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I would think they would be a reasonably close fit dimensionally wise ,and the bikes probably weighed close to same.
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Oh God,you had to bring stewie back up! :laugh: I offered to give him another frame to fix that mess if he promised not to try mono shocking it again,that was before he went off deep end for 9-10th time! :sick: :woohoo:650ed wrote: It's just that I have seen the precision engineering of some of the "custom bike builders" who are under the delusion that that can create a better bike as long as they have some welding equipment. I'm not saying this is your approach, as that remains to be seen, but here is just one example of someone who cut a perfectly good frame and then fixed it with their welder. I would not want to ride on that puppy. :laugh:
kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/426281-stu...20&start=1080#443535
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the 08 kawasaki versys uses a direct acting shock.
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There have been so many like Stewie's. Two of my favorites (shudder!) are below because they started with bikes like mine. Guys who knew for sure they could out-engineer the dummies at Kawasaki (who have tons of engineering education and experience) as long as they played it by ear and didn't put together a plan before firing up the good ole sawzall. :laugh: I don't wish bad luck on anyone, but the bikes I've seen that have been successfully modified and actually ridden are normally the result of a lot of hard work and careful planning. There are some very nice examples on this site, but not as many as those that end up being parts bikes. Ed
Here's one that started with a really cherry KZ650-C1 - except for 4 into 1 exhaust it was all original (including paint). Here's the last we saw of his Suzukimobile before he faded away. Why destroy every piece of the bike he bought if he wasn't going to use any of it? Did he toss it or finish it; I guess we'll never know for sure:
kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/451145-str...=20&start=200#539129
And then of course there's the water-cooled Sukuzisaki KZ650-C1. Gosh, it's really hard to believe this one failed:
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/405631-4-valv...t=20&start=60#411244
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Its all just speculation on m y part of course until you take a tape measure and do a little research
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08 ninja 650 also use a direct acting shock.
www.ronayers.com/Fiche/TypeID/26/Type/Sw...sion_Shock_Absorber_
there are a bunch of them on ebay for cheap to.
use search term,
kawsaki ninja 650r rear shock.
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650ed wrote: Wireman wrote "Oh God,you had to bring stewie back up! " :laugh:
There have been so many like Stewie's. Two of my favorites (shudder!) are below because they started with bikes like mine. Guys who knew for sure they could out-engineer the dummies at Kawasaki (who have tons of engineering education and experience) as long as they played it by ear and didn't put together a plan before firing up the good ole sawzall. :laugh: I don't wish bad luck on anyone, but the bikes I've seen that have been successfully modified and actually ridden are normally the result of a lot of hard work and careful planning. There are some very nice examples on this site, but not as many as those that end up being parts bikes. Ed
Here's one that started with a really cherry KZ650-C1 - except for 4 into 1 exhaust it was all original (including paint). Here's the last we saw of his Suzukimobile before he faded away. Why destroy every piece of the bike he bought if he wasn't going to use any of it? Did he toss it or finish it; I guess we'll never know for sure:
kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/451145-str...=20&start=200#539129
And then of course there's the water-cooled Sukuzisaki KZ650-C1. Gosh, it's really hard to believe this one failed:
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/405631-4-valv...t=20&start=60#411244
78 Z1R
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I hate to say it, but that first one (below) was a KZ1000.jeffasaki wrote: wow at least they only butchered 650s id be pissed if those where 903s or 1015s
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78 Z1R
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