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zx636 to kz conversion
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it means alot.
no one is with me when i am out in my shop sweating details and trying to get fits and finishes "just right".
so a bunch of time people see an end product and don't realize that someone had to worry about every cut,cope,bend,fit,weld,clearance,look to get the usable end result.
just the setup and checking time gets to be stupid sometime.
i really love to help folks keep these old bikes going and it is real cool too get to see the final procuct being used and know that you had a part in it.
i don't get to do everything i want to my projects like i would like to.
but being a member of this forum has allowed me to make some good friends,and work on some really cool bikes all over the world that i would not have had the opportunity to do otherwise.
leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!
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I can imagine about the setup time, when I did my crankcase on the mill last year that took a while, to get the mill head angled just right and then the holes lined up perfectly. I find it therapeutic though, probably cause I don't have to do it every day. Machining is pretty much the only thing I have any patience for.
1977 KZ650B1
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-Cavanaugh Racing Head
-Mikuni RS34's
-GPR Muffler
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It sucks when you have a shop foreman standing behind your back telling you that the Space Shuttle is waiting for your parts to take off. Wouldn't be waiting if the first guy had made them right, Ahem! Well I guess I won't have that problem any more, now will I?
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN
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which ends up causing me all kinds of anxiety.
you can't rush machine and fab work,it takes how ever long it takes.
just because you told someone you could do it in four and it takes eight,doesn't mean you can force it to happen any quicker.
some times i feel like i am flopping around in my body while i force myself to go slow and double check everything.i cause myself alot of stress making myself slow down.
that is better than causing myself stress by ruining parts and making scrap out of perfectly good material :whistle: .
leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!
billybiltit.blogspot.com/
www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work
kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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531blackbanshee wrote: i have this problem with thinking that i can do stuff about twice as fast as i actually can :pinch: .
leon
Me too.
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN
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1978 KZ1000 A2
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do that ,but with late model cbr f3 rims ,no linkage and no goobers where it was trimmed...under brace in aluminum and have a jig that knows what model and what offset,use the 96-2012 running gear and set it to run lay down era(DUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!) fox/Koni/works/Ohlihns shox and keep the duck tails or later tails no chop , no frame mods to the tail than a cali cafe tuck or some blinkers blended nice....do it with a gusset kit and some (ERA!!!!!) forks fully valved and tweeked and triple clamps to take a rrf3 hoop ,have some really talented brake/machine/chassis shop/meber/Fish..some lokhead and ausie bits...u..s..a.. stock paint..shit any year...that to me..is a USA ripper\
do that with the wheels that that dutch MKII ran and do it with u.s.a style and era mods only...no euro..no homeland wannanabie full yosh......just ...a few local usa guys that have an inkling of what get er done imo a super cool Z can be ruined if the part tells someone it came from another eppisode ....take the drolling,dipping Japanese bikes....clear my throat....suck...i want a zx 10rr i can get one for 10 and change..ewhy dump 30 into a Z and ruin the thing
we need to take a poll and see what the # 1 son is...what swing arm cal fab and co excluded...must originate from a production bike that is accessable ...savy kemosabi....
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:huh: me no savvy.
benhurmx,
glad that you like the work.
ramtough,
thanks.
leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!
billybiltit.blogspot.com/
www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work
kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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trianglelaguna wrote: [attachment:1]C:\Users\Craig\Downloads\1979_MKII.JPG[/attachment]
do that ,but with late model cbr f3 rims ,no linkage and no goobers where it was trimmed...under brace in aluminum and have a jig that knows what model and what offset,use the 96-2012 running gear and set it to run lay down era(DUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!) fox/Koni/works/Ohlihns shox and keep the duck tails or later tails no chop , no frame mods to the tail than a cali cafe tuck or some blinkers blended nice....do it with a gusset kit and some (ERA!!!!!) forks fully valved and tweeked and triple clamps to take a rrf3 hoop ,have some really talented brake/machine/chassis shop/meber/Fish..some lokhead and ausie bits...u..s..a.. stock paint..shit any year...that to me..is a USA ripper\
do that with the wheels that that dutch MKII ran and do it with u.s.a style and era mods only...no euro..no homeland wannanabie full yosh......just ...a few local usa guys that have an inkling of what get er done imo a super cool Z can be ruined if the part tells someone it came from another eppisode ....take the drolling,dipping Japanese bikes....clear my throat....suck...i want a zx 10rr i can get one for 10 and change..ewhy dump 30 into a Z and ruin the thing
we need to take a poll and see what the # 1 son is...what swing arm cal fab and co excluded...must originate from a production bike that is accessable ...savy kemosabi....
have u been hangin with nads ? :laugh:
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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Nice work. thanks for sharing, im savin this 1.
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.
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I too want a rear disk, but i really want the new KLX 250S wheels with that blue anodized look.
so I'll be watching your post, and if it all works, can I get the specs, that you didn't post?
I have a machine shop here that can literally do anything.
thanks
love bikes, and anything with a engine/motor, and i love the ride way more than the destination, unless I have a passenger, then that's all that matters.
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