID to fit the thinner ZX stem. KZ stem 30mm top/bottom I think. Frame like 52mm top/48mm bottom (or vice versa). I got some 30mm OD spacers necking down to stem diameter -- e.g. 1mm thick = 28mm or such. For the ZX7 the stem diameters change at top/bottom.
I uploaded some pictures, though I'm not sure they'll help you as I don't wanna disassemble. Poke around and let me know if you're interested in something specific. some pics here (some big)
You can see steering stop here and some details. I notice I have a zip tie on top of bearing dust cup/cover. I remember having trouble getting stock Z1 part to work there.
I'm familiar with that part of the project!but the frame is totally stripped right now being prepped for bracing
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