Adding a disc brake rear to a KZ900

To me 18" rear wheel = high performance.

It's a Vance and Hines pipe, soon to be replaced. I'm waiting for MotoGP Werx to finish up some stainless Yosh replicas.

Kapahulu wrote: I'm waiting for MotoGP Werx to finish up some stainless Yosh replicas.

WWWHHHAAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

mtbspeedfreak wrote:

Kapahulu wrote: I'm waiting for MotoGP Werx to finish up some stainless Yosh replicas.

WWWHHHAAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I'll post a picture after I get it.

Kapahulu wrote:

mtbspeedfreak wrote:

Kapahulu wrote: I'm waiting for MotoGP Werx to finish up some stainless Yosh replicas.

WWWHHHAAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I'll post a picture after I get it.

And by "picture" you mean "pictures"

The rear drum on Z1's are pretty good, you may want to just consider a set of Z1/KZ drum/spoke wheels and just toss them on. No muss, no fuss. then you'll have be-Utiful spoke wheels.

Kidkawie wrote: The rear drum on Z1's are pretty good, you may want to just consider a set of Z1/KZ drum/spoke wheels and just toss them on. No muss, no fuss. then you'll have be-Utiful spoke wheels.

Kid Kawie, I like that idea!

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otakar wrote: I think this might be an 18". You are right, there is normally a plethora of them but not at the moment.

Okay I bought this one. It will take about a month to get to Hawaii via parcel post and I'll be ready to put it on the KZ.

you scored i had that rim ,,,well not that one,but that rim....fun...mine was a disk but the spokes and faty tire and rim...super cool

great score

I just noticed that you live in HI. I was stationed there a total of 9 years. During my first tour I worked for Cycle City. I painted all the HPD KZ1000s back in 1978/79 when they traded in their 900s for 1000s. I have three bikes that I brought back from there in my stable. Here is an old picture when I bought My first Z1R in 1978. As you can tell, it was taken in Kaneohe.

Kapahulu: No welding needed to convert from a drum rear brake setup to a disc rear brake setup. I did it on my '73 Z1-900. See my "Z1-900 Stage II" link.

otakar wrote: I just noticed that you live in HI. I was stationed there a total of 9 years. During my first tour I worked for Cycle City. I painted all the HPD KZ1000s back in 1978/79 when they traded in their 900s for 1000s. I have three bikes that I brought back from there in my stable. Here is an old picture when I bought My first Z1R in 1978. As you can tell, it was taken in Kaneohe.

Otakar, that's cool too bad we didn't know each other back then. I bought my one and only "new" bike at Cycle City. It was a 1983 ELR that I bought in January 1985. Sold it to a guy in Kailua around 1989 and never saw it again.

Back in those days I remember seeing about 4-5 ELR's on the island. A guy on the UH football team used to have one. His name was Matt, I don't remember his last name.

BTW my avatar photo was taken at the Windward Mall parking lot. Was your picture with the Z1R taken on base?

BohicaBob wrote: Kapahulu: No welding needed to convert from a drum rear brake setup to a disc rear brake setup. I did it on my '73 Z1-900. See my "Z1-900 Stage II" link.

Bob, thanks for the info. I'm going the drum brake route now. If I need a disc in the future I will know it can be done.

Your KZ came out really nice. The Z1 tail light is a nice touch.