What front end did you use?

^^Info on that swingarm setup?

Complete R1 front end from a '99. Using the R1 stem for now as I only took it out a few times before winter. Soon to be the 750 stem in it.

Also running KZ lines as they were braided from previous owner, but that will be swapped for R1s also.

M357.5 wrote:

Can i be nosey & ask what bike those wheels are off? What size of tyre are you running on the back?

its all in my build thread

Rear is a 160/60zr17 front is a 120

Cool, im interested to know about those wheels! Would you mind dropping a link in here to your build thread please?

750steve wrote: Cool, im interested to know about those wheels! Would you mind dropping a link in here to your build thread please?

www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/500882...kz-into-shape#501591

09 ZX6R forks and wheels on this one


04/05 ZX6 forks and wheels on this one




Les Holt

Patton wrote:

750steve wrote: Cool, im interested to know about those wheels! Would you mind dropping a link in here to your build thread please?

www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/500882...kz-into-shape#501591

Thank you Patton, i seen that thread but there is no mention of the wheel type, unless im totally blind AND dyslexic! :laugh:

the reason i ask is i'd love wheels like that for my KZ650 rebuild when i get to it but can't seem to find spoked ones.

Guys, what do you do with the speedo?, can the original clocks be used (& read properly) with a 17 inch front, i hardly think they can be recalibrated can they? If you can use the original setup how do you get the cable to drive from the wheel?

The link Patton posted is for my daily rider KZ750L4...not my project

The wheels are originaly from a KTM SM450 ( Supermoto ) rim are made by Behr and are the factory wheels used on all KTM supermotos. 17x3.5 front and 17x4.25 on the rear.

Front wheel is laced to a Ducati Sport Classic 1000 hub, custom disk spacers, Ducati wave rotor, custom wheel spacers and caliper spacers...the zx6 used 300mm rotors, I'm using 320mm rotors.

The factory KTM supermotos use cushdrive rear hubs so that was an added bonus. MX hubs are not cushdrive just so ya know if your looking for a rear KTM hub. Custom wheel spacers, modified CBR929 caliper bracket, custom brake stay arm.

I'm using a Koso DB-01R gauge so cant answer your question about factory gauges and a cable drive.

Thanks for your reply. The wheels look great. I dont know what to do about a speedo, im using an Acewell on my current project but i hoped the next project (the 650) could use the original tacho & speedo if i changed the wheels. Personally i cant see that happening though. The instrumentation on it isn't in great shape anyway so it may be as expensive to refurb it than to just buy new instruments, the knock on effect though is changing the loom (harness) to suit the newer guages. I'm not afraid to rewire it as thats what im doing with my current bike but i was hoping to keep the 650 nearly original apart from the front & rear end.

Maybe i should juat lace the 650's hubs to 17 inch rims? with custom disc & wheel spacers.

Nice build, good luck with it!!

fork length was behind my choice.




96 zx9 front end just swapped the stems.zx9 uses a cable drive like the kz.i cut the kz top tree gauge mounts off and welded them onto the zx9 top mount and used the kz gauges.

Seen your bike in a thread before, it looks stunning! I'm hoping to get an ER6 front end on the 650, i think you guys call it a 650 ninja? It's being given to me free by a friend & its brand new off a 2012 bike. Forks, top & bottom yoke, calipers, bar mounts, bars........everything.

Is that a ZRX swingarm on your bike? 1100 or 1200? Was it hard to fit? Been told that the 1100 is an easire fit than a 1200...........dunno if thats true, then again i think the 650 & 900/1000 are different in swingarm pivot width.

damn mArk thats pretty i know but i had to say it