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Nice rides!
Rob
CANADA
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R
2005 z750s
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Jim
North GA
2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours"
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But I don't see how anybody can fancy the Euro style mudguard, :blink: mine was instantly trimmed with a hacksaw :laugh:
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Gpz750R1 1982
Gpz750A1 1983
Gpz1100A2 1984
FZ750 1985
Gpz900R -91
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Taildrag15X wrote: And it looks like they had no 1/4 nose fairing Down Under either.....
Actually it does! However I cannot mount it as there's nothing holding it at the bottom. The top ones have 2 screws.
Should there be a bracket or something as the fairing has 2 holes at the bottom. If so, what is this 'bracket' called?
Thanks.
Let the good times roll...
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scubaanders wrote: Welcome and a nice little collection there.
But I don't see how anybody can fancy the Euro style mudguard, :blink: mine was instantly trimmed with a hacksaw :laugh:
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I have fender fetish
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2002 ZRX1200R
81 GPz1100
79 KZ1000st daily ride
79 KZ1000mk2 prodject
78 KZ650sr
78 KZ650b
81 KZ750e
80 KZ750ltd
77 KZ400/440 cafe project
76 KZ400/440 Fuel Injected
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HeavenlyMachines wrote:
Taildrag15X wrote: And it looks like they had no 1/4 nose fairing Down Under either.....
Actually it does! However I cannot mount it as there's nothing holding it at the bottom. The top ones have 2 screws.
Should there be a bracket or something as the fairing has 2 holes at the bottom. If so, what is this 'bracket' called?
Thanks.
Contact member Taildrag15X as he fabricates (and sells) the lower bracket (and does quality work).
Michael
Victoria, Texas
1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A
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Nessism wrote: Can't say I like the longer "euro" rear fender, but I'd rather have that than what some people do by chopping off the rear fender entirely. I can't stand that look.
I agree on not chopping fenders. Finding a short USA fender or a tail tidy/fender eliminator and filling the hole with your own molded plastic piece.
Cutting up anything on these old bikes just makes it harder to find those often hacked parts.
The long fender sure keeps it true to the country it came from!
I saved my fender and filled the hole.
'83 KZ550 'Mini Superbike'
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I smelled oil and noticed that due to the use of pod filters, the crankcase breather goes nowhere. I've been thinking about putting back the stock airbox and carb jetting and this is more incentive to do so.
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That looks like a nice project. Mine has been fun and I have 3 threads about it. I'm doing a bit of a resto-mod. The end of the 2nd thread ends with it being a victim of a minor crash that will require a complete engine teardown. The third thread is an intro to that process.
Mine didn't have a fairing on it when I got it either. Instead of finding the unobtainium I changed out the square headlight for a round one off a Spectre which I think looks much better I also like the fenderless look but it does make a mess. I'm planning on fabricating a swingarm-mounted one with a matching chain guard by the time I'm done again.
Apparently, none of the pics I've posted are visible right now. At least not to me. You can click on the link in my sig to see if you can see anything in any of the threads.
Heres some reloaded pics.
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