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Can Anyone Identify These 36mm Forks??
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04 Feb 2012 15:58 #502014
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Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
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Can Anyone Identify These 36mm Forks?? was created by z1kzonly
Had these Jap bike 36mm Kaw tubes laying around.I just seen "OinkJ" sell a set on ebay.
I blasted an ugly goldish anodize or laquer finish off of them.
They are 31" long. 36mm tube. But has a smaller axle, 15mm. And the axle, collar nuts are smaller than the standard Z1 or KZ900 fork tubes. They have air over oil caps. Maybe CSR kz1100?
I put them in a set of KZ900 triple trees. Caliper holes are the wider KZ900 2-3/4" distance
Gonna put them on ebay. The tubes are perfect. Boots are real nice too.
Nice custom or project frontend. Or use for parts.
Thanks for any opinions.
Marty
I blasted an ugly goldish anodize or laquer finish off of them.
They are 31" long. 36mm tube. But has a smaller axle, 15mm. And the axle, collar nuts are smaller than the standard Z1 or KZ900 fork tubes. They have air over oil caps. Maybe CSR kz1100?
I put them in a set of KZ900 triple trees. Caliper holes are the wider KZ900 2-3/4" distance
Gonna put them on ebay. The tubes are perfect. Boots are real nice too.
Nice custom or project frontend. Or use for parts.
Thanks for any opinions.
Marty
Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!
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06 Feb 2012 14:49 #502392
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They look like early 80's GPZ1100 or KZ1000J forks.
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06 Feb 2012 19:02 - 06 Feb 2012 19:05 #502423
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1977 KZ650B1
1980 F1 engine
B1 3-phase alternator
B1 Points ignition
Replied by faffi on topic Can Anyone Identify These 36mm Forks??
I'm pretty sure the 1000/1100 legs are 38mm. GPz 550 had 36mm legs, but I cannot say if the front end stems from one.
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06 Feb 2012 19:09 #502425
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1975 Z1 900
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2004 KX125
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Look under the triple clamp for a 4 digit number. If there is one, add that number to the corresponding 5 digit prefix in the parts diagrams.
For instance, all top clamps start with "44039". So add the 4 digits to that prefix, "44039-XXXX" that's the part number, you can do a search with the whole number.
For instance, all top clamps start with "44039". So add the 4 digits to that prefix, "44039-XXXX" that's the part number, you can do a search with the whole number.
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06 Feb 2012 20:04 #502437
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Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!
Replied by z1kzonly on topic Can Anyone Identify These 36mm Forks??
Thanks for the tips. I do have 1976 KZ900 Triple trees here. They have 36mm size tubes also.
I am just curious on the legs themselves.
This is just a hybrid set up of different parts.
I am just curious on the legs themselves.
This is just a hybrid set up of different parts.
Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!
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06 Feb 2012 23:48 #502462
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1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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Not 550 forks. 550 had leading axle.
Some 650 forks were 36mm, and had axles at the bottom, but the air caps at the top look newer.
Some 650 forks were 36mm, and had axles at the bottom, but the air caps at the top look newer.
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
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07 Feb 2012 07:25 #502507
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1977 KZ650B1
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Replied by faffi on topic Can Anyone Identify These 36mm Forks??
The fork tops with the air valves could simply have been retrofitted.
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07 Feb 2012 10:32 - 19 Feb 2013 13:09 #502523
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