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So I Want To Hardtail My 1989 KZ1000 Police
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Does anyone have experience in this? Drawings, design ideas, etc. I haven't hardtailed a frame yet but, have done plunty of welding etc so, I am looking forward to this project! Thanks in advance!
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Good Luck!
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You know what, I don't have a one to some other number of douche-bag scale. So.. Six!
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77 KZ1000-A1 "Bushido" Project
82 KZ1000 LTD "Terri Lee"
You know what, I don't have a one to some other number of douche-bag scale. So.. Six!
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New kz owner here, although I have been riding different bikes for years I fell in love with this 1989 kz1000 police. I need to hardtail it and stretch it maybe 8 or so inches for a cross country race I am hoping to participate in. (Yes its the rules to have a rigid, its the BackStreet Choopers Stampede hosted by nomad Charlie)
Does anyone have experience in this? Drawings, design ideas, etc. I haven't hardtailed a frame yet but, have done plunty of welding etc so, I am looking forward to this project! Thanks in advance!
I've seen some really nice example on the net, as I'm sure u have. I've got a rigid frame on my other bike, say ur gonna ride cross country with it?? first thing u better do is start getting in shape, build up strength in ur core and legs, this will take pressure off ur lower back, u might want to keep this in mind when u design ur project if its race specific, how u sit on the bike will determine how much added pressure will be put on ur body. Also consider if u r using forward controls or not. Riding a rigid is fun as hell IMO but it aint for most.
I've not done a metric chopper but I know a few people who have. The easiest (and least expensive) is a bolt on/weld on hardtail for ur existing frame. Let me know if u need some help,
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if you don't have a jig,i have seen many people extend the swingarm however much they want and then set the ride height where they want it.then build the rigid tube to the axle plates and weld it all in then cut the swingarm out and the rest of the frame that no longer belongs.
check out chop cult forum under japanese bikes there is a thread called kaaaaaaaaaaayZeeeeeeeeeeeeee.he done a sweat job on this one.
i really like how he removed the back of the cradle and went with a seat post type structure.
good luck keep us posted.
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Thanks in advance for your help in this.
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if u want that cool straight backbone look AND U KNOW HOW TO WELD u can make a temp jig for little money and do ur own thing
or u can buy a used frame off ebay (cheap) and bastardize it to ur liking,
my chopper is a total bastardization so I 'm an expert there LOL
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has weld on hardtail for the j model kz frames.
otherwise they will hardtail any kz frame on site for $325 plus shipping. I am sending them my 78kz1000a next month.
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