KZ1000 steering damper mounting

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29 Aug 2011 20:46 #472672 by z1kzonly
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This is one of them bolt to the valve cover, with a Z1 triple tree. On a 1977 KZ1000.
I bought this bike like this.

Then I mounted 2 - Z1 stock stabilizers on the hot rod just because it looks cool. This is a KZ triple tree, just drilled holes through both sides. Then welded lugs on the frame rails.
Either way you have to modify or fabricate something.



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29 Aug 2011 22:04 #472691 by zmaniscalco
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trianglelaguna wrote: to me ,just to me only,a weave at higher speeds often imo is 90% rear shock stiffness or just a different shock needed...when i have a weave and i swap the rear shocks .. it not only often in a flash goes away , but is way more fun to ride,which then points out new wobbles...:ohmy: ....a great brand of shocks can still havea bad run or get old and loose their juices,or even new the combo is not right due to the bike or tires or changes to the bikes along the way,or good shock co. get lax and make a few wobbly /flexer shocks, it is a five minute switch and can be felt right away....steering dampners is something i am wondering about before too long myself,the dual disk kz's wobble the forks some...nice friggin bike...wow


ok nice info, I did come home and check tires, way low front 28/need42 back 32/need 50, and then put a string on the back tire to front and it was out, fixed that. I have a new set of Harley shock and have then on the stiffest setting, I will play with that next before going down the road of damper. I am going to start a new tread on height of bike to see how off I am.
Thanks for all the great feedback.

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29 Aug 2011 22:56 #472696 by trianglelaguna
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i run 38 r and 36 - 35 - 34 front and stiff stuff

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29 Aug 2011 23:07 #472699 by zmaniscalco
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that is what is says on the side of the tire, I think that is going to be a rough ride. I might back off a little, I was going to check for weavy rear end first.

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30 Aug 2011 13:28 #472848 by Charlie650
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I usually fit steering dampers cos I actually prefer the stiffer steering they give. I guess it's what I am used to.

My ZX10R has one (it needs one) My H1-F has one (it DEFINATELY needs one lol) so I will stick one on my 650C1 too.

I just need to source a 36mm fork clamp (I don't really want to drill the bottom yoke like I did back in 1983 when I last had one of these bikes) and will use the reflector mount as I did before.

I think they look kinda cool on those older Kawasaki's too. That alone is reason enough to add one perhaps ;)

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30 Aug 2011 13:51 #472857 by 531blackbanshee
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old triple trees cut up make nice steering damper mounts.

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30 Aug 2011 13:54 #472859 by zmaniscalco
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z1kzonly wrote: This is one of them bolt to the valve cover, with a Z1 triple tree. On a 1977 KZ1000.
I bought this bike like this.

Then I mounted 2 - Z1 stock stabilizers on the hot rod just because it looks cool. This is a KZ triple tree, just drilled holes through both sides. Then welded lugs on the frame rails.
Either way you have to modify or fabricate something.



I like the mount

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30 Aug 2011 13:56 #472860 by mark1122
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zmaniscalco wrote:

trianglelaguna wrote: to me ,just to me only,a weave at higher speeds often imo is 90% rear shock stiffness or just a different shock needed...when i have a weave and i swap the rear shocks .. it not only often in a flash goes away , but is way more fun to ride,which then points out new wobbles...:ohmy: ....a great brand of shocks can still havea bad run or get old and loose their juices,or even new the combo is not right due to the bike or tires or changes to the bikes along the way,or good shock co. get lax and make a few wobbly /flexer shocks, it is a five minute switch and can be felt right away....steering dampners is something i am wondering about before too long myself,the dual disk kz's wobble the forks some...nice friggin bike...wow


ok nice info, I did come home and check tires, way low front 28/need42 back 32/need 50, and then put a string on the back tire to front and it was out, fixed that. I have a new set of Harley shock and have then on the stiffest setting, I will play with that next before going down the road of damper. I am going to start a new tread on height of bike to see how off I am.
Thanks for all the great feedback.


low tire preasure alone is not a cause for concern. it is normal to run tires at 30/30 (or less depending on brand)at the track for road racing. this gives it a bigger footprint, and heats up the tire more due to the tire flexing more.

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30 Aug 2011 15:12 #472885 by zmaniscalco
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mark1122 wrote:

zmaniscalco wrote:

trianglelaguna wrote: to me ,just to me only,a weave at higher speeds often imo is 90% rear shock stiffness or just a different shock needed...when i have a weave and i swap the rear shocks .. it not only often in a flash goes away , but is way more fun to ride,which then points out new wobbles...:ohmy: ....a great brand of shocks can still havea bad run or get old and loose their juices,or even new the combo is not right due to the bike or tires or changes to the bikes along the way,or good shock co. get lax and make a few wobbly /flexer shocks, it is a five minute switch and can be felt right away....steering dampners is something i am wondering about before too long myself,the dual disk kz's wobble the forks some...nice friggin bike...wow


ok nice info, I did come home and check tires, way low front 28/need42 back 32/need 50, and then put a string on the back tire to front and it was out, fixed that. I have a new set of Harley shock and have then on the stiffest setting, I will play with that next before going down the road of damper. I am going to start a new tread on height of bike to see how off I am.
Thanks for all the great feedback.


low tire preasure alone is not a cause for concern. it is normal to run tires at 30/30 (or less depending on brand)at the track for road racing. this gives it a bigger footprint, and heats up the tire more due to the tire flexing more.

I thought so.......

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30 Aug 2011 17:37 #472958 by tachrev
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The pressure marked on the sidewall of the tire is not the pressure you want to run the tire at all the time.

Way too much.

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31 Aug 2011 01:03 #473096 by zmaniscalco
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lol, look what I did tonight.
and I did drop the presure of the tires a bit

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31 Aug 2011 04:04 #473151 by wireman
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