lurker , not newbie

Not new ,just a lurking old turbo guy :blink: I have been street riding since 1968. built and owned my share of Z1's, kz's, Z1r's , Mk ll's. my first turbo bike was a 72 honda 750 836 cc with a american turbo pak log kit. lightened crank , rc distributor ignition and the usual heavy duty parts.
My bother and I were at a IDBA race in bowling green ohio (spring 1976) where we saw a 970 cc honda turbo for the first time . there was no class for the turbo so IDBA made it run against the top fuelers. the Honda turbo made it all the way to the final round and lost by inches , against ray price on a harley fueler.
needless to say we were both hooked on the turbos. we bought 2 atp turbo kits for $925 each. one for my honda and one for my brothers 75 Z1.....soon after I upgraded to a 76 kz 900 that I bought wrecked. been hooked on z's since. z's are like the small block chevy of motorcycles , So I still have a soft spot for the kawasaki's Z series.
I want to do a suspension upgrade on one old 1428 turbo that I have. I have a donor front and rear suspension from a 900 rr that I'm thinking of grafting to it. I look forward to any help, tips, info that i can glean from all the experienced people on KZR.
always lurking, turboking

here are pics of my MK II

NICE, welcome on board! Turbos are a very welcome scene here. That deep oil pan needs to be removed though, I'll give you may address and I can dispose of it for you if you need. :whistle: :laugh:

Les

les holt wrote: NICE, welcome on board! Turbos are a very welcome scene here. That deep oil pan needs to be removed though, I'll give you may address and I can dispose of it for you if you need. :whistle: :laugh:

Les

:lol: thanks for the welcome and I like your swingarm setup on your shop bike ........ I like the ATP deep sump pan but I have another that is even harder to find it's a :huh: daginham english cast oil pan (deep on the pump pickup side) .

Thanks for the comments, I've been trying to buy one of those deep pans for a while but dang they sell for some coin! Guess I'm going to build one from a stock pan.

Les

Welcome to z-jungle!

I'd say you're in the right place! You done any frame upgrades to deal with all that torque?

guitargeek wrote: I'd say you're in the right place! You done any frame upgrades to deal with all that torque?

thanks for the welcome........
no chassis mods on the mk ll as I really don't want to hack it all up. I still have all the stock parts/wheels in case I ever decide to off it.............

Welcome TurboKing,
Always nice to have more boostable folk around to share lies with LOL
Will keep a eye out for more pictures from you in the future
Dave

Welcome Turboking. Beautiful bike!

I like turbo KZs. First one i ever saw was sitting in a barn all dusty with flat tires. I've always wondered how much the guy wanted for it. All i knew about it was the top end was toast and needed some work.. honing, rings, gaskets, and head machining. I guess the PO let it sit for 5 years and didn't store it very well at all. He stuck a battery in it one day and ran all the life out of it with one really big pull of the throttle right after it fired up. I dont wanna sound like a dummy, but did the turbo charged models come from Kawasaki with turbos installed, or are the turbochargers an aftermarket setup?

Kitten Tooth wrote: I like turbo KZs. First one i ever saw was sitting in a barn all dusty with flat tires. I've always wondered how much the guy wanted for it. All i knew about it was the top end was toast and needed some work.. honing, rings, gaskets, and head machining. I guess the PO let it sit for 5 years and didn't store it very well at all. He stuck a battery in it one day and ran all the life out of it with one really big pull of the throttle right after it fired up. I dont wanna sound like a dummy, but did the turbo charged models come from Kawasaki with turbos installed, or are the turbochargers an aftermarket setup?

Wheres that barn? :woohoo:
When Im up there in a couple weeks we'll make a road trip! :laugh:

welcome.
don't hesitate to ask if you need some help with the front and rear end conversions.

leon